Even though Chris wanted to be on the road by 7, it was a little after 7 when we got up. Then he got ideas... So we got a late start. I drank a quart of lemon water. I packed the Burkey back in its box. I threw food from the fridge in a box. I ate an egg and an avocado. Chris packed the car while I did last minute things.
And then we were on the road.
The weather was good at first. Chris had his phone plugged into the car and was using the WAYZ app as a GPS. We ran into traffic in Chattanooga and it routed us around, but we still ran into some traffic. Then it rained. We stopped several times at rest areas, or to put gas in the car.
That stop was quite the place, with lots of tourists and little bungalows and a swinging bridge over a river. I told Chris we should spend a day there.
It was a long trip. I watched scenery, I slept, I sorted fabric squares, I ate some of the food we brought (including the breakfast I made last night), and peeled some eggs for Chris. I finished off the cans of coconut water. We talked about retirement. I read a book. I read the car manual. Like I said, it was a long trip.
We got to Hickory about 5pm local time. We stopped at the hotel where we had reservations. The inside was huge and lined with marble. We had to ask directions to find the front desk. There was an expensive-looking restaurant across from the front desk. Chris checked us in and we were assigned a room on the outside away from the front street.
Instead of going to our room, we used the phone app to find a place to eat. It even directed us there, though we missed it the turn and had to go way around. A u-turn would have been much shorter.
Anyway, the restaurant had an Asian-sounding name. We were directed to a table and given a large plastic menu. While Chris used the restroom, I took a pic of the fish tank. I ordered the yellowfin ceviche and octopus on rice. The ceviche came with fried egg noodles, which I gave to Chris. He had an appetizer of pork egg rolls and fried tofu with rice. His meal was so-so but I really liked the ceviche.
After eating, we went back to the hotel. We checked into our room and brought in the food boxes and my suitcase and our laptops. The room was quite a disappointment. Very dated and not luxurious (or sound-proofed). The toilet refilled itself several times an hour.
Chris tried to hook my laptop to the TV, but the remote did not have the options for HDMI, so we read e-mail for over an hour. At 8 local time, my tapping buddy called. We had a very productive session. I didn't count the number of times the toilet refilled while we were talking, but it seemed like a lot.
After the call, I opened Netflix on my laptop. We sat in bed together and watched several episodes of Agents of SHIELD. Then he went to sleep while I stayed up to post to my blog.
Saturday, August 12, 2017
Friday, August 11, 2017
Coincidences?
When I woke up this morning, the Burkey was empty, even though I had filled it last night. I reached inside to tighten the faucet, then refilled it. The white filters were still soaking in the bathroom sink. I blew through them and white water came out. I tried priming them at the kitchen sink and it was still hard to get the water to go through, I held each one long enough so that the water coming out was clear. But priming in the other direction did not work, and the directions said it should. I remembered that the lady had said to keep them until the new ones came and see if the new ones worked any better. If they did not, I should send all four back for testing.
Chris came back from breakfast and checked his e-mail. I put the leftover beef into a jar and washed the pot it was in. I drank a quart of water and swished and got dressed. He dressed in a suit, put on his backpack and walked to the transportation office to arrange for our stored goods to be delivered the day we move into the house. I stayed behind to type up my blog for yesterday.
I listened to an interview. I ate an avocado and an egg. Chris came home from his appointment. He told me that the people who have our stuff in storage cannot deliver it until late September. On the other hand, our small shipment from Korea should be delivered the day before we plan to move in. So we will have no furniture or beds, but we will have sheets.
I drove him to work. Then I came back to the hotel room to get my sewing stuff. I called Beverly to tell her I would be leaving soon. Then I headed out to the car. I drove to Huntsville Sew-n-Vac using University Blvd, which I hadn't done before. But I got there.
