The giving-away continues

Thursday

I got up at 7:40. I washed up and got dressed. I drank water and electrolytes. I watered the plants as usual, and took out the gopher mounds.

I read some e-mail. I saw that Bible study was being moved back half an hour. I did some chores, then went to the chapel with my Bible. Janet and Summer were there. We read through John chapter 3. Then she had us answer some questions and draw pictures of the Kingdom of God. I stayed talking to Janet as she cleaned up the tea set.

I went to Mary's house to clean for 45 minutes. Steve and Davis came over to look at the stuff left behind and pick out what they wanted. They left it in a corner of the livingroom.

I went home for breakfast and to watch The Highwire. I ate two hard-boiled eggs. I listened to The Highwire while I made up supplements and then ate. I paused it when Michele called with news. I asked if she wanted the three oversized Christmas balls. She did.

I hung up and went back to Mary's house. Anca came with her husband and picked out what they wanted and took it away. I cleaned a little longer, maybe half an hour. I went home to lay in the sun, then I finished The Highwire.

I went back to clean. Jamie came over to do the yard. We talked, then I cleaned. MeryAnn came with her husband. They looked around, didn't take much, but talked for awhile.

Finally they left, It was after 6, so I left. I took some dog bowls and carrier to Keli. Then I dropped by the library to return the book and check out another one. I went home to greet Chris and to make supper. After eating, I looked for replacements for supplements that were running out.

At 8, he hugged me and left for the airport. I read Telegram messages. I posted for Math Morning and for Swap Shop. I watched part of a movie called The Gospel of John. I got ready for bed, then realized I hadn't posted to my blog.

The giving away begins

Wednesday

I got up after 7:30. I drank hydrogen water etc, then got dressed and went out to water the plants and flush the dirt back down the gopher holes. Then I started coffee morning. I did the exercises and drybrushing. Then I realized I had forgotten to make coffee. So the process was prolonged. Actually I did some cleaning while I waited for the coffee to heat up. Then I did my meditation and tapping. Afterward, I cleaned the bathrooms and worked on the kitchen. I emptied the dishwasher and put more stuff in. I handwashed most of it and put it on the stove to dry.

I laid out in the sun, having finished my book earlier in the day. It had a sad ending. Then I took a shower and got dressed. I took my trombone to Saronna's house and we practiced for an hour.

I went home to meet Jenni who wanted to give me change for 20's. I took her to Mary's house to see what she wanted. She got some glasses and a lounge chair. We talked for a while, then she left. I cleaned for 90 minutes, then went home. I ate two hardboiled eggs and read e-mail.

Chris came home from Mass. I started working on my blog. We went to fill two water jugs at the Primo machine at the post office. When we got home, I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. While watching, I overcast other side seam.

Chris went to bed. I read messages and memes about Charlie Kirk. I went to bed, but then remembered my blog so I got up to finish it.

The mouse

Tuesday

I got up at 7:30, having slept ok until I heard Chris get up. I washed up and got dressed. My shorts were not snug so I went into the sewing room to shorten the elastic. But after some struggle, I realized that I had zigzagged the elastic all the way around and I didn't feel like taking it all out. So I safetypinned it and went on to make electrolyte water and hydrogen water, etc. I watered the plants. It was windy out so I left the gophers alone and went back inside. I read some e-mail.

I went cleaning at 9. I worked in the kitchen for 2.5 hours. I went home and ate fiber gel. When I got back, I made and ate breakfast while reading e-mail and Telegram messages. I put on my suit and laid out in the sun, reading. I got dressed again. I stopped at the post office for mail. I snuck into 204 to get my stepladder and ammonia spray. There were signs everywhere saying only contractors were allowed in.

I went to Mary's house to clean again. After an hour and a half, I stopped counting hours. I texted John to come over and pluck a mouse out of the outlet behind the stove. I could not pull the stove out far enough to get behind it. I also asked him to clean some high shelves and the top of the fridge.

After he left, I vacuumed the pet hair from the recliner-couch and the ottoman. Then I went home to heat up supper. I ate in front of the laptop. I watched a walkthrough of Rama.

