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.

Cleaning the girls room

 

Thursday

I got up at 7:30. I went through the morning list quickly. I started a loaf of bread, then put the dough into the fridge before I went to Bible study. I think I hardboiled some eggs as well.

I opened the chapel at 9, letting Diane and Karen inside. We talked about Saronna's situation until Eryne arrived. Then she led the study of Genesis 42. We discussed it and Karen had to leave. We also discussed cleaning Saronna's house.

So after we prayed, two of them followed me to her house and we cleaned the couch and behind the couch and other furniture on the same wall. Then we broke for lunch.

I went home and made breakfast. I put the dough in the oven even though it was still in the bread pan. I watched The Highwire. Michelle called and we talked for awhile, then I went to her house with two dozen eggs that Diane gave me.

Then she walked and I drove to Saronna's house. We talked and Karen came over with Moira. Moira helped me clean the ferret cage and shred paper for it. Then Aubrey came over. Michelle and Aubrey cleaned the remaining bathroom while I cleaned behind the stove and ran the dishwasher.

Michelle left to get ready for staying overnight with Saronna's kids. Another lady came to clean. So we discussed what needed to be done and I left her and Aubrey to it. I went to Michelle's house to pick up the Korean meal she had bought me earlier in town. I stayed to talk a bit, then I went home. I ate the Korean meal cold and tried to catch up on e-mail.

Eventually Chris came home from AutumnFest. I worked on my blog, then made tea and we watched TV. I read online. Chris went to bed. I peeled all the hardboiled eggs and cracked some that weren't hardboiled but were in the box labeled hardboiled. Then I went to bed.

Meditating and cleaning

 

Wednesday

I got up at 7:35, not having slept well. I did a few morning chores, then prepared for coffee morning. After four rounds of meditation, I started cleaning the bathrooms. Michelle contacted me about cleaning. In fact while we were still talking, she walked into my house. So I quickly threw on regular clothing and she took me to Saronna's house. We stripped the beds and started a load of wash. We discussed. Then she took me home and went to sub at the school. I finished my bathrooms and washed dishes. I took a steam session and a shower. I ate some yogurt with pumpkin seeds. I also made a bit of egg salad.

I went over to Saronna's house and started cleaning. But Michelle never came. She couldn't leave the dog alone. So I worked mainly in the kitchen. Also I swept and mopped floors and washed more bedding and tossed stuffed animals in the dryer. I emptied the dishwasher and restacked it, but there were things that could not go in. Michelle told me that the kids were talking badly about her at school and she considered that maybe she shouldn't be alone with them.

Around 6, I went home. I heated leftovers and ate supper while catching up on e-mail. I posted to my blog. I thought we would watch TV, but Chris was gaming online till 10:30, so then we went to bed.

Saronna's surgery

 

Tuesday

I got up at 8, having slept through the night. I went through the morning list. I practiced the hymns plus Sleigh Ride. I texted Michelle and she was napping after not having slept well with Saronna's kids. So I checked e-mail, then dealt with the gopher mounds and set traps. Then she called just as I was heading to the garden. She was going to the school to check on the kids, then heading to the house. So I went to the garden and then came home and started breakfast.

When she called to say she was at the house, I headed over there. She exclaimed over everything dirty. Then we started on a bathroom. The bathrooms are small so after awhile, we were running into each other. I wanted to move to the other bathroom but she didn't want to be left alone. Really, it wasn't THAT bad. So I did the door and jams and stuff. Then we moved to the other bathroom. It was more crowded with personal care products. We didn't get that far before 3.

Then she went to the school to pick up the kids and run them somewhere for a bit. So I swept the floor and went home to finish breakfast. Then I met her back at the house. She got a neighbor to watch the boys while she and the girls cleaned the clutter in their room. I worked in the livingroom and then the kitchen, washing dishes.

I got a call from the lady I was supposed to quote at 5:30. So I dropped everything and drove over to her house. She showed me around her house and everything she had done. We agreed to meet again when she had everything moved out.

I called Michelle and she said they had eaten and were getting ready to head to the rented house. I drove over there and she was getting them packed with pajamas and clothing. I stayed after they left to wash dishes, but was hungry and tired so I went home.

