No one wanted to make the phone stand

Saturday

It rained all night and I felt like I was awake for most of it. Not that it kept me awake. RLS did that. I rubbed magnesium oil on my legs, but it didn't last. So we stayed in bed late.

It might have been 9 when we got up. It was still raining. Trying to make up for such dry summer? I took supplements and did chair squats and practiced my trombone. I made fiber gel. I made and ate egg salad. The internet was down (probably due to rain) so I worked on blog posts, then made more breakfast mix.

Chris gave me a massage, then he took his shower. I finished the breakfast mix, then took my shower. I ate fiber gel and started making breakfast. I paused with several ingredients to refill their containers. Usually I read e-mail or lay out in the sun, but today neither option was available. So as I ate, I read pdf's that I had downloaded.

At 2 I went to the chapel for sewing class. But no one came. So I worked on making a template for the kite. I couldn't access the website, so I used my memory. I sketched it out on the cardboard side of an old flip chart and cut it out. I wasn't certain about the triangle in the middle so I left that alone.

At 3 I took a basket of yarn and stuff that someone left at the chapel, and went to the swap shop to drop it off. I also picked up a bag of straws. I went home. Chris wanted to make rice but could not find the rice. I had taken it to the chapel in case I needed more filler for the phone stands. So I took the kite I had made on Thursday and went back to the chapel. I compared the kite to the template and saw that it was wrong. There wasn't enough cardboard left to cut out another right one.

I took the bag of rice and went home, gave it to Chris. I fished out my recorder book and practiced the C scale. Still no internet. I jotted notes for my blog. I e-mailed my progress on the kite project to Eryne. I watched a couple of videos until the buffers ran out. I read some of the comments. I went into my sewing room to commit a neatness. I ended up binding the edge of a frayed pillowcase. I also sorted some scraps.

I ate the rest of the fiber gel. The sun came out, so I sat out front and finished my book. I went back in to heat up some ground beef mixture for supper. Eventually I took the paraments that were sitting around, and went to the chapel. I left them in the front row. I turned on all the lights in the sanctuary, hallway, and fellowship hall. I started making another kite template using the kite itself as a pattern. I taped pieces of cardboard together to fill in the gaps. Casey and Cedric came, as did Michele and John.

Then Leilani came to say she and her mother were waiting for Rhythm Class. So I went to the sanctuary. We got out drumsticks and tapped our way through the usual rhythm sheet. I showed them how to do it with a recorder.

Afterwards, they left. I went back to the fellowship hall. Jenni had joined us. I finished the kite template. We all chatted. Casey set up a Nintendo simulator. I started playing Mario 2 and John joined in to show me how. Then Michelle arrived. She showed pics of what she is ordering her daughter for Halloween. Michele gave her advice. Michele and John left. I watched Michelle play Mario II. She asked me about watering my plants while I'm gone. Then they left. Jenni and I cleaned up, turned off the lights and locked the doors. We went to our respective homes. The internet STILL wasn't up. I added to my Saturday post, even though I couldn't post it.

I listened to an audio that I had downloaded. I hardboiled some small eggs, and made a batch of cheese squares. I packed clothing and toiletries in a suitcase. Then we went to bed.

Bra-shopping

Friday

I got up before 8. I took supplements, etc. I did some chair squats and played through Edelweiss on my trombone. I ate two boiled eggs and checked e-mail. I stopped at the swap shop to unlock it by request. Then I arrived at the chapel for Math Morning. I got the doors unlocked and the lights on. The Clark family came with their 4 kids. She had something for each of them to do. Especially Moira. I spent most of my time helping her with dividing fractions. And we stayed late to finish a few more problems.

Afterward we all went home. I posted for Project Night on the community Facebook pages. I ate fiber gel, then laid out in the sun. It was spotty because of the clouds. I made breakfast, then ate outside for a little more sun.

I made a grocery list, then we went to Tooele. Chris parked at Luckeys and went inside to shop. I walked to Melanie's. I shopped till Michelle got there, then paid for my items.

I got in her car, and she drove us to a small bra shop in east Salt Lake that does prefessional fittings. The sales lady was very helpful and knowledgeable. Bras were $75 and very supportive. I ended up buying 4 and putting one on a wish list. That means when they send me a coupon for my birthday, I can have it mailed to me.

We talked as Michelle drove us back to Dugway from SLC. She parked in front of my house and we talked some more. After she left, I went inside to have supper and get ready for Game Night. Jamie was mowing my yard. We spoke briefly, then she continued mowing because the day was darkening fast.

After supper, I put on my new bra and dress and necklace. I took a pic and sent it to Michelle. I worked on my blog, then picked some greens for Michelle and made a bottle of tea. I drove over to her house.