I walked inside with my machine, looking for the classroom. But they had expanded so much, that it was two doors down. The lady showed me where. Bertha was there and Victoria. I met some new people: Joan, Evelyn, and Silvia. I talked more than I sewed. Beverly came and I went outside to show her where to come in. She brought me baggies of 4” squares to sew together. She also brought the instructions for a past BOM that I never finished. And she brought me patterns of bags she would like to make. I introduced her to the group. We all had a nice chat. Bertha offered to lend us some inflatable mattresses and two chairs when we move in. Beverly said she had a plastic patio table that we could borrow.
Some of the ladies left for lunch. I asked the repair man to look at my machine and he ordered me a new bobbin plate. Joan told us stories about how God had made some miraculous coincidences. When she heard my husband was looking for a job, she told me to send her his resume.
Beverly had to leave early. After she left, I sewed squares into 4-patches until the others were finished. Bertha went looking for material for a backing. I could not help looking at fabric too. But I didn't get any. I went home, thinking to pack before Chris got home, but he was already in the room. I threw some sewing patterns in a box for Myra. I sealed it and addressed it and took it to the post office. I had to fill out a customs form. The clerk weighed it and said it was $23. He recommended a flat rate box so I got a medium one. He crammed them in and sealed the box for me. That saved me $10. He also had a package for me. I took the box and drove back to the hotel. I put on an interview from the parasite summit and made breakfast. Then I started packing, kind of. The kitchen counter top was wet and I surmised that the Burkey faucet was not tight enough. Chris said to drain it and dry it and reassemble it at the beach.
After the interview, we drove to the library, returning the DVDs and getting more books. When we got back, I listened to another interview from the same summit. The first speaker had talked about fever therapy. The second talked about digestive strategies. I send Chris' resume to Joan.
So, the packing continued: first the clothing and then the supplements. I made a breakfast for tomorrow so I could pack the ingredients. Then I packed my toiletries. Thinking I might be finished, I stopped to write up my blog for later.
Then we hooked the TV to my laptop and watched two episodes of The 4400. We don't know why it didn't work two weeks ago, but tonight it worked fine.
I took my evening supplements and went to bed.
* This is the quilt top Leslie was working on yesterday. *
Chris came back from breakfast and checked his e-mail. I put the leftover beef into a jar and washed the pot it was in. I drank a quart of water and swished and got dressed. He dressed in a suit, put on his backpack and walked to the transportation office to arrange for our stored goods to be delivered the day we move into the house. I stayed behind to type up my blog for yesterday.
I listened to an interview. I ate an avocado and an egg. Chris came home from his appointment. He told me that the people who have our stuff in storage cannot deliver it until late September. On the other hand, our small shipment from Korea should be delivered the day before we plan to move in. So we will have no furniture or beds, but we will have sheets.
I drove him to work. Then I came back to the hotel room to get my sewing stuff. I called Beverly to tell her I would be leaving soon. Then I headed out to the car. I drove to Huntsville Sew-n-Vac using University Blvd, which I hadn't done before. But I got there.
I walked inside with my machine, looking for the classroom. But they had expanded so much, that it was two doors down. The lady showed me where. Bertha was there and Victoria. I met some new people: Joan, Evelyn, and Silvia. I talked more than I sewed. Beverly came and I went outside to show her where to come in. She brought me baggies of 4” squares to sew together. She also brought the instructions for a past BOM that I never finished. And she brought me patterns of bags she would like to make. I introduced her to the group. We all had a nice chat. Bertha offered to lend us some inflatable mattresses and two chairs when we move in. Beverly said she had a plastic patio table that we could borrow.
Some of the ladies left for lunch. I asked the repair man to look at my machine and he ordered me a new bobbin plate. Joan told us stories about how God had made some miraculous coincidences. When she heard my husband was looking for a job, she told me to send her his resume.
Beverly had to leave early. After she left, I sewed squares into 4-patches until the others were finished. Bertha went looking for material for a backing. I could not help looking at fabric too. But I didn't get any. I went home, thinking to pack before Chris got home, but he was already in the room. I threw some sewing patterns in a box for Myra. I sealed it and addressed it and took it to the post office. I had to fill out a customs form. The clerk weighed it and said it was $23. He recommended a flat rate box so I got a medium one. He crammed them in and sealed the box for me. That saved me $10. He also had a package for me. I took the box and drove back to the hotel. I put on an interview from the parasite summit and made breakfast. Then I started packing, kind of. The kitchen counter top was wet and I surmised that the Burkey faucet was not tight enough. Chris said to drain it and dry it and reassemble it at the beach.