I put supper in the toaster oven. I talked to Chris. I ate supper and had some sugar snap peas. Then Michelle called saying one of the girls was missing and could I check the house? So I drove over there and no one was home. So I went to the ACS building. All the lights in the Keetch room were on, and quickly got switched off. I called Michelle and we suspected that the girl might have gone there before the building closed and hid, then turned the lights on and read a book or used the wi-fi. So I called Chris to open the building and waited. But then Michelle called back to say the girl had been spotted walking to Michelle's house. So I called Chris and told him not to come after all.

I went home and worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched TV. He went to bed, but I stayed up to catch up on e-mail and piece puzzles.

Camp Michelle - opening night

 

Monday

I got up at 7:30, having kept awakening and reawakening during the night. I went through the morning list. I started cleaning my slide. Then Housing asked me when I was going to submit 403 for inspection. I thought it would take till Thursday to get the yardwork done, but when I met Bobbie over there, it was already done. So I scheduled inspection for this afternoon. She said Randy signed for the house next to Rod, and made arrangements to move the assignment over to Rod's house since that is where the bedding is and it hasn't just been freshly painted.

I went to the post office to mail the package from 403. But they did not have the forwarding address so I had to go home and get it. Amazingly it was $75 to mail. Yikes! I went home. I looked up previous band posts to identify the next meme in line. I posted to all three Facebook pages for band practice. I looked up hymns about prayer. I picked two, and one was not in my large print folder. So I went to the library to get a large print copy made. I stayed to chat, then left. I chatted with Tara on the way out, then went home.

I made and ate breakfast. I finished hemming a cleaning cloth for the slide. I went to 644b for inspection. They decided to do it after the kids had their 5 days there. Randy came over to inspect and then sign a paper saying there was no damage that he would be responsible for. I went to 403 to get the rest of my stuff out, plus all the cleaners they left behind. I did a last vacuuming and mopping of high traffic areas. Then I sat in my car waiting for the inspectors to come in.

When Bobbie and Sarah came, we went inside. Sarah took the pics. Bobbie and I talked, waiting for Collie, but he didn't come over. So then I went to the swap shop to drop off some stuff, including a toilet brush for the little bathroom. I went home and jotted notes for my blog.

I re-hemmed my cleaning cloth to be narrower. I finished cleaning the slides. I used a magic eraser and then 0000 steel wool to get the rust off. I re-oiled the inner slides and it worked much better.

I put supper in the toaster oven. I checked e-mail. Chris came home from work. I ate supper, then went to band practice. I emptied the trash cans until Jenni arrived. Then we played through the hymns and some Christmas songs. Michelle and Randy and Casey came to get folding chairs. Jenni and I talked for some time.

Then Michelle called to say she needed toilet paper and shower hooks. So I went to the swap shop to pick up the TV table that we forgot yesterday. I went home to get toilet paper and a shower curtain. I drove to 644B, arriving right after Michelle. So we went in together. I brought in the stuff I collected and some of the swiffer cleaning kit.

The kids arrived with Randy. Michelle quickly got them organized as to which beds were theirs and laid out their sleeping bags on the piles of blankets and sheets and comforters. Then she got them one at a time to take a quick shower while she instructed them on how to wash. This was followed by teeth brushing and music. Randy left, so I asked to be dismissed from Camp Michelle as well. I was tempted to stay, but I had no preparations. I closed the garage door and headed home.

I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched TV. Chris went to bed, while I stayed up looking for a page on parasite cleanses and caught up on e-mail.

Preparing for Camp Michelle

 

Sunday

I started my day at 8:30. I went through the morning list. I practiced, then made a copy of the music. It wasn't quick. Chris gave me a massage. Then I took a shower, and made cheese squares. The first eggs I cracked didnt hold their shape so I cooked them in the microwave with a paper towel over. There was popping. When the one minute was over, I put it in for another minute. There was no more popping, so I opened the microwave. While I looked for a potholder, there was a very loud pop and suddently the dish was empty. There was egg all over the inside. I thought it was the funniest thing.

I made another copy. I pieced the copies together to make a one page hymn.  I ate yogurt, then watered outside. I set the trap. I prepared for breakfast, then made and ate breakfast.

I looked at a random verse generator, then got dressed for chapel. I packed up cheese squares and my trombone. Chris drove us to the chapel.