Casey had the game loaded. I played the game while Michelle brought up pics of faces with makeup and asked which look I wanted. They all looked too madeup for me, but she picked one and sent it to the lady who offered to do our makeup for the ball.

Somehow I lost progress on game from last week to this week. So I had to catch up on some stuff I had done before. I did unlock a new place, but died right after that. I wish I had saved just before I entered. There was also a puzzle that I had solved last time that I was missing a piece to this time. But I could not find it anywhere. At 11, I saved the game and shut it down. Michelle had gone to bed, so I thanked Casey and went home. Chris was still up. I finished my blog and went to bed and he came soon after.

Ladies Night In

Thursday

I got up before 7:30. I took supplements, etc. and checked e-mail. I broke down boxes for recycling. I found a stove manual online, and learned that the griddle is cast iron and needs to be seasoned.

At 9, I went to Bible study. We talked about questions that were raised last week and did not get to read more from the book of John.

I went home to check e-mail. A message from Saronna said she wanted to get in the swap shop. So I went to open it. I invited Saronna over to pick dandelion heads later. Then we both drove over to ACS to see Keli's puppies at the library.

I ate fiber gel and laid out in the sun. Then I came in to make breakfast and watch The Highwire. I also posted for Math Morning. Then I texted Eryne to ask what I was supposed to bring to her house. When I didn't hear back, I drove over there. I got her text just as I arrived, so I went home for the hole punch. I went back to her house. We made 2 sled kites according to instructions on a website. I used sticks the size of chopsticks and she used straws. I decorated my kite. We flew them, decided they looked like ghosts. We took pics of her daughter flying one. We decided who does what and went home.

I washed and wrapped the stove griddle in tin foil. I finished watching The Highwire. I got ready for Ladies Night and ate some ground beef. Since so many were going, I asked Chris for a ride. We picked up Michele and headed up to the house on the hill.

He dropped us off and we met Suna walking up. I ran the doorbell and Ria let us in. Many ladies were already there. There were drinks and I had lemonade. I talked to a bunch of people. Then we got plates and picked up food from the spread. It was lovely! Janet took pictures. Basically there were almost 20 women and we talked in groups.

I moved between the groups, keeping an eye on Michele. Then we gathered into a group for a photo. Then the colonel's wife had us go around the room and say one interesting thing about ourselves. Then we settled back into groups. She turned on music and the disco lights. I danced with that group for a bit, then sat back down with the couch group. Michele disappeared. Apparently she called John to pick her up. Finally Michelle took me home. I spoke to Chris, then worked on my blog while he went to bed.

No weights today

Wednesday

I got up before 7:30. I prepared for Coffee morning. I tapped and meditated. I laid out in the sun for 40 minutes to make up for yesterday. I cleaned the bathroom and washed the dishes.

I tried the Shark vacuum, but then it died. I got out the Kirby to finish up. I found eggs on my doorstep. I steamed a batch of eggs, then walked to the post office to get the mail and check on a package. The notice I got on Saturday said it was delivered. So I waited till Tuesday, then contacted them. Today I discussed it with the post office, then found it in the guest room. It had come Friday so I didn't make the connection.

I picked dandelion heads for Saronna. I made the sewing project. I took pics of it and cleaned them up, then posted for the sewing class.

Chris came home while I was sewing. He brought in the box with the new teapot and then he went to Mass. When he got back, I left for the gym. Michelle had posted a weightlifting class on Facebook. I went in and looked around. No one had seen her. I texted her, then sat on a bike and pedaled. Davis came to talk to me. Then Steve came and said he saw Michelle talking to someone in her yard so he didn't think she was coming.

So I left the gym and went to Michele's house to give her a zucchini and ask if she is going to Ria's party tomorrow. She said yes. John came out with the trash. I asked him about joining handbells, and he said no.

When I got home, I washed the new teapot. I worked on my blog. Michelle texted me that she forgot about the class. I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. Then he went to bed and I stayed up to fill in my VMIS hours for the month of September.

Pink Christmas fabric

Tuesday

I got up after the 7:30 alarm. I brushed my teeth and got dressed. I took supplements and drank hydrogen water. I made a week's worth of supplements. I ate 3 small hardboiled eggs.

I read messages and listened to several presentations. I watered the plants on front porch. I looked at pink Christmas fabrics online, figuring I could make Christmas pajamas, or at least a top.

I ate fiber gel. It was raining, so I didn't lay out. I read, then made breakfast. I opened the swap shop for a lady who asked, but I didn't stay. I checked mail and went home with a package. I ate breakfast.

At 2, I went to see Saronna. We played through two Christmas pieces till we got them right. She told me the kids couldn't come to sewing class on Saturday. When I got home, I chose a sewing project that I didn't think kids would like.

I read math memes on Pinterest. I chose one of four pink fabrics to order. It was on Etsy, but I went to the sellers website and saved a couple dollars. I ate fiber gel, then read some more. Chris came home. We talked. I put supper in the toaster oven. I went back to reading online. When it was hot, I ate supper, listening to a podcast.

I worked on my blog, then made tea in a spare coffee pot. It didn't pour well. We watched one episode of Criminal Minds. Chris stayed up for a bit, then went to bed. I stayed up till 11, then went to bed, following the usual protocols.

No phone service

Monday

I got up at 8, having slept pretty well. I brushed my teeth, took supplements and got dressed. I checked messages, then got out new filters for the Berkey. I looked up a video on priming them. Then I primed the filters and set them aside. I took out the old filters and washed the Berkey unit. However, when I put the new filters in, the new wingnuts would not screw down. So I had to get the old ones out of the garbage, wash them, and use those. I sent a message to the Berkey website to notify them of the problem.

I mashed the last two hardboiled eggs with goat cheese. I topped it with pumpkin seeds and ate it. Guacamole works better, but it was gone. I put 6 eggs in the steamer. I worked on my blog post for yesterday. Michelle messaged me that her phone had no service. So I tried mine, and got the same result. People posted on the Facebook page asking how long the phone service would be down.

I went to the commissary. Chris was just coming out. He handed me the chapel key from Michele. I shopped then paid and walked out. I saw Erynne putting groceries in her car. We talked.

I got home around noon. Chris was home cooking for me, and getting ready to spend the night in Tooele for some meeting. He told me the latest tap water test for arsenic was still high.

I ate fiber gel, then laid out in the sun and read. I came in for breakfast. While moving the stove grate, I knocked the teapot and it shattered. I was barefoot, so I had to step carefully to get the broom. I swept it up. I had an extra coffee pot, so I put it on the stove to make tea. The handle started to melt so I moved it over a little.

I made and ate breakfast. I listened to a podcast on dog behavior, then one on menopause, while looking at teapots online. I finally ordered one, but it wasn't quite what I wanted.

I walked to the post office for mail. I drove to the library and made copies. I got a book and went home. I checked for math memes since I had used the last one on Friday. I found a lot.

I heated ground beef in the toaster oven and messaged with Myra. Then I went to band. I hurriedly picked two hymns for Sunday. We played them, plus Christmas music. Michelle came toward the end and sang along. She and Keli and I looked at the handbells. They might need a tune-up – or whatever maintenance applies to handbells. On the way home, I stopped at the garden and picked squash and zucchini. I also checked the irrigation.

I went home. I looked at math memes on Pinterest, then they devolved into all kinds of puns. It was after 11 when I pushed myself away to take supplements and post to my blog. Then I got ready for bed.

Vacay is over

Sunday

We got up together in the middle of the night to shuffle off to the camp bathrooms. Sadly it was raining lightly and I should have thought to bring in the folding chairs (although it might have been too late). Although there was grass, the bottoms of my slippers got muddy.

I didn't sleep much after that. I got up when I heard the voices of children from another cabin. It wasn't raining any more. I went over to Michelle's cabin to fill my water bottles. She was trying to get the fire started. I walked through deep weeds to get wood from the pile. I could only carry two logs. Casey met me and took one. He put one in the fire pit and one along side. Cedric peeled bark off of the second one for kindling. Casey used 'boyscout water' as he called it. But only the kindling and charred wood from last night would burn.

I went back to the cabin to make and eat my usual breakfast while Chris took a shower. Then I went back to her cabin to hang out. She boiled water for oatmeal. I ate some blueberries. Then we packed up the food table. I went back to my cabin to pack. Chris moved the boxes and luggage to the car.

Then we went in search of the older gentleman, grandfather to the lady in charge. He took us inside the A frame to get the hearts and tongue that I had purchased. We put them in the cooler, having to take everything else out. He talked about coming to Dugway sometime.

Chris stored the cooler in the car. We followed Michelle and Casey to Great Basin National Park to the visitor's center. I sat outside in the sun while the others went inside. I asked the park ranger about the blue flowers because I have the same ones in my yard. She had an app called SEEK. She took a picture and the answer was 'asters'. Short ones, to be sure.

We headed back, but they had to stop. So because of the frozen meat, we continued on, arriving in Dugway about 3:30. We unpacked the car and the damp camp chairs. I set them up to dry out. I unpacked the food boxes and the meat and my suitcase. Chris started laundry. I walked to the post office for mail, and watered the plants. I thought about going to the pool for the last day, but was too tired.

At 5, I threw the last of the ground beef in the toaster oven. We signed into Discord for the family game. As usual, while the others discussed next steps in terms I didn't understand, I checked messages and pieced puzzles. I saw Michelle post a pic from the pool, with a rainbow in the background. I asked her for pics of Great Basin for my blog.

After the game, I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. I stayed up to catch up on e-mail, then I got ready for bed.