Day 4: barbecue

 

Saturday

I got up at 8, and went through my morning list. I leveled 4 gopher mounds, and watered the plants. I looked up bean salad recipes for the potluck later today. I went to the garden – more gopher mounds. I went to 403, passing Isadora. We chatted, then she cleaned bathrooms while I pulled weeds and raked gopher mounds in the lawn. The trash can smells like a dead gopher, so I left the lid up.

I took her home, then went to the commissary for cans of beans and a lemon. I made bean salad in a large covered bowl. I took it to the fridge in the chapel. I grabbed my stick vac and brought it home.

I made and ate lunch, then checked e-mail. I took the stick vac and microfiber cloths and went to Tina's house. We talked, then I vacuumed all the floors and carpets that I could. We talked some more, then came home and took a shower.

We went to the barbecue that had started at 5. But for whatever reason, we didnt start eating until 6.

After eating, Chris took me home. I took the forgotten yogurt and delivered it to Tina. We chatted a bit, then I drove back to base, the setting sun making it really hard to see. The guard at the front gate talked to me for awhile, then I went to chapel.

I had just missed the music portion. I sat with Chris and listened to the teaching. Later there was an altar call. Some people went there. Later the service ended with prayer. I talked to the other women.

We came home and I worked on my blog. I changed into a nightgown, made tea and read e-mail. Then I joined Chris already asleep.