Signed for another apartment

 

Wednesday

I woke up in the dark to use the bathroom. No RLS. But Chris was already gone. I went back to bed until 7:30. It was still dark when I got up. I prepared for Meditation Morning and rushed it just a little. I started cleaning the bathrooms, then got dressed and went to a sign-over at 11. After the signing, the man left and I stayed to chat with Jack and Sarah. Jack gave me back the irrigation timer I had lent him months ago.

I went home to finish cleaning and washing dishes. I vacuumed, then checked e-mail. I prepared for the sauna and sweated for 20 minutes. Then I took a shower and got dressed. I made egg salad.

I went to 607 to clean. I tried new ways to get the blue ring out of the toilet but to no avail. I mopped some floors and down the steps. I checked the backyard garden but there was nothing to pick. I poured cleaning vinegar and Dawn on a grease spot in the garage, then went to my garden. There was nothing to pick there either.

I went to the post office for the mail, then headed home. Chris was folding laundry, so I pitched in. Then he told me Michele and John were coming over.

And they did. We started chatting and Chris reminded me that I wanted to refill the water jugs. So Michele and Chris and I went to the Primo machine to fill all three 5-gallon jugs. I noted that the gallon price went up to 70 cents.

When we got back, we talked about movies and games. Then John got hungry and they went home. I worked on my blog. Later I made tea and we watched an episode of Blue Bloods. He went to bed and I stayed up to read.

Cleaning Tarah's house

 

Tuesday

I got up at 8, having gotten up multiple times during the night to address RLS. After Sudoku, I went through the morning list. It rained again. I took a bucket of cleaners to Tarah's house about 9:30. She called me an expert. Eryne was there to help as well. As we cleaned, other ladies arrived. I got a call for a quote and ran over to Steve's building to look around and name a price. He accepted and told me the sign-over is tomorrow at 11.

I went back to Tarah's house. I cleaned here and there, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, the front and back doors, etc. I could not clean her oven because she had the self-clean cycle going. I wondered how she would pass inspection at 2.

At noon I went home for breakfast and hardboiled two batches of eggs. After eating and checking e-mail, I checked the garden at 607, then mopped upstairs, left the toilet ring to soak again, and cleaned walls and steps.

At 5, I went to the garden. There were a few cherry tomatoes which were almost ripe. A bird was caught in the netting and was surrounded by feathers. I wondered if it tried to hide from a larger bird.

I went to the post office for mail, then went to the library. Michele was there to print out mask parts. The printer was giving the clerk trouble. But Michele eventually got the copy she needed. Then I handed over a thumb drive. It took awhile but I got the copies I needed. I stayed to chat then went home for supper.

As I ate, I read RLS remedies on the Earth Clinic site and took notes. I worked on my blog, then made tea. We watched Blue Bloods. I went back to reading what has worked for other people with RLS. I tried a few at bedtime and they must have worked.

Band is a no-show

 

Monday

I got up at 8, having had to get up several times during the night. I went through the morning list. It was sunny at first, but then it rained most of the day so I did not water the plants.

I chose hymns for Sunday. I made a copy of one, then cut it up into pieces to just have the descant for the bells to play. But my copier wasn't cooperating well and it doesn't enlarge. So I asked Chris to do it at work, but he said his isn't working right either. I texted Saronna and hers wasn't being helpful either.

So I went to Michelle. I brought my cut and pasted copy and a container of cheese squares. Hers wasn't communicating with the laptop so she took a pic of the paper, then went to Canva and used that AI to clean it up. Then she printed copies for me. I thanked her, chatted with Casey and went home.

I made and ate breakfast. I texted with Kurt. I sent him the pic that Michelle took of the music. He put it through AI and it came out better. In fact, I compared the two results and found out the Canva AI changed some of the notes.

I went to 607 to clean for an hour and a half. I stopped by my garden and picked a squash. Then I went home for fiber gel. Chris put leftovers in the toaster oven for me.

At 6:30, I went to the chapel for band. But no one showed up. I got out the bells for bell practice at 7. Michelle arrived at 7 and we chatted. Then Michele and John arrived at 7:15. They colored in some of the bell music, then we all chatted till 8. Michelle had to go to a class and the rest of us put stuff away, turned off the lights and went home.

I told Chris that I might want to quit band. He was ok with it. I worked on my blog and made tea. We watched Blue Bloods. I did some Sudoku, then read on my laptop.

Sometimes a cheat code is the answer

 

Sunday

I got up at 9, never having heard my alarms in the guest room. And it was raining. I went through the morning list. I got started on cheese squares. Michelle called, having a reaction to something. All I had to offer was charcoal, so I told her to call EMS. She did and they gave her benedryl.

I pulled the cheese squares out of the oven. I posted to my blog for Friday. I made and ate breakfast. I got dressed for church, then took the cheese squares and a zucchini to church.

Only a handful of people showed up, and the chaplain and Keli were not amongst them. Apparent the chaplain went to the hospital this morning and they were concerned he might have giant cell arteritis. Idk. Anyway, Popken led the service and I played hymns afterward. Then we all chatted and had cheese squares and went home. I stayed to check for my chenille pumpkin project but still couldn't find it.

When I got home, I ate some fruit and laid down and fell asleep. Chris woke me at 5 for the game. He had supper waiting for me. I listened to the Integrated Tapping Summit until everyone was present, then we played the game.

Our intrepid explorers were in the middle of a fight, but they handily won. Then we tracked down a revised will and delivered it to the council. It named the bastard daughter as heir. So we informed her of her parentage and inheritance and new place on the council of 5. Then two other members of the council asked to speak with us, separately. They each had a task to ask us to perform. Neither of which appealed to me but which would probably involve fighting.

After the game, I started working on my blog. Then we made the bed with a clean cover and sheets and blankets. I finished my blog and made tea. I jotted down all cleaning hours for yesterday.

Michelle invited me over for another game night, and also to be home with Isadora so she could go to the gym. So I went over. But then Michelle decided to stay home and chat. I played the game, always getting killed by the ice monster. Then I asked her if there were cheat codes for the game and she looked it up. Yes, there was a code to type in that made me invincible. That was a big help. But I still had to make almost impossible jumps. There was also a code to get all the weapons at once. But it turns out that the ice monster is invulnerable to bazookas.

Casey and Cedric came home from their trip. Casey unpacked the car and Cedric put himself to bed. The game seized and Casey freed it up. I kept missing the jumps and reloading the game. I succeeded a few times, then Casey did the last jump for me. From there, I got Urgon's part, slid back down to the first level and used it to defeat the ice monster and move to the ending of the level. Then I got the opportunity to buy ammo and med kits. I bought ammo but the screen seized so I didn't get med kits. I figured I didn't need them anyway, being invincible, but later decided I should have turned the invincibility off.

I made the next level at 11, thanked them, and went home. Chris and I retired to bed together.

Project and Game Night

Saturday

It was a horrible night. RLS kept visiting me. The treatments worked, but not for more than an hour or so. Therefore, I got up late, like around 8. I did Sudoku. Chris took his shower and went to Mass. I started my morning list. I was out watering plants when he got home. I planted the 4 seedlings that Michele gave me into the 4 empty spots in the tower garden. I also reset the traps and added mint leaves to one of them. It seems the gophers are digging a nexus of tunnels so that the water doesn't fill one tunnel, but spreads out among several.

When I came in, I asked Chris for a massage. After the massage, I took a shower. I made a bowl of yogurts with pumpkin seeds. I read e-mail, then made and ate breakfast. I went to 607 just before 2. Davis was there mowing the lawn. I went upstairs to work on baseboards. Isadora arrived to finish the master bathroom and to clean the other two bathrooms. After I had cleaned all the baseboards, I discovered that the walls needed scrubbing as well. The dirt was in between all the little lumps of paint - at least in the master bedroom and under the windows in the other bedrooms. Probably from a dog. I gave up trying to wipe away all the pet hair clinging to the walls. After I finished scrubbing, I went back with a vacuum and swept the hairs off.

Davis left. Isadora called her mom to pick her up. But by the time she arrived, I was leaving as well. I talked to her through the passenger window, then saw Michele and John pull out of their driveway. I knew they were going to my house for dinner so I wrapped up the conversation and went home.

Chris had cooked cod in a coconut curry sauce. So we all had dinner together. We chatted until I noticed the time, jumped up and headed to the chapel. When I got there, I realized I didnt have my phone. I went through my project bag looking for the chenille pumpkin. When John and Michele arrived, I went to 607 to pick it up. When I got back, I handsewed seams on a linen nightgown. John was gluing figures. Then they left early. So I packed up and called Michelle. She encouraged me to come over for a substitute Game Night. So I did. We chatted as the ice monster killed Indy over and over again. She looked up a walkthrough and we saw how Indy was supposed to get to the third floor. But it was an awful lot of big jumps in a row, all while getting shot at.

We stopped at 11, but kept talking. She was trying to convince me to pause all my community actvities until after Christmas.

I left at 11:30 and went home. Chris had washed the bedding but it wasn't dry yet, so we we slept in the guest room and sadly, RLS still found me.

Trading squash for eggs

 

 

Friday

I woke up early, but daylight was just starting to break. I stayed in bed until 7:30, then got up to start the day. I did some Sudoku, and then started the morning list. I didn't want to practice while Chris was still in bed, so I put the new basket on the GopherHawk. When he got up, I practiced. I folded laundry. I got yogurt started for Tina, then made myself a bowl of yogurts and pumpkin seeds.

Afterward, I went to Steve's place to unlock the door so Ned could take the mattress. I went to 607 to clean. I picked a zucchini from the backyard garden. Then I met Jordan off post. I gave her egg boxes and a squash. She gave me 18 eggs. I went back to cleaning and finished the windows. I dropped the zucchini off at Keli's house.

I went home for breakfast. I added to the shopping list. I laid down and fell asleep. When I got up, we went to the commissary and then to Tooele. I wanted chamomile tea, but Melanie's was all out of it.

We came home. I read online. I went to the garden to water. I uncovered the tomato plant. It had grown through the netting. I stuffed mint leaves down a gopher hole. When I got back, Chris was still here. His game got canceled. So did mine because Michelle was helping with Homecoming.

I heated supper in the toaster oven. I read online a commentary on Genesis where Joseph invites his father and brothers to Egypt because of the famine. Michele called Chris and needed a ride home. So he left for awhile. When he got back, I made tea and we watched an episode of Blue Bloods. Then I retired to my laptop to listen and piece puzzles. Finally I worked on my blog and went to bed.

Steve's last day

 

Thursday

I woke up when Chris' alarm went off and had a hard time going back to sleep. But I must have, since I woke up at 8:30. I did a quick run-through of the morning list, then went to the chapel to open it for Bible Study. Diane brought me eggs. We got through 2 chapters, then I had to leave.

I went to Steve's place to sign for it. It is sad that he is leaving. He gave me $300, but I gave $100 back because it was not very dirty at all. We talked for a bit, then he left. I went home to drop off the money and eggs. I went to 607 to clean for an hour.

Then I came home for breakfast and to watch The Highwire. I paused it after 2, to go to a quote on Coyote Cove. It was only 2 bedroom, but quite dirty. I told him $500 and he said it was lowest quote he had gotten.

I went back to 607 to clean for 4 hours. I wasn't planning on cleaning that long, but then John came over, so I stayed till he left and by then Isadora had come. I stayed a little bit, but was tired and hungry.

So I went to the garden. I picked some cherry tomatoes and four squash. I dug out thistles. I watered the tomato plant. I went home to heat supper and check e-mail. I fielded some texts and confirmed activities for tomorrow morning.

I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched the next episode. Afterward, I recorded all the cleaning times for this week. I listened to the next episode of the Integrated Tapping Summit, then went to bed.

Vacuuming the fridge

 

Wednesday

I got up at 7:30, having been awake for quite awhile. Chris still hadn't quite left for work. I prepared for coffee morning. I exercised and read. I meditated and tapped. The door bell rang. I was annoyed, but then they gave me a bag of cotton fabric, so I forgave them.

I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I washed dishes. I laid out in the sun, then sat for a steam session. I took a shower and did a load of towels and washcloths.

I ate 4 kinds of yogurt. I went to 607 to clean. I had to vacuum pet hair from the fridge. I cleaned the shelves.

John did not come over till almost 7. Michele came with him. We chatted as John cleaned. I picked some peppers and cherry tomatoes from the lady's garden. Then Michele walked me back to her house to give me some plants that someone had given her. When we got back to 607, I asked them to turn the lights off and close the garage door when John was done.

I went to the garden even though it was getting dark. I took a pic of the bird bowl as requested. I also was able to locate two cherry tomatoes. Then I went home.

I read some e-mail and worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched another episode of Blue Bloods. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to listen to an episode of Integrated Tapping Summit.

Shopping with Jenni

 

Tuesday

I slept well at first, then awoke early and could not go back to sleep. I got up at 7:30. I went through the usual morning routine. I started a new batch of sprouts. Peas this time. I ate yogurts, then added milk to most of them to use up the milk. I put those yogurts in the dehydrator to cure.

I packed a bag with swim suit and towel. I made breakfast and packed it in a bowl. I filled two water bottles. Jenni came over to pick me up. She took me to the dentist. I was half an hour early, but it took that long to read through all the fine print and explain why I would not sign the consent form.

I waited a few minutes, then was called back. The lady cleaned my teeth with sonic water or something like that. I waited again, then the dentist came and checked my teeth. He said one tooth was worn, but there was no decay so I was free to go. An appointment was made for the next cleaning.

When I got out, Jenni was waiting for me. We went to a fast food place for her to buy lunch. Then we sat in a park and she ate hers while I ate the breakfast I had made. Then we went to the Aquatic Center. But the pool she wanted to use was closed until the filter system could be fixed.

So we went shopping, starting with Hobby Lobby. Then I looked for a professional grade pumice stone. I found it at Macey's. I got pomegranates at WalMart. Someone texted me that she wanted me to clean some toilet rings because she failed inspection and was reinspecting tomorrow. My phone knew her name, but I couldn't think who she was. I told her I would do it. Then Michelle called to tell me what a bad day she had. She wanted me to come to her house later, but I said I had to clean two toilets. She asked if I would let her do it and keep her company.

So, when Jenni and I got back to post, I ate some seed crackers and met Michelle over at the house on Pinyon. She cleaned the toilets while I talked to her. She didn't want me to help, so I found other surfaces to wipe.

When we finished, she wanted me to come to her house, but I said I had to meet John over at 607. I agreed to meet her at 7:30. I texted John and headed over. He arrived half an hour later. I cleaned in the kitchen and he cleaned upstairs. I texted the lady about the toilets and she came over to pay me. She was not the name that came up on my phone. But whatever.

After John left, I packed up and came home. It was 7:30, but I was tired and hungry and it was our anniversary. When I told Michelle that, she understood. Chris had supper in the toaster oven for me. I ate and checked e-mail. I told him about my day. Then I worked on my blog.

 I made tea and we watched the pilot episode for Blue Bloods. This might be good. Later Chris went to bed and I stayed up to read.

 

Back home, and all the usual things to do

 

Monday

I woke up earlier than I wanted to, but had slept better up to that point because the room was cool. I puttered around in the room while Chris read online. Then I washed up and got dressed. I took my water bottles to get refilled. I chatted with another woman who was doing the same thing. When I got back to the room, I noticed that it smelled stuffy.

I checked my messages. I jotted notes for my blog. I added to my to-do list. I made breakfast and ate it while listening to some podcast.

Then we packed up all our stuff and moved it to the car. We headed home. We stopped somewhere for a bathroom break, then continued on. The whole time we listened to a book on CD. The writing was so dramatic that I could not sleep through it. No one was ever mildly irritated or concerned. People were furious, or heartbroken, or ecstatic, or paralyzed with fear.

When we got back to base, we brought our luggage into the house and unpacked. We went to the post office for mail, then the commissary for food. Tiffany was there and we talked about putting out water for the birds so they won't eat the tomatoes. Then we stopped at the library to return the book on CD and get a more reserved one.

I checked e-mail, then went to clean 607 for an hour. It smelled like something had died in there. I opened the windows, and put water down all the drains. Finally I flushed out the insinkerator. I cleaned the oven as best I could, then put some hot water and ammonia inside to lift the last of it and to loosen the grease on the racks. I also picked some peppers in the garden she left behind. 

A man came to the door and asked for the swing. I told him if it was still here when I took the house to Inspection, he could have it. He also asked for the microwave in the garage and I let him have that.

On the way home, I stopped to inspect my garden. Lots of gopher mounds. Also, lots of cherry tomatoes. I guess the birds went for the water bowl after all. Also, I picked 4 squash and a spherical cucumber. When I got home, I washed the tomatoes and ate them. I watered my outdoor plants and refilled the jugs. Chris made ground beef with the small potatoes from our garden. I ate that for supper and some cashews. I opened the packages from the post office and gave Chris the one with the new remote.

I took two squash and went to the chapel for band practice. At first it was just Keli and me. Then Sophia came. Later Jenni showed up. We played through the hymns and Christmas songs. We discussed what we needed copies of. They left and Jenni stayed to talk. She is taking me to the dentist tomorrow and said to pack a bathing suit for walking the lazy river.

When I got home, I read messages and worked on my blog. I ate chia seed and blueberries.  I made tea and we watched the last episode of Criminal Minds season 14.  But that's all the library has, so we will have to find something else to watch.  

I read online.  Chris went to bed and later so did I. 

Last hike

 

Sunday

It was another long night with little AC. I counted the seconds that each cycle lasted – only 70: not long enough to cool the room. The toilet continued to run and the bathroom smelled like cigarettes. Opening the front door let in cool air, but Chris didn't like the door being open.

We talked about getting another room and if not possible, just going home. I didn't want to stay here another night, but wasn't ready to go back to Dugway either. After eating his breakfast, he went downstairs to request another room while I dressed and made breakfast. He came back with a new room number. So I packed up everything that I could. He moved a few things at a time to the new room, and then we took the last boxes together. The new room was much like the old room, but the AC was digital and the toilet didn't run.

We prepared for hiking by filling my water bottles. Then we headed to a butte where we walked around, climbed on rocks and spoke to people. We both took pictures. Then we went back to Fruita to walk along the river. The e coli count was high so we did not put our feet in the water. The path followed the flowing water for awhile, then veered to the left and went up the side of a mountain. We followed the path to a big vista. It continued higher, but my legs had had enough. So we took pics and walked back.

I watched the trees for signs of apples. There were none and then there was one covered in apples. I walked up to it and picked one while stumbling over all the ones that had dropped. The deer did not seem to mind how close we were.

When we got back to the hotel, I washed and ate the apple. I downloaded several days worth of pictures to my laptop. We read online for awhile, then I took a long shower. I got dressed and we went to the Broken Spur steakhouse. It was lovely. I would recommend it.

When we got back to the hotel, Chris hooked up his DVD player. We read online and I worked on my blog. Later we watched three episodes of Criminal Minds. I spent over an hour working on entering hours into VMIS and resetting my password. Then I got ready for bed.

Farmers Market

 

Saturday

Another night of little sleep, even though I remembered to take my magnesium supplements. Chris had turned the water off to the toilet, but somehow it still refilled it self all night. I turned the AC all the way up, but it still didn't cool off and kept running intermittently through the night. In the morning, Chris turned the AC off because my laptop sits right next to it. I took a shower and made tea. I sat down at my laptop to jot some notes and read messages. I made and ate breakfast, then we walked to the convenience store where he bought sun screen.

For hiking, we went to Chimney Rock, and took the trail that seemed most level. We did not make it to the end (however far that might be) till I decided that my legs had had enough. We walked back to the car and drove back to the hotel. It was hard to walk up the steps to our second floor room. Chris refilled my water bottles, while I read online.

At 3, we drove to the Saturday farmer's market. It was smaller than I expected or remembered. Then we walked to and around inside the local convenience store. I bought kombucha and a bag of pistachios.

I got dressed for dinner, and then we walked to the Mexican restaurant in front of our hotel. The booth seat was slanted so I changed sides with Chris. They had chicken in red salsa and pork in green salsa. I wanted pork in red salsa but they said no. So we ordered both and switched the meats. Chris brought some home. I ate pistachios for the salt.

Chris hooked a DVD player to his laptop and we watched the episodes of Criminal Minds that we couldn't see at home. Then I read on my laptop and posted to my blog. I think we went to bed early and put the AC on constant run. I fell asleep, but Chris could not take the noise so he turned it down.

Fruita Utah

 

Friday

I did not sleep well. I woke up in the middle of the night and could not go back to sleep. The toilet refilled itself several times an hour and the AC system came on with about the same frequency.

Because the drapes were drawn, I didn't realize it was morning until I checked at 8:45. I got up and took a shower. I plugged up the toilet. I did my exercises. We went to the lobby for coffee and to refill my water bottles. I got some hot water to make tea with. Then I made breakfast with the tea. A man came to work on the toilet. But he said he needed a new part to stop the water from draining out.

After breakfast, we went to Fruita. It is a place a bit secluded which means it is partially protected from late frost which kills blossoms in other places. We parked and walked the Fremont Gorge Trail. We never did find the gorge even though we walked for quite a while. In order to save some energy for tomorrow, we turned around and came back. We sat at a table in a park and chatted with another couple while drinking water. Then we walked back to our car and returned to the hotel.

I refilled my water bottle and laid down for a nap. Did I fall asleep? Didn't seem like it. I got online to finish listening to a lecture and jot notes for my blog.

Later, I washed up and we went to a Mexican restaurant in town for an early dinner. I got the octopus taco and the vegetable soup. The plan was to eat half our meal and save the other half for tomorrow. But I ate all of mine. Then we went to the ice creamery. I got the sample platter with chocolate, berry, and juniper flavors. Chris got a large cone with butter pecan and coffee.

After dessert, we went back to the hotel. I read online, then read outside in the fading sunlight. I took a short walk around the hotel second floor balconies. When I got back, I came inside and watched some health videos. I made tea and worked on my blog. We did not watch TV because of all the commercials. Later we went to bed.

Trip to Capitol Reef

 

Thursday

I got up at 7:30. I went through part of my morning list, skipping the things that won't be needed later. I put the seed crackers in the dehydrator hoping to improve the crispiness. I packed more breakfast things. I went to the chapel to unlock the door for Bible Study, then went back home to continue packing. Finally I watered the plants and then packed my laptop. We went to the post office, then his office, then the gas station.  We got on our way by 10:30.

As we rode, we listened to a book on CD. I dozed on and off, but not as much as I would have liked. When we got near our destination, we stopped at Curry Pizza for a late lunch. We both got Indian food. Since we didn't finish it, we took it to our hotel to also be supper.

We signed into the Noor hotel. I was disappointed to find out that they didn't have any kind of breakfast, or a pool. We carried our luggage and breakfast boxes up to the second floor. We set up our computers and read online for awhile. I watched over half of today's Highwire episode.

Then we went for a walk around the hotel and grounds. There wasn't much to see. After some discussion, we went to the Etta Place cidery. It had changed a lot in the last 3 years. Now it was a bar. We sat outside in the back. We ordered two sets of three ciders. We tasted each cider and talked about them. Then I suggested we take our pic against the mountains. A lady offered to take it for us, and a conversation started. After she left, we conversed with the two couples who took that table next.

When they left, we were leaving too, but got in a conversation with a couple inside the bar. She told me there would be a Stitch-n-bitch here tomorrow afternoon. So we talked about that and about picking apples. Then they had to leave, so we paid for our drinks and some bottles that Chris picked out and some chocolate that I picked out.

We went back to our hotel. I finished watching The Highwire. We ate our leftovers. We tried watching TV, such as they had. But there were so many commercials, that we eventually gave up. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to blog.

The next house to be cleaned

 

Wednesday

I got up by 7:30. I prepared for coffee morning. I rinsed the sprouts, but so many didn't sprout and were just rotting. After 4 rounds of tapping and meditation, I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I washed dishes. I vacuumed and mopped floors. I read outside. The book pages fell apart.

I got dressed and went to sign for 607b. We all talked about visiting Torrey and staying in a yurt. Sounds like fun. I went to the garden to check on my makeshift birdbath. I picked a few cherry tomatoes. I stopped by the post office and picked up the new baskets for the GopherHawk.

Back home, I prepared for the steam tent, then sweated for 20 minutes. I took a shower and got dressed. I ate yogurt and pumpkin seeds. I also ate the sprouts and some leftovers. I started packing clothing and toiletries. I found some frozen eggs in the freezer and put them in a bowl to thaw.

I made more breakfast mix and several other mixes. I made sure my supplement boxes were full. Chris came home from work. Michele texted that she was ready to come over, so Chris went to get her while I beat the eggs and made the batch of seed crackers. I put them in the oven, then I showed her my procedure for watering the outdoor plants. We talked, then I drove her home. We talked some more sitting in her driveway. Finally I told her I had to check 607 to make sure it was locked. So she headed inside and I drove down there to turn off lights and make sure the doors and windows were locked.

When I got home, I made tea and we watched TV. Then I packed the clothes into the suitcase, along with the toiletries. The seed crackers were not crisp so I threw them back in the oven. I worked on my blog and read messages.

Maybe the birds are just thirsty

 

Tuesday

I got up before 8, and followed the morning list. I practiced, then pulled the dried tomatoes out the the dehydrator. I looked for the best price on a probiotic ending in b420. I ordered that and some other supplements. A lady came over to treat for gophers. We talked outside and I gave her a gopher ball.

I ate fiber gel, then read outside. I made and ate breakfast. I read messages online. I set the two traps. I saw Anca had posted that the swap shop would open at 4:30, so I ran over there and swept and mopped the swap shop and the furniture room.

I went to the commissary to pick up pumpkin seeds. I went to the garden and found that the birds have learned how to get under the netting. I picked a squash, When I got home, I checked the traps and reset them in the back yard. I watered the gopher tunnel to make it muddy and to wash the mound back into the tunnel. I tied up tomatoes in the tower garden.

I read the latest messages, then put leftovers in the toaster oven. I looked up how to keep birds out of the garden. Several videos said the birds were thirsty and that they would prefer a birdbath. So after eating supper, I went to the garden with a shallow bowl, filled it with water, and set it on top of a five gallon bucket. I noticed some thistles, so I dug them out and went home.

I made tea and we watched an episode of Criminal Minds. Then he went to bed and I stayed up to read.

Visiting Saronna

 

Monday

I got up around 8, did Sudoku and then started my morning list. It was raining. After practicing, I peeled several fists of garlic and put them in a pickling brine. I cut up a ginger root, put some pieces in my tea and froze the rest. Then I checked e-mail.

At 10:30, I went to see Saronna. We talked very quietly about solutions for the pain and did some tapping (or rubbing). Afterward, I went home to get music. I ate fiber gel, then went to the post office and dropped some stuff at the swap shop. It was still open from last night. I took the music to the library for copies. Then I went by the gas station for a fill-up.

Back at home, I made and ate breakfast. I posted an announcement for band. I cleared stuff from back of fridge to make space for bean salad. I used four cans of beans to make it.

I went to a quote at 2. We talked about her garden, which is still producing. When I got home, I emptied the sink, and sprinkled Ajax. I cut up tomatoes and put them in the dehydrator. I chose hymns for Sunday, then read online.

I put my supper in the toaster oven. Chris came home, made his supper while I ate. I changed my shorts for pants and went to band. We played through the hymns and Christmas music. When I got home, I worked a Sudoku, puzzle, then posted to my blog. I made tea, and we watched another episode of Criminal Minds. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to read.

Last day at the pool

 

Sunday

I got up around 8. I took activated charcoal, then did some Sudoku and started on the morning list. I read messages and articles. I made cheese squares, then made and ate breakfast. I got dressed for church and put the cheese squares in a container and took them to church.

I left the snack in the back of the sanctuary. I warmed up my trombone in the sewing room while Keli practiced the praise songs. Then Jenni talked to me about her subbing problems.

The service started with 3 praise songs. Then the guest pastor gave his sermon on the holy spirit. Then we played two hymns. We all chatted. Jenni and I agreed to meet at the pool at 3. Then we left the church and went home.

I ate the rest of breakfast and read online. Then I put on my suit and went to the pool. Jenni and I played in the water with the wheel. At 4:50 I got out of the pool and went to the garden. I picked the remaining potatoes and some hot peppers. I went home to change into dry clothes. Chris had supper on the stove.

I signed into the game. I ate as I played. Someone posted on Facebook that they needed a microwave and I thought there was one in the swap shop. So I agreed to meet her there at 8.

The game wasn't quite over at 8, but I ran down there and unlocked the swap shop. She wasn't there. So I came home. The game was just ending, or rather being put on pause since we were in the middle of a fight. I read online, ran to the bathroom, then came back to work on my blog. I made tea and we watched TV.

Urgon's part

 

Saturday

I got up after 7:30. After my trip to the bathroom, I went through the morning list. I looked up how to deal with the ice monster. I need Urgon's part which is on the third floor. But getting up there is tough with an ice monster shooting at me.

I made up a week's worth of supplements. I ate fiber gel and read outside. I made and ate breakfast, then cleared some e-mail.

I put together a bathroom cleaning kit, then took a jar of yogurt and went to Tina's house. We chatted, I cleaned, then we chatted some more. I came home about 5. I read online while Chris made supper, then picked up Michele. We all ate together: beer bread rolls and brautworst. Afterward, he took her home and then went to the commissary for eggs. I set the gopher traps.

I went to the chapel for Project Night. Casey was waiting for me. We chatted until the Luna's arrived. Then I helped her find ways to sew on vinyl. Casey left, and later we packed up and went home. I made tea and watched TV with Chris. Then I retired to my laptop to listen to a presentation on regenerating soils while piecing puzzles.

Beer bread

 

Friday

I got up after 7:30. I went through the morning list. I made more breakfast mix. I rinsed the sprouts quite thoroughly. I practiced Christmas music. Chris helped me unhook the tower of the desktop computer, and he put it in my car.

We went to the commissary when it opened at 11. When we got back, I ate breakfast, then put on my suit and arrived at the pool at noon. I waited for John to bring the water wheel. He also had a pump. So we pumped it up, spreading it out as it inflated. We let it rest for 20 minutes, then put it in the pool and tried to ride on it. That did not work well. John said you have to be under 50 to play on it. I asked 50 pounds or 50 years. He replied 'yes'.

Some kids came to the pool. I encouraged them to play with it. They wanted to dive into the center. They tried other floats inside the wheel. I tried diving and it wore me out.

I got tired, went home, and changed clothes. I ate fruit, then read e-mail and messages on Facebook. I started a beer bread recipe because Michele requested it. It got a late start because the beer had to be 110 F and then the butter had to be soft.

Chris cooked supper. I ate, then worked on the bread. I went to the garden to fertilize and check the tomatoes.

When I came home, I poured out the bleach water to dry off the gopher bones. I formed the bread into rolls, then let them rise in the oven. I put away supper and rinsed the dishes. I read online. I pre-heated the oven, then put the rolls in.

I took pics of notes for the game and worked on my blog. I watched videos on a health topic, probably menopause. I made tea, the turned off the oven, leaving the rolls inside.

I went to Michelle's house. Casey brought up the game. We talked as I played. The notes were helpful until I reached the ice monster. Shooting him was of no avail. And he was persistent. Indy died every time.

I thanked Casey and went home. I got ready for bed and joined Chris who was asleep.

The wine-tasting party

 

Thursday

I got up at 7:30. I worked on Sudoku, then followed the morning list. I watered the indoor plants. I prepared drinking water, then went to the chapel for Bible Study. After the study and prayer, I went looking for bells music for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I found one for Christmas.

I went to the garden to deploy netting all over the vining plants. I took a floor mat to Self-Help. I went home and ate fiber gel. I watered the outdoor plants and checked the traps. I read outside in the sun.

I made breakfast and ate it while watching The Highwire. I ordered a part for the GopherHawk and watched a video on how best to use it. I looked at universal remote codes for the Zenith DVD player. They did not agree with the ones on the sheet that came with the universal remote.

I put clean gopher bones in a box and put the dirty ones in a bleach solution. I used the rest of the fertilizer to make a spray. I sprayed all the plants at home, then sprayed all the plants at the garden. Casey showed up at his garden so I asked him if he could fix my old desktop computer.

I finished spraying and went home. Chris came home and said Michele wanted brautworst for dinner on Saturday and she wanted me to make beer bread rolls. So we searched all over for the beer recipe book. When I found it, he and I chose a recipe. He added some of the ingredients to the grocery list.

I got ready for Ria's party. Chris gave me a bottle of wine. I drove up the hill and passed Michelle who was walking. So I offered her a ride. When I told her it was a black dress affair, she asked me to drive her home to change. So I did. Then I drove her up the hill.

We were late, but the ladies were happy to see us. The wine offering was added to a large line of bottles, mostly unopened. They were already eating, so we filled plates and joined them. After a while, we went into the living room where the desserts were. The new ladies were encouraged to say three things about themselves and only one is true. Later, we gathered outside for pics.

Then some ladies talked in the kitchen while others danced in the livingroom. I tried to join the dancing, but the music wasn't fun for me. Later we did kareoke to The Greatest Love, Impossible Dream, and I Will Survive. Those I could sing.

Then Michelle was ready to leave. So I took her home, then went home myself.

I changed clothes and made tea. We watched the first episode of the next DVD since we could not get the remote working. Episode 9, I think. Then Chris went to bed while I worked on my blog.

The Mandelorian and Grogu

 

Wednesday

I got up at 7:30. I prepared for coffee morning with coffee and supplements, reading and exercising. After four rounds of meditation and tapping, I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I vacuumed and mopped the floors. I sat in the steam tent for 2 minutes drinking amended water. Then I showered, rested and dressed. I watered the outdoor plants, rand reset the traps, but the Gopherhawk is all twisted now.

I put down a mat in the kitchen to replace the sink mat that I had there. I went to the garden, then stopped at Self-Help, but he wasn't there. I went to the post office, and then to the library to take pics of gaming. But Chris was just coming out because not enough kids showed up.

I went home and read commentaries on the next chapters of Genesis. Chris came home from work. I exchanged shorts for pants. We went to the Community Club. He stood in line for food while I went upstairs to talk to Michele and John. When Chris arrived with his dinner, he put on the movie The Mandelorian and Grogu. After watching the movie, we wondered if we could make a movie marathon out of all the movies available.

We came home, and I worked on my blog. I made tea and we tried to watch the next episode of Criminal Minds. But because the universal remote wasn't working right, we had to use the controls on the machine. We could not navigate the menu screen so Chris put in the next DVD. So we watched episode 5.

After watching, I looked up the owner's manual for the DVD player. There were instructions for using the remote, but only basic moves for the onboard controls.

Chris went to bed and I stayed up to read more commentary on Joseph in Egypt.

Clearing old e-mail

 

Tuesday

I got up at 7:30. I did Sudoku until almost 8. I went through the morning list. I practiced Christmas music. I texted with Randy. I read e-mail and tried TRE. I was unable to get the reaction to start. I played a podcast.

I ate fiber gel. I read online, and cleared e-mail.. I made up payment envelops for the people who help me clean.

After lunch, I read outside in the sun. I walked to the post office and back. I cleared more e-mail, then went to the garden where I pulled a few weeds and picked two cherry tomatoes. I went back to listening to podcasts while clearing old e-mail.

Chris came home a little early from work. Michele had asked him to drive her home because her back hurt. We chatted. He made himself supper and put a bowl of ground beef in the toaster oven for me. After I ate, I continued to clear old e-mail. Then I worked on my blog.

I made tea and we watched the first episode of Season 14. Chris said it was the last season that the library had. Afterward, he went to bed and I stayed up to listen to James Corbett.

First day of parasite cleanse

 

Monday

I got up at 7:35. I followed the morning list. I ate yogurt with pumpkin seeds. I practiced last week's hymns and some Christmas songs. I started a parasite cleanse by pulling out supplements and placing them where I would see them at the appropriate times.

I ate fiber gel. I read out in the sun, then came in and made breakfast. I posted for band and picked hymns. Never a quick task. I went to the post office, and then to the library to return a book. I stopped by the chapel to pick up my trombone, then proceeded to the garden.

I went home. I tried to nap inside. Nothing. I put my slides in soapy water to soak, then tried to nap outside with a book. Nope. I did Sudoku, then washed the slides. My fingernail could feel stuff on the slide. Odd. I cleaned them as best I could, then rinsed and oiled them. I put the trombone in the car.

I heated supper. Keli texted that she could not come to band tonight. I ate supper, then went to the chapel for band. No one came but Jenni and she was frustrated over being reported for something she didn't do as a sub. She was frustrated that she couldn't get into the site where she could explain her side of the story. We talked for 2 hours.

When I got home, I worked on my blog, then made tea. We watched the first episode of The Librarians because we didn't have the next season of Criminal Minds. Later Chris went to bed and I stayed up to listen to an interview on Trauma Release Exercises.

Baptism at the pool

 

Sunday

I got up around 8. I went through my morning list. I didn't practice much because Chris was listening to something. I ate yogurts and added milk to the ferments, then put them in the dehydrator to grow. I checked e-mail.

It was after 10:30 when I went by the kids house to pick up some empty boxes that I'd left. Then I went to the garden to weed. I picked a squash and some cherry tomatoes.

I went home, ate fiber gel, then read outside in the sun. I made and ate breakfast. I got dressed for church and took cheese squares with me.

I was surprised to see Eryne in church. The praise team sang 4 songs at the beginning of the service. Chaplain talked about the revival. He started his sermon at 1:45 and the band played hymns at 2:15. That didn't give us much time to go home and change clothes for the baptism at 2:30.

I had put on my bathing suit and a shirt and shorts. Then I headed to the pool for baptism. But Michelle and Casey had just pulled up to the chapel. They flagged me down to get the key. So I was late to the pool.

Chaplain and two of Janet's kids were already in the pool. Their dad read a scripture, then Chaplain asked them questions and dunked them backward in the water. The parents toweled them off. We all chatted by the pool while Jenni got changed into her suit. We discussed the up and downsides of buying a 5' inflatable hamster wheel. John said he could get one by next weekend – which is the last weekend that the pool is open. Then Jenni, John, and I got in the pool to swim. The water wasn't warm, but tolerable. Mostly we floated and chatted for an hour. When Jenni and I got cold, we climbed out, toweled off, and drove home.

I ate fiber gel and laid out on the front lawn. Then I came in and ate what Chris cooked, which was chicken soup, zucchini fried with onions, and rice. I checked e-mail and composed a message for the docket of HHS. Today is the deadline. I fielded texts from Michelle and John M. I worked on my blog.

I made tea and we watched the season ender of Criminal Minds. Then we both went to bed. I woke up in the night to shut down the router and put my phone to sleep and brush my teeth. I went back to bed, used the RLS treatments, and slept on and off till morning.

No-show for both sewing class and project night

 

Saturday

It was a bad night. Some random pain sprung up and my mind wouldn't stop cogitating. I got up at 7:30 and went through the morning list. I rinsed the sprouts in a big bowl to separate the sprouted seeds from the ones that were not going to sprout – which was a lot! I also washed the carrot greens and stuck them in the dehydrator. I practiced and ate yogurt.

I looked up the next steps in the game and made notes. I went out to water plants and annoy gophers and eliminate the mounds. When I came in, I washed off, then Chris gave me a massage. Afterward, he took his shower and I took mine.

I ate fiber gel. I looked up the sewing project for today and made a template. I made and ate breakfast. I checked e-mail. I picked fabrics and sandwiched them. I came back to find out how far apart the stitching lines should be. Half an inch. I went back and did the stitching. I started cutting the rows apart and decided not to finish it so that the kids could see how it was done.

I took all my project stuff to the chapel. I set up a machine and got supplies out. Wendy arrived to help the kids, but the kids did not come. Michelle said they just wanted to watch TV. So Wendy and I talked for over an hour. Then we locked the chapel and left. I went to the Clark's house. I cleaned the fans, then the door of the stove. I swept and mopped my way from the library to the living room. I put the runners back down and vacuumed them. I tied up a few loose ends and moved my cleaning supplies out to the car.

I went home for supper and e-mail. Then I went back to the church for Project Night. But no one came. After half an hour, I went over to Michelle's house. She was putting highlights in the girls hair. I was exhausted and I think she was too, but she was taking caffeine pills. Isadora showed me her artwork.

Eventually I went home. Blogger sent me a message saying 6 of my videos would be deleted unless I went to some Google Takeout site and downloaded them, or something like that. Chris told me to find them myself and download them. Most were date-coded so finding them was easy, but one was not. I spent a lot of time looking for it.

Then I made tea and we watched TV. I went back to looking and then we dressed the bed with clean sheets. I finally found it and it was just a pic. No motion involved. I worked on my blog and got ready for bed.

Cleaning the boys room

 

Friday

I woke up early and waited for the 7:30 alarm. When I remembered that it doesn't ring on Fridays, I got up to find it was 7:50. I got ready for the day. I made egg salad from all the eggs I peeled last night. Chris sliced the bread for me. I packed egg salad, bread, 4 small bananas, and a bottle of water.

I went to Michelle's to put lunch in their fridge. Then the girls walked to their house while I drove there. I let us in. We worked on their room. Erin came over with the boys. A lady sent me pics of two dressers that she dropped off. The girls liked one of them. So I called Chris to come over and use Randy's truck to pick it up from the swap shop. Sophia pulled out of the truck the most enormous stuff bear I have ever seen. My heart dropped. Chris and Moira went to pick up the dresser. Erin helped Sophia and me prepare a space for the dresser. Erin unscrewed some hook racks. Chris and Moira carried the dresser in and set it down. Chris left.

Erin had the boys come in and go through all their stuff to weed out and organize. We also swept behind the beds and put sheets on. They did the closets while I swept the library. Finally I pooped out and just sat till she was finished with their room. A hail storm spun up quickly, spitting large balls of hail the size of blueberries into my car and everywhere. Erin called her husband and he drove us back to Michelle's house. They left, but the kids and I ate egg salad sandwiches and bananas. Michelle did not come home by 2, so we all walked back to the house. She arrived just as we did. I let us in. She was dismayed by the enormous bear as well. It took up the whole livingroom. Michelle told me to go home, so I did. I ate some nuts while checking e-mail. I looked up a sewing project for tomorrow. I got started, then decided to go to the garden while it was daylight. I checked my tomato plant and found a bird inside the netting. Somehow it got out while I pulled off red cherry tomatoes and ate them. I did some weeding. Jack showed up and gave me a hug. We looked at his garden and he picked some zucchini, carrots and a squash for me. I gave him an onion and some hot peppers.

When I got home, I made up supplements for the week. Then I made the breakfast I would have had, had I been home at noon. I worked on my blog. I prepared for game night. I wrote up today's notes. I put some greens in a bag for Casey and made myself a bottle of tea. I drove over to their house. Of course Michelle was not there, since she was with the kids at the rented house. Casey called up the game and I played it using the notes I took. Jumping was still the hardest thing.

I ran out of notes at 11, then thanked Casey and went home. Chris was in bed. I got ready for bed and joined him.