We had the normal progression for the service, although it went longer. Keli was ill, so Chaplain and Jenni did the praise songs at the beginning. Neil gave the sermon. Then Jenni and I played two hymns at the end. Then we chatted in shifting groups. I asked Bryce about noise-canceling headphones for Saronna to go from her house to the hospital in Salt Lake. He said he had some but they needed glue. We all said goodbye to the Praise team and the chaplain took them back to the hotel.

Chris and I went home. I changed clothes and ate the parts of breakfast that I missed. I sent out a bunch of texts. Randy said they tried such headphones and they only made it worse. I went to the garden to check the trap and water the tomato. I went to 644b to get the rest of my stuff out. There was a gray car with no license plate in the driveway, but the house was empty. I grabbed my stuff and went home. I listened to one last tapping meditation. I signed into Discord for the game. We played for 3 hours. Afterward, I took Chris to 403 to pick up the package to mail tomorrow. We also dropped off a package at Wendy's house.

When we got home, Michelle was waiting for me. I got in her car and we went to the swap shop to get lots of bulky bedding. We took it to Rod's former house. We made up 'nests' for each of the kids to sleep on. We also made a list of other things like shower curtains and toilet paper.

She dropped me off at home. It was too late to watch TV. We made the bed with clean sheets. I made tea and listened to a Highwire Plus episode on parasites. Yikes! Then I went to bed.

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.

Day 3, the chofar

 

Friday

We got up at 7:30. I went through most of my morning routine, then washed up and got nicely dressed. We went to the hotel to meet the praise team for a continental breakfast. Lisi and I did not eat. We all chatted and then went outside where Neil spoke a blessing and blew the chofar. Then we went inside for a Q and A. But it ended up being more of a prayer request thing. At 10 it broke up. Neil gave me the chofar to practice on for tonight.

Chris and I went home. He went to the office. I ate yogurt, then went to 403 to mop and to clip trees growing in the fence. When I got back, I ate fiber gel and practiced trombone. Then I made and ate breakfast. I had to reboot my computer to get rid of the green outlines. I watched two videos on how to blow the chofar. It seemed to go well.

Chris came home and made his lunch. Then we went to the commissary for groceries. When we got back, the mower was back in the driveway with a new part.

Chris didn't want to go to Tooele. I nearly fell asleep while we planned our anniversary trip. I laid down, but then jumped up to make yogurt for tomorrow and jot notes for my blog, and work on yesterday's post. Now I was able to add pictures to previous posts. I went to the garden to weed and check the gopher trap. On the way home, I thanked Richard for fixing the mower. He mentioned how much we needed rain. Later he said I was a saint and not to let anyone tell me different. I think I will remember that for the rest of my life.

When I got home, I mowed the back lawn, then put the mower away. I got dressed up and we went to the chapel by 6:30. The service opened with praise music and a few hymns. The words projected on the screen were not always what the players were singing.

Then we stood in a circle up front. Neil asked me to play the chofar. The first notes went well. He asked to put a talith on me, but I wasnt comfortable with that. Then he tried the chofar, not so good. I tried again. Not so good this time. Stefani tried. There must be a trick to it.

Then we prayed for the world, mentioning as many countries as he could. We prayed up and down, right and left. Most of the other ladies sat down. I was in the center aisle, so I knelt down, but then my feet went to sleep. So when the prayer finished, Chris had to help me up. Chaplain wanted to pray for me and I said we should pray for rain. Then Neil had quite a story about praying for rain in Africa and it rained so much that they had to pray for it to stop so they could hold elections.

After the service ended, Chaplain brought out a lasagna that was left over from dinner. Chris and I delivered the lasagne to the Clarks. He quietly invited us in and we spoke in whispers. He told us about the house he is being given to house the children while his wife is in the hospital. Its the same house I just cleaned and will have inspected Monday afternoon. It was sad to see the young boys having to be so quiet (because any sound causes their mother a lot of pain).

We went home. I got ready for Game night. I drove over and gave cheese squares to Michelle. I played the game using all the notes I had, then explored where to go next. I exited the game at 11, but we talked till 12 about their Disney trip. Then I went home.

Day 2 of Revival

 

Thursday

I got up on time. I followed my usual morning list. I made up supplements for the week. I went cleaning, then stopped to open the swap shop by request. I went back for 2 hours. When I came home, I ate fiber gel, watered the plants, etc. I ate breakfast and watched The Highwire. I paused it to go clean again.