After the interview, we drove to the library, returning the DVDs and getting more books. When we got back, I listened to another interview from the same summit. The first speaker had talked about fever therapy. The second talked about digestive strategies. I send Chris' resume to Joan.
So, the packing continued: first the clothing and then the supplements. I made a breakfast for tomorrow so I could pack the ingredients. Then I packed my toiletries. Thinking I might be finished, I stopped to write up my blog for later.
Then we hooked the TV to my laptop and watched two episodes of The 4400. We don't know why it didn't work two weeks ago, but tonight it worked fine.
I took my evening supplements and went to bed.
* This is the quilt top Leslie was working on yesterday. *
Water, water, everywhere
I heard Chris get ready and leave for breakfast. He came back with a banana, then went to work. I stayed in bed, but got up before 7. I did some stretches and drank a quart of water. I listened to an interview with cancer survivor Chris Whark.
I made up supplement doses for the rest of this week and next. I did not have enough little pill bottles to put them in, so I used some empty glasses for this week. I distilled some water by boiling it on the stove and dripping the condensate into a glass. It wasn't much, but I didn't need much. I ordered more supplements; checking on Amazon prices vs Swanson. Astaxanthin was cheaper on Amazon BUT they wouldn't ship it to my address. WHAT!?!?! So I ordered it from Swansons, but then they wouldn't ship the bitters. I changed the address on my account from Korea to here. It still wasn't working so I called Swansons. (I can do that now.) She had me go ahead and check out and the bitters went through just fine.
For breakfast, I ate an avocado, soaked nuts, and the rest of the goat cheese. I added the distilled water to the nut cheese. I picked up my machine and sewing gear and headed to Stitch-Its.
I had no trouble driving. When I got there, it seemed like the place was full. I talked to Mary for a few minutes, and then found a seat by Leslie. She was really glad to see me. She and I talked for awhile. When I was caught up on her life, I talked to Marjory and caught up on hers. I didn't get much sewing done up to that point. But then the conversation went three- and four-way and I sewed as we talked. Leslie invited me to go paddle-boarding sometime. I accepted, wondering why she didn't ask anyone else. Then I looked around the room and realized the average age was probably 70. Ok.
About 3 I had made six blocks, I packed up to go. I wanted to stop at Publix and the ladies were trying to tell me there was a closer one but I had never been there or even in that area so I went to the one I knew on Whitesburg. I got 4 cans of coconut water. It wasn't my usual brand and maybe I was looking in the wrong place. Anyway, on the way home I drank one of the cans. It had pieces of coconut in it which was kind of nice.
When I parked, I left the sewing stuff in the car. As I passed the front desk, I mentioned the noisy refrigerator. When I got to the room, I started making breakfast. The front desk called to say the maintenance man was on his way. I let him in when he arrived. I pulled the washcloth from the crevice and he could hear the buzz. He pulled it out from the wall and found the source of the vibration. Chris tried to get in the door but it was blocked. The man finished tightening the screw or whatever, pushed the fridge back enough to let Chris in, then pulled it back out to put the panel back on. He was happy that it was a simple job.
After he left, Chris and I went to the post office. Chris went in while I played with my transmission, seeing if the engine would stop in reverse, but it didn't. Chris came back with a pile of boxes.
When we got back to the hotel, I opened the boxes, taking out the supplements and putting them away. The last box contained the Burkey. I washed my hands and all the pieces. I read the directions. I primed the two black filters and assembled the faucet and chambers. It seemed to go well, until the end when the second set of filters was to be installed. I tried to prime them under the faucet at the sink like I did the black ones, but the water wouldn't go through. It kept spraying over the sides. When Chris tried, and it did the same for him, I called the 1-800 number. The lady suggested a few things, then said she'd send a new pair.
