The new stove

Wednesday

I got up at 7:30, ready to start coffee morning. I turned on the music, made coffee, did my special exercises. Then I started meditation and tapping. I was nearly done when a man knocked on my door to tell me they were flushing the hydrants and that the new stove came in.

I finished last round, then the water got turned off. I e-mailed Chris and it came back on. I cleaned the temp stove. Michelle stopped by with sea moss. I forget what she said it was good for. And goat milk. We talked and then she left for work.

I finished cleaning the kitchen and washing dishes. I fiddled with the Kirby in prep for vacuuming. The guy knocked again, saying they were going to turn the water off to drain and flush the water heater. So I drew a bucket of water for mopping, then finished vacuuming.

He brought the new stove. He had to make adjustments since it came with propane and natural gas options. I didn't care for it as it was totally different from the original one, but still better than the temp one. Both had the broiler underneath the oven. Nothing convenient about that. I cleaned out my vacuum cleaners. Another guy joined him. They bled all the hydrants in the neighborhoods.

He moved the old stove out, then moved the new stove in. He hooked it up, tried all the functions, and checked for leaks. I read e-mail and Telegram messages and pieced puzzles while he replaced all the aerators and shower heads. I had to order more shower filters.

I continued to read. When the water heater was full again, he said it would take an hour to get hot water, and he left. I continued to read, then listened to a tapping presentation. I paused to make egg salad. I took out the compost but couldn't get close to the compost pile in my bare feet, so I pulled out all the goat heads between the lawn and the compost. then I finished tapping presentation.

When Chris came back from Mass, we talked a bit, then I left for the gym. I met Michelle and Ria there. We warmed up in the gymnasium, then worked out on the weight machines. Finally we went for a long walk around the base. We ended up standing in the parking lot and continued to talk.

It was almost 9 when I went home. I made tea, then Michelle showed up with a quart of goat milk and asking for some milk thistle. So I gave her some milk thistle and some digestive enzymes. We talked for a bit, then I indicated that I wanted to spend time with Chris. She left and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. Then Chris went to bed while I finished a second tapping presentation. Finally I worked on my blog.