I went to the garden to pick onion stems and check the gopher traps. Nope. I stopped by Self-Help to tell Richard about the mower. He said he'd pick it up after work. I went home to wash and chop the onion greens. I put them in a container. I put shredded cheese in a container, and took both to the chapel. I put them in the fellowship hall with other toppings. Presently we gathered to say a blessing and line up to get tacos. I just made a salad with the meat and toppings. We – the praise team and ladies of the church – chatted together as we ate.

Then the chaplain called the praise team into the sanctuary for prayer. I went home to change into better clothes. Then Chris took me back. We sat for the Day 2 service. It was much better than Day 1. We sang praise songs and hymns. Most of the time the right words were on the overhead. Then the praise team pastor spoke at length. Finally, people were invited to come up to the altar to pray and be prayed for (or with). Then the chaplain ended the service with a prayer.

We chatted with each other and I spoke at length with Lisi who is from Brazil. We have a lot in common. When the chaplain started turning off the lights, conversations broke up and we headed to the doors. We agreed we would see them tomorrow for breakfast. Then we went home. I changed clothes and finished The Highwire. Then I worked on my blog. Suddenly I realized that I forgot to lock the swap shop. But I was already in my nightgown and figured the police had locked it anyway. Sigh.

Revival not off to a great start

 

Wednesday

I got up on time. It was cool out, so I delayed watering. I prepared for coffee morning. I meditated and tapped. I watered the plants and raked gopher mounds. I cleaned the kitchen and bathrooms. I laid out in the sun. I used my steam sauna, then took a shower.

After getting dressed, I went to the post office for mail. Then I proceeded to Rod's house to check the yard work. I spent 30 minutes picking up dog droppings and shreds of a cup that got mowed over.

I went home and ate yogurt. I signed up at Housing for inspection on Monday. I checked with Self-help, but Richard wasn't there. I went to the garden. I set both traps, then came home. I messaged John about cleaning. I made and ate egg salad, then went to 403 to clean. I worked on windows and blinds. John came later. He did all the fans and high stuff in an hour. It would have taken me longer.

I went home, jotted notes for my blog and recorded cleaning times. I ate some kimchi fried rice.

I changed into better clothes. We drove to the chapel for Revival. Chaplain introduced us to the praise team, who were not all from the same place. I guess he pieced it together. Then we sat for the service. I'm not sure what I expected, maybe Billy Graham and some hymns? The first hour was praise music, but the words on the screen rarely agreed with what he was singing. And there was no beginning or end to each song. I could not tell how many songs. Some singing here and there, random playing while he sang to himself or God.

But then a man played the piano and kind of made up the words. And another man preached. That I understood. Then we had time for people to come forward and be prayed for. There was a prayer list on the whiteboard.

Afterward, we chatted with the people behind us. Chris talked shop with some of the guys. And we went home. It was too late for TV. I went through the last tapping presentations. Chris cleared e-mail and went to bed. I stayed up to work on my blog.

*Still can't post a pic.  I blame yesterday's update* 

Setting traps in the garden

 

Tuesday

I got up early, hearing Chris get ready for work. After he left, I got up and finished a Sudoku puzzle. I went through my morning list. I made sure both gopher traps were set. I didn't have a trap for the one in the backyard so I buried some out of date tuna in one of the tunnels. It was awfully cool outside.

I ate yogurt, then went cleaning at Rod's house. I finished up the inside and picked up some dog poop outside. I stopped at the garden to water. I saw gopher mounds! I went home to eat fiber gel and to read in the sun. Then I went to the post office for mail and to open the swap shop. I proceeded to 403 to start cleaning there. I did the kitchen except for the fridge and started on windows and blinds.

I went home at 5. I ate fiber gel and read online for awhile. Chris came home and we both ate leftovers. We talked about the situation with Michelle taking Saronna's kids for 5 days during her brain surgery.

I went to Casey's house to get my slide, but he was asleep (I later found out). I went to the chapel to wipe the vinyl couches and it was obvious that someone had just done it by the smell. But there was detritus on the floor, so I handled that. Then I went home to get gopher traps and money. Because our sprinklers were on, I was only able to grab one trap. I called Casey and he said he was at the club. So I grabbed some cash and went to the garden. I dealt with the gopher mounds and watched my sprinkler come on. But it didn't oscillate for some reason. So I pushed it a notch every few minutes. One of my squash plants had all its leaves eaten off. Again. I set up the trap. Casey came over with my slide. I gave him the money. We chatted till it got dark. Then we both went home.

