Fun with oil spots

 

Friday

I got up after 8. I got ready for the day. I practiced the Christmas music. I checked e-mail while eating egg salad. Then I went to 648 and cleaned for an hour. I went home, ate fiber gel and read for a bit outside. The wind made it seem chillier than it was.

I made and ate breakfast. We went to the shoppette for brake cleaner, but they didn't have any. Then we went to the commissary for food. I also wanted a watch battery, but they didn't have the right size.

When I got home, I wanted to call Michelle, but couldn't find my phone. So I went back to 648 and there it was. I called her to ask if they were out in town. They were at Cosco. So I asked them to buy some brake cleaner and a battery. I also called Jamie.

Then I finished the upstairs and the laundry room. I sprayed WD-40 on some of the oil spots and Dawn on others. I saw the neighbor who told me he'd offered the occupant the use of his bagging mower. I asked if I could use it. As he said yes and took me to see it, Jamie walked up with her pressure washer. He showed me how to use his mower. Then she showed me how to use the pressure washer. She demonstrated it and it really made a difference on the oil spots.

She went home. I turned off the water and locked it in the garage. I finished spraying oil spots with Dawn, then went home for supper. Chris was home, but soon headed out to his game. I watched more oil spot videos, then happened on a site that does kitchen experiments- like aircrete, and membranes, and waterproof fabric. So interesting that I almost forgot about game night.

I had already made Rama notes and photographed them. I made a bottle of amended tea. I grabbed a jar of whey from the fridge. Then I headed to Michelle's house. The kids were remanded to their bedrooms while she wrapped gifts. We chatted as she wrapped. Then Casey put the game up. I played from my notes, but still died 3 or 4 times. But I made progress. I quit when I ran out of notes. Then Casey uploaded another game called The Lighthouse. We played a little bit of it and he said I could quit Rama and do this instead. But I feel like I should finish Rama before starting another game.

It was after 11 when I went home. Michelle gave me stuff to take to the swap shop and to the food closet. Chris was still up. I went through my bedtime routine and he was in bed before I finished. It took awhile to fall asleep, and I woke up early, but the night didn't seem unbearably long.