After the call, I put the white filters in a sink full of water to soak. Bubbles came out of the ends. I blew through them and some water came out, but it took a lot of effort. I couldn't see how gravity was going to pull water through them.
I made a salad, and read e-mail. I started listening to a podcast on tapping. Myra messaged me so I messaged her back. Then my phone rang and it was Myra. We had a nice chat like old times. It was good just to hear her voice, but also to catch up.
After the call, I called Cecelia, who had called my other phone while I was talking to Myra. She had to cancel our visit for tomorrow. I promised to call her when I got back from the beach. Then I blew more water through the filters. It was a little easier this time. I gave them clean water to soak in, and put all the packing materials back in the box.
I jotted some notes for my blog while waiting for Chris to finish his game. We watched two episodes of Agents of SHIELD, and I nearly fell asleep. I tried to get up to write my blog post, but my balance was off and I fell on the bed. It felt like I was drugged. So I let it go and fell asleep.
I made up supplement doses for the rest of this week and next. I did not have enough little pill bottles to put them in, so I used some empty glasses for this week. I distilled some water by boiling it on the stove and dripping the condensate into a glass. It wasn't much, but I didn't need much. I ordered more supplements; checking on Amazon prices vs Swanson. Astaxanthin was cheaper on Amazon BUT they wouldn't ship it to my address. WHAT!?!?! So I ordered it from Swansons, but then they wouldn't ship the bitters. I changed the address on my account from Korea to here. It still wasn't working so I called Swansons. (I can do that now.) She had me go ahead and check out and the bitters went through just fine.
For breakfast, I ate an avocado, soaked nuts, and the rest of the goat cheese. I added the distilled water to the nut cheese. I picked up my machine and sewing gear and headed to Stitch-Its.
I had no trouble driving. When I got there, it seemed like the place was full. I talked to Mary for a few minutes, and then found a seat by Leslie. She was really glad to see me. She and I talked for awhile. When I was caught up on her life, I talked to Marjory and caught up on hers. I didn't get much sewing done up to that point. But then the conversation went three- and four-way and I sewed as we talked. Leslie invited me to go paddle-boarding sometime. I accepted, wondering why she didn't ask anyone else. Then I looked around the room and realized the average age was probably 70. Ok.
About 3 I had made six blocks, I packed up to go. I wanted to stop at Publix and the ladies were trying to tell me there was a closer one but I had never been there or even in that area so I went to the one I knew on Whitesburg. I got 4 cans of coconut water. It wasn't my usual brand and maybe I was looking in the wrong place. Anyway, on the way home I drank one of the cans. It had pieces of coconut in it which was kind of nice.
When I parked, I left the sewing stuff in the car. As I passed the front desk, I mentioned the noisy refrigerator. When I got to the room, I started making breakfast. The front desk called to say the maintenance man was on his way. I let him in when he arrived. I pulled the washcloth from the crevice and he could hear the buzz. He pulled it out from the wall and found the source of the vibration. Chris tried to get in the door but it was blocked. The man finished tightening the screw or whatever, pushed the fridge back enough to let Chris in, then pulled it back out to put the panel back on. He was happy that it was a simple job.
After he left, Chris and I went to the post office. Chris went in while I played with my transmission, seeing if the engine would stop in reverse, but it didn't. Chris came back with a pile of boxes.
When we got back to the hotel, I opened the boxes, taking out the supplements and putting them away. The last box contained the Burkey. I washed my hands and all the pieces. I read the directions. I primed the two black filters and assembled the faucet and chambers. It seemed to go well, until the end when the second set of filters was to be installed. I tried to prime them under the faucet at the sink like I did the black ones, but the water wouldn't go through. It kept spraying over the sides. When Chris tried, and it did the same for him, I called the 1-800 number. The lady suggested a few things, then said she'd send a new pair.