I rolled up the windows in my car and set up the ozone machine inside. I rolled the mower out to the driveway. I ate blueberries with chia seed. I watched one tapping presentation, then worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched TV. Chris went to bed. I stayed up to listen to stuff.

*For some reason I can't post a pic* 

My slide gets professional help

 

Monday

I woke up at 5 to use the bathroom. I think I woke Chris up and he went as well. But I went back to bed, while he went to prepare chicken – but it wasn't thawed enough. I got up before 8. I went through my morning list. I set the gopher traps.

Just before 10, I went to Rod's house. I cleaned baseboards and ozoned one of the bedrooms. Then I went to the garden and then home. Michelle called to say they had dropped my slide off at a music store. The store needed an hour to unclog the slide and was going to charge $60. Sigh. Ok.

Chris had cooked all the chicken. I put on my suit under my clothes. We went to the pavilion by the pool. We waited for other people to show up. A few did. Some even brought food. Chris had to go to the commissary for forks. I talked with Janet and Karen. I rocked Janet's baby. So cute!

It was after 2 when Chris took me home. I ate a grapefruit, then went back to Rod's house to clean more baseboards and to mop. I also worked in the bathroom that Isadora supposedly cleaned.

I got home a little before 5. I stairstepped through the last tapping presentation from yesterday. Everyone signed into the game. Chris kept them occupied until I finished. Then I made breakfast for supper and we played the game. We were attacked by bad guys and we fought them off. End of story.

Afterward, Chris and I went for a walk in our neighborhood. I went through the two latest tapping presentations, only stopping for the tapping parts. I looked at my Facebook messages, then worked on my blog. We watched TV, then retired to our computers. I went through the tapping meditations and went to bed.

Second game night - better than the first

 

Sunday

I got up before 8. I went through the morning list except for practicing. I watered the yard in addition to the plants. I made more spice mix and more breakfast mix. I ate fiber gel, then read outside. I came in to make and eat breakfast.

Saronna texted me that the rugs were working and she could use a third one. So I picked one out and had Chris drop it off at their house. Just as he left, Michelle came in. She had a sign up sheet for people to say what day they could bring a meal to the Clark kids. She wanted me to take it to the chapel.

We chatted and then she left. Soon Chris was back. I finished breakfast and got ready for church. I took the sign-up sheets and the cheese squares.

I drove to the chapel. I left the cheese snack and the sign up sheets on the back table. I told several ladies about them. I assembled my trombone and put the hymns on my music stand. The service began with the chaplain playing three songs on his guitar. I did not know any of them. They were not hymns.

I chatted with the chaplain after church. I went home and tried to catch up on e-mail. Chris made mashed potatoes. Michele and John came over. Rod called and we set a date for an escape night. Then the four of us walked to Gary's house with the mashed potatoes.

I wasn't expecting so many people. Gary put the food out in the kitchen. People walked around the countertops with plates and got food. I ate at a table in the diningroom with Michele and John and Mindy and her husband. Gary had a smoothie machine and what was in it was really good.

Later the four of us walked back to our house. John helped me level up my character for the game tomorrow. Then they left. I went to the garden to water, then to Rod's house to move the ozone machine and put the little stuff I found in a bag for someone to pick up and deliver to him.

Then I went to Michelle's house with my outer slide and some brisket that I got from Gary. Casey fashioned some piano wire into a hook and got some of the paper towel out, but the rest was stuck. Michelle and I sat on the back patio and watched Casey start the grill and cook chicken and hotdogs. They offered me some, but I was too full.

Then Casey put up the Indiana Jones game. Indy was still stuck in the large room with the moving platform. He died over and over again as I tried to make the jump. But eventually I made it. But the next jumps were just as bad. Casey was able to help and finally Indy got back up to where he started. Then I took over and made a great deal of progress.

But it got late, so I exited the game. Michelle made a strong drink of garlic cloves, ginger root and cayenne. She shared a bit with me and chugged the rest. Her face was priceless! Then she went to bed. Casey stayed up to talk. Then I went home, worked on my blog, and went to bed.