Then at 7 I went to the post office to meet the chaplain. I let him into the swap shop and the furniture room. Cpl Popken came with a truck. They carried out a couch, kitchenware, wastebaskets, microwave, etc. Then he followed me to Mary's house where he got more kitchenware and a mechanical push mower.

When I got home, I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. As we sat there, I overcast the seams of my dress by hand. I only finished one side by the time the episode was over.

Chris stayed up for some reason. At 11, I signed out and prepared for bed. He came to bed at the same time. Very unusual.

Spin class

Monday

I got up before 7:30, having had a rough night. I got up often to drink and rub magnesium on my calves. So much magnesium gave me gas.

I took supplements and drank water with hydrogen and electrolytes. I suddenly noticed that the sprinklers were going. So I walked out to check. A man came to the house to say he was checking the sprinklers and that whenever the power blips, the sprinklers go into rain delay mode.

I finished my morning routine and watered the plants. Then I turned my attention to the gopher mounds. As I was washing dirt down the tunnel, Jamie waved at me from Mary's house. It was 9 and she wanted me to come over. So I did. Mary was trying to pack her vehicle with last minute things. Jamie was helping her. I helped clean out the fridge. There was all kinds of stuff she had to leave behind.

We were still there when the inspectors arrived for the sign-over. I ran home for a contract and hex wrenches. They looked around. Jack took me aside and said we had to park the trash can in the garage to keep the crows out. He also said he would call ground crew to take out the saplings that were growing in the yard.

After the inspectors left, Jamie and I kept loading her vehicle. Then Jamie left to take one last look at 48 which was to be inspected soon. So Mary and I took down her Star Link with a hex wrench and packed it. She also got her ladder inside the Jeep-like vehicle. Just as she was pulling out, Jamie texted that 48 passed inspection. I rolled the trash cans into the garage and headed home.

I went inside to get water. Then I clipped old flowers from the petunias and tripped on the front step. I was going to go clean 204, but my back decided to be unhappy. So I stayed home, read e-mail and had breakfast early.

Later I went to Mary's house to put towels soaked in vinegar in the toilets. Then I went to 204 to clean in the kitchen. When I saw that the toilet was sitting on its side in the bathroom, I wondered if maybe they didn't want people using the water. (They are replacing a broken sewer line.) So I packed up and went home.

I drank water. I picked hymns for next Sunday and went through the Christmas music. Then I went back to Mary's house to clean in the kitchen. I worked on the fridge for most of an hour.

Then I remembered that I had band at 6. So I went home and put supper in the toaster oven. I made up 2 gallons of plant fertilizer and put that and the hymns in my car. I ate supper, then headed to the chapel for band.

When I got there, everyone was sitting in place, ready to play. That has never happened before. We went through the hymns and much of the Christmas music. It was familiar to most of us, but to the recent additions, it was totally new. Finally my lip went out. Caleb and Keli worked on Silver Bells, and then we played We Wish You a Merry Chrismas, and called it a night. They all left. I packed up, and turned off the lights.

I went to the garden to fertilize it. I also picked a zucchini and three squash. I left one at Michele's house. Then I went to the gym where Michelle was having a spin class. I hung out there, did some foam roller stuff. Then she adjusted a bike for me. But pedaling kept me awake. So I thanked her and went home. I ate the fiber gel, and the chia gel and worked on my blog.

I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. Then he went to bed and I stayed up to read e-mail and listen to BWE.

Monofins

Sunday

I got up before 8 when everything suddenly seemed quiet. But Chris was sitting at his laptop. I brushed my teeth, and drank amended water. I watered the potted plants. I took out several gopher mounds. I ran two sprinklers on hoses, moving them every 20 minutes.

I made vinegar goat cheese for Michelle and rennet cheese for me. I read e-mail, then ate breakfast. I got dressed, then I put the curds in a strainer. Chris and I went to the chapel.

We met the new chaplain and guests from LDS church. I warmed up. Keli and Bryce did three praise songs. Chaplain Fry gave a sermon – it was the testimony of his life. So we got to know his background and be inspired by his walk with the Lord. Then the band played two hymns and he gave a benediction. Afterward, we chatted here and there. People left. I took the cheese squares and we went home.

I put the strained curds in a jar. I drank some whey and read e-mail. I put on my suit, and went to the pool. I swam with Jenni till Jamie came. She had three monofins. So we all tried one. It did not work so well for me. I got out when it got close to 5 because of the game. I spoke to Jack, then to Ron, and then went home.

Supper was ready. I put mushrooms and beef tongue and quinoa in my bowl. I signed into the game. We chatted among ourselves. We played the game: someone engaged our services to fight an evil cleric. We went to a temple to confront him. He had lots of friends. We fought, but had to pause at 8pm. Everyone signed out of Discord.

I worked on my blog. We watched TV. I checked e-mail, used binaural beats. Finally I slathered magnesium cream on my calves and went to bed.

Sewing class with no power

Saturday

I got up at 8 and stayed in the bathroom till after 8:30 doing a Sudoku puzzle. I brushed my teeth and got dressed. I made hydrogen water and electrolyte water. I went out to water the plants and put coffee grounds in a gopher hole. Chris gave me a massage and we both took showers. I read some e-mail, then went to 204 to start cleaning in the kitchen.

I went home for breakfast. Just after 1, the power went out. So I sat outside and ate and read a book. Saronna called about sewing class. I said we could still cut out stuff and sew it later.

I went to the chapel and unlocked it. I opened the blinds to let in as much light as possible. There was a box screaming an alarm near the fellowship hall. But it was locked so I couldn't shut it off. When Saronna and her kids arrived, I told them we should carry tables out to work outdoors, away from the screaming. So we did. While we were cutting our strips, Chris stopped by to say that the Keech Room at ACS was open and had backup power.

We finished cutting, put the tables away, then took three sewing machines over to ACS and set up there. I got the girls started on their strips, but Wilhelms' were not there. So I went back to look for them. I couldn't find them so I brought the blue fabric so we could cut some more. Then Melissa said she got a message that the power was back on.

We sewed till after 4, then decided to finish up next time. They helped me pack up and drop the machines back at the chapel. The alarm was still screaming. I stopped at the post office to get mail and shove donations into the swap shop.

When I got home, I ate some fruit. I read e-mail and listened to Ben's podcast on what the Bible says to eat. I ate fiber gel, then put supper in the toaster oven. After I ate supper, I went to the chapel for Project Night.

At first I was alone there. So I set up a sewing machine and got out an old spool of cotton thread to put on it. Then Saronna and Randy came with their kids. Apparently their kids did something wrong and when I got to the sanctuary, they were all doing planks. Saronna and I practiced complicated rhythms together. When Janet and Leilani showed up, we moved to something more simple. Because they had not come in a while, I kept going long after we would normally quit.

Then they had to go home, so I went to the fellowship hall. Casey and the kids were at one end of the room, and Michelle was playing Mario 2. I finished threading the machine with cotton thread, then started sewing the linen dress. I did the facing and hemmed the sleeves. I sewed the shoulder seams and the side seams.

It was well after 9, so we packed up. Michelle had brought me 4 quarts of goat milk, so I paid her and she carried it out to my car. They left and so did I. When I got home, Chris was on his computer. He said they didn't play tonight. I put the milk away, then sat and worked on my blog. I looked into bee bread, then helped Chris make the bed with clean sheets. We went to bed.

Indiana Jones finishes the Last Crusade

Friday

I got up after 8. I had awakened dehydrated but too tired to get up and drink. I heard Chris get ready and leave for town to get new tires. I got dressed and drank amended water. I checked e-mail and messages. I heard rain outside. Then I got some scratch paper and went to the chapel.

Saronna and her kids were waiting outside when I got there. I unlocked the doors and we all went in. We set up in the fellowship hall. She had math workbooks for the kids and a color by number for the youngest. Wilhelm asked me to time him. I started with the second hand, but it didn't matter. 20 minutes later he had done less than half. They packed up to leave because of an appointment in town. Moira found a dead bird on the way out and we kicked it out of the way.

I was going to go home for a bit, but then Janet arrived for Bible study. We talked for some time. No one else showed up. Finally we said a prayer and went home. I mashed up some hardboiled eggs and added guacamole and pumpkin seeds. I read e-mail and Telegram messages.

At noon, I watered the plants and dealt with some gopher mounds. Then I spent an hour working on the bathmat. I took a break for lunch, then spent 2 more hours on the bathmat. I couldn't get the corners right because there was too much fabric. Having cut according to directions, I can only assume that the pressure foot stretched out the fabric to cause this problem. As we all know, you can't hide extra fabric in a mitered corner.

I took a pic of the mat and posted to Facebook for the sewing class. I wasn't sure how the kids were gonna handle the corners, but they often don't really care about their results. Maybe they should join a WDNC club.

I put ground beef, quinoa and mushrooms in a bowl in the toaster oven. I went outside to read. It tried to rain on me, but I sat under the eves and the few droplets that fell did not reach me. Then I came in to eat and to listen to Mike Adams demonstrate his new AI called Enoch. I even sent it a query. I worked on my blog and got ready for Game Night at Michelle's.

When I arrived, I gave her some cheese squares and sweet potato leaves as a snack. Casey had Indiana Jones on the TV. I loaded my game and was surprised to find Indy was still at the airport. So I memorized the bi-plane instructions then got in the plane and took off. Indy got shot down, and borrowed a car which went directly to the first guard stop. The game would not let me save. The guard decided to fight and Indy lost. So I had to take off in the bi-plane again. This time I saved the game right after the crash. Then I had to go through 7 guard stops. But I had notes, so I made it.

Then I was supposed to save again at the cave. But I forgot. So I went in, watched Dad get shot, then got caught in a loop trying to go through the cave and getting sliced. Michelle called up a walkthrough on her phone and I saw where to click. Then Indy had to walk across lettered tiles. That wasn't too bad. Finally he had to walk across a chasm. Without hesitation. So he died and went back to the shooting, dodged the spinning blades again, and walked across the alphabet, then quickly across the chasm. Finally it was time to choose a grail. I had him choose the wooden one, but apparently that wasn't the one the game picked. I choose wisely the second time. Indy brought it out to save his father, then Else took it and tried to leave. She fell in a chasm. Indy picked up the grail and gave it back to the knight. Then the game was over.

Casey had some other games. So I tried one called Rama. I didn't get very far, just introductory stuff. Casey sent me a walk-thru, but it was too close to 11. I texted John, but he didn't know the game. I shut it down. We talked a bit, and I went home. Chris was still up. I prepared for bed and laid down. Sometime later, he joined me.

Talent Night

Thursday

I got up before 8. I drank hydrogen water and electrolytes. I sorted some old mail. I got the sprinklers started and set the timer for 20 minutes. I made pu-er tea. I ate two hardboiled eggs with guacamole and pumpkin seeds. I filled empty capsules with marshmallow root extract and slippery elm bark, and threw cleaning cloths in the washer. I finished watching a tapping presentation.

At 10:30 I went to 5132 for a quote. Jamie wasn't there yet, but she arrived as I was looking around the apartment. It was much cleaner than we expected. So we quoted him $200. Afterwards, she and I talked in the parking lot. When I got home, I sent her a link to the tapping presentations. I called and scheduled an inspection for Monday for 48. Then I ate half of the fiber gel. I cut up a watermelon and froze the pieces.

I made breakfast and ate it while watching The Highwire. During it, Jamie called which reminded me of the signover at the place we quoted this morning. So I ran over there. We signed papers and he gave us cash, which I put in an envelop with the key. Then we left. But as I was driving away, Jamie ran up to say she left her purse in the apartment, so I gave her the key.

When I got home, I threw used cleaning cloths in the dryer. I laid out in the sun for 20 minutes, then finished watching The Highwire. I looked at bathmat videos to find the best way to make one. Other videos came up. I listened to one while while cutting up watermelon rind. I jotted notes for my blog. I searched my closet for towels that I wouldn't mind cutting up, but were not too stained or ragged. I looked up the dimensions needed.

I posted to Facebook for Talent Night, the got dressed for the event. I played a song on the better trombone and packed it in its case. I folded up the trombone stand and took both to the chapel. I helped Caleb carry out the electric keyboard to Keli's truck. Jenni and Keli carried out stands and Caleb went back for the amp. We all went to the ACS building to set up for Talent Night.

Only a few people came at first. We waited till past 6. Gary sang the song Killing Me Softly via karaoke. I tried to sing along, but since there were no chords, only a drumbeat, I couldn't get the tune right.

Once Chris showed up, more people had gathered. Gary introduced the band. We played three songs. Then Saronna read the story of Brer Rabbit. Then the colonel sang Karaoke. Michele and John sang a song. The band played again. Keli played. Some kids sang. The colonel's wife sang. A bunch of us gals sang Rainy Days and Mondays. Again, couldn't quite get the pitch. Then the band played one last song and it was over. Some people left, others hung around. Michele thought the Damour Four should sing next time.

After everyone had left the room, Chris and I talked to Gary, who was in charge. He said this event would happen once a quarter. Then we went home. I changed my clothes and worked on my blog. I was gratified to hear the sprinklers come on.

I heated tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. The episode wrote the female investigator out of future shows. I made a grocery list and read e-mail, then went to bed.

Back to sprinkling by hose

Wednesday

I got up before 7:30. I went out to check the lawn. It was dry, which means the sprinklers had not come on. Then I remembered that there was a power outage on Friday while I was in Tooele. So no water for 5 days. I filed an ArMA report. I texted Chris asking if they could find a way to make the sprinkler system reset automatically so I don't have to file a report every time the power blips.

I started the oscillating sprinklers on both sides of the house. I set a timer for 20 minutes. I prepared for coffee morning. Every 20 minutes I moved the sprinklers. Except for the last time. I forgot and meditated too long. Then I turned them off.

When the meditation and tapping were over, I cleaned the bathrooms. I washed dishes and cleaned the kitchen. I laid out in the sun for 20 minutes. I took a shower and walked to the beauty salon to get my eyebrows tinted. It took two rounds to get the color to stick.

Then I walked home to get my car. I went to House #19. Steve is moving in and wanted me to clean the bathroom from the last occupant. We chatted and he left. I got my cleaning supplies from my back seat and got started. I soaked the ring in the toilet and soaped the walls around the tub. I cleaned everything else, then scrubbed the toilet and tub. The floor was too small to mop, so I handscrubbed it and packed up. He had left me a stack of cash so I picked out what covered my time and locked the door.

I went home. I had a bite to eat and checked e-mail. Michelle invited me over so I drove to her house. She was sitting outside talking to Saronna. I joined in. We chatted for over an hour. The power went out and came back on. Saronna went home and Michelle tweezed my eyebrows.

Not long after I got home, Jenni called and wanted me to go walking. So I got ready and then Michelle called wanting to join. Sure. I drove over to Jenni's house. She was there with Erynne. Then Michelle arrived and the 4 of us walked and talked around the block.

When I got back, I drank salt water and worked on my blog. I posted for Math Morning. We watched one episode of Criminal Minds. I listened to Day 10 tapping presentations, then drank more water and slathered magnesium cream on my calves. I went to bed and slept through the night.

How much water to be hydrated?

Tuesday

I got up at 7:30. I took supplements and drank hydrogen water and electrolytes. I checked e-mail and watered the plants. I made fiber gel.

I went cleaning at 9 thinking we would pause for a signover. But it didn't happen. I cleaned until 11:30, then went home for fiber gel, breakfast and to check e-mail. I also made a half gallon of pu-er tea. Michelle came over to get some cleaner fluid and we talked for awhile.

After she left, I laid out in the sun. When I came in, I checked Facebook for the original WDNC video. But I could not find that one. Sadly I spent way too much time going through other WDNC videos.

I went to the library to return a book. They also had eggs and corn, so I got a dozen eggs and two ears of corn. Is this the coolest library or what? Then I went cleaning till 6. When I got home, I drank fiber gel and put supper in the oven. When it was ready, I ate outside while talking to Myra.

I worked on my blog and made tea. We watched one episode of Criminal Minds. I watched one tapping presentation while drinking more tea. I thought I was super hydrated, but when I went to bed I had a dry mouth and was clenching my teeth. So I got up to drink water, over and over. I wasn't thirsty, but could not sleep through the symptoms of dehydration. I had to put magnesium cream on my calves twice. Why is it so hard to stay hydrated?

Labor Day pool party

Monday

I got up at 8. I got dressed and drank water. I watered the plants outside. I leveled some gopher mounds. Chris went to the commissary to buy chicken. I checked e-mail while Chris prepared the chicken and put it in the oven.

I went to 48 and cleaned for 2 hr. Then I went home. I helped Chris get food in the car. Then we went to the pavillion by the gym. Only the Sorensons were there, talking to John and Michele. Michele brought a pumpkin pie and the Sorensons brought a box of raw burgers. So Chris went to the office to get paper products, then to the AAFES to get a cannister of gas for the grill. I walked with John and Michele to the commissary. We got hamburger buns, kimchi and cheese. John and Chris cooked the burgers. The colonel and his wife came with a Greek salad. Eryne brought a cantaloupe. Summer came with her kids but I don't remember what she brought.

Anyway, we sat and ate and talked. The kids went to the pool. After John and Michele went home, we all packed up the leftover food and went home. Chris left the paper products in his car to take back to the office.

After the Labor Day party, I went back to 48 to clean for 1.5hr. When I got home, I made breakfast for supper. After supper, I went to band at the chapel. We worked on two hymns for Sunday. We also practiced pieces for Talent Night on Thursday. I asked them to show up half an hour early to get ready. I talked to Keli about picking up the amp and keyboard from the chapel that day.

I talked to Jamie and Jenni. I finished a round of tapping, then went walking with Jenni. When I got back, I worked on my blog. We watched one episode of Criminal Minds. I finished the tapping presentations, and went to bed.

The search for organic cotton thread

Sunday

I got up around 8. I drank hydrogen water, electrolyte water and took supplements. I sat at my laptop to read for awhile. I went outside to water and take down some gopher mounds. I whipped up a batch of cheese squares and put them in the oven. I drank lemon water and made half a gallon of pu-er tea. I cut up some lemon rinds and threw them in the compost.

I entered all my August volunteer hours in the VMIS system. I made and ate breakfast, then got dressed for church. I listened to the beginnings of the songs Keli sent. I took the cheese squares and hymn music to the chapel.

I got my trombone assembled up front. I talked to a few people. Then we sang praise songs (though not the ones that Keli sent me). Popken said a few words about donations. The chaplain said a few words about communion and we used the little packets for that. Then he gave a short sermon. So short, that the band went up to play and Saronna wasn't here yet. But I saw her walking up the sidewalk so we waited. Then we played our two hymns. I said 'Go in peace, serve the Lord'. The response is 'thanks be to God' but hardly anyone said it. Then we chatted and ate cheese squares and went hom.

When I got home, Chris said there was no game today because James couldn't make it. I changed my clothes, and laid outside and finished reading my book.

At 4 I went to the pool to meet Jenni and Joan. We swam for an hour and I got out to leave. Then Jenni wanted to do water aerobics. But I went home at 5. I ate fiber gel, and worked on tapping presentations that ended at 6.

I ate the supper that Chris cooked, and then did one of the new tapping presentations that started at 6. Afterwards, I went to my room to sew, but could not find my large cone of 100% cotton thread. Even the hand quilting thread had polyester in it. I found some old wooden spools in the garage. I looked them up to see if they were 100% cotton. Yes, but not necessarily organic. I looked for organic cotton thread online. I ordered one spool.

Then I worked on blog and heated tea. We watched one episode of Criminal Minds. I looked up one of the actresses. I looked up the linen that I bought from Joanns to see if it was organic. But the Joanns site would not let me look at the description. I think I finished a tapping presentation, then got ready for bed.