After the call, I put the white filters in a sink full of water to soak. Bubbles came out of the ends. I blew through them and some water came out, but it took a lot of effort. I couldn't see how gravity was going to pull water through them.
I made a salad, and read e-mail. I started listening to a podcast on tapping. Myra messaged me so I messaged her back. Then my phone rang and it was Myra. We had a nice chat like old times. It was good just to hear her voice, but also to catch up.
After the call, I called Cecelia, who had called my other phone while I was talking to Myra. She had to cancel our visit for tomorrow. I promised to call her when I got back from the beach. Then I blew more water through the filters. It was a little easier this time. I gave them clean water to soak in, and put all the packing materials back in the box.
I jotted some notes for my blog while waiting for Chris to finish his game. We watched two episodes of Agents of SHIELD, and I nearly fell asleep. I tried to get up to write my blog post, but my balance was off and I fell on the bed. It felt like I was drugged. So I let it go and fell asleep.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
"Paint"ing some quilts
Chris got ready for work, went to breakfast and did not come back. I got up about 6:20, went back to bed. I found myself fuming about the start/stop technology on my car. So I did some tapping. It wasn't working so I figured I needed to rehydrate first. So I got up to drink a quart of water. The fridge was making noise again, and I wedged the dish cloth a little tighter into the crevice between the fridge and counter top.
I made a quart of lemon water, and took some niacin. I cleared the e-mail I wasn't going to read. I put on an interview, and made coffee. I exercised, drybrushed, meditated and tapped. The tapping was more effective this time. I wondered if I could trade my car for one with fewer 'features' and cruise control.
When I was done, I cleaned up the kitchen. I took a shower and got dressed. I rinsed the cashews and sunflower seeds that soaked all night. The recipe called for filtered water, but I had used it all up during my coffee morning. So I used fermented coconut milk instead. It took extra because it was thicker than water. I blended it in the Nutri-bullet. It was really fast. But the blades were hard to clean.
The bathmat was a little dirty because I had used it to dry the floor of the bathroom after Chris' shower. So I put on my shoes and went looking for the maid. Her cart was parked in front of a door down the hall and at sign on the door said “Housekeeping at work”. I knocked on the door but there was no answer. I waited, and then pulled a clean one from the cart and threw the dirty one in the hamper.
Then I went back to going through my e-mail. I listened to another video, this one on chronic stress and adrenal fatigue. The speaker recommended having a high fat/low carb breakfast and a low fat/high carb supper.
I called the church office to get Cecelia's number. I got to talk to Tamara, the church secretary, for a bit. I had to stand in the window to get good reception. Then I called Cecelia and had another nice chat. I made an appt to see her and her husband on Friday afternoon.
She asked for my cell number and I had to look it up on my Yahoo e-mail because I couldn't see it on the phone while talking. But after the call, I checked my phone and it was not the same number. I must have given her my flip phone number.
I made breakfast. I had removed the washcloth earlier to quiet the fridge. I don't know why it worked, but it needed stuffing again. So I stuffed the washcloth again. I ate breakfast reading e-mail. I read more about phytic acid in foods.
I heard Chris' flip phone ring. There wasn't enough money left on the phone for a phone call so I wrote down the number and e-mailed it to him.
I called Consumer Cellular to find out why I can't send pics with text. A message told me there was a 15 minute wait and put me on a call-back list. So I was able to hang up. I made salad and ate it before I got the callback. The agent walked me through all the fields I had to fill in under Settings. After I hung up, I resent a text from yesterday (which contained a pic) and it worked perfectly.
I saw an announcement that at Quilt Festival in Houston, they are planning to exhibit photos of quilts submitted by talented quilters around the world. The directions said to submit photos by e-mail, but they have to show the entire quilt and no background objects. So I spent hours looking through pictures of my quilts on Pinterest, my blog and my photo folders. Most of my quilt pictures are missing a corner or someone is in the pic, etc. I did find a few that just needed the feet and fingers deleted.
Chris came home from work and offered to go to post office. As we left the parking lot, it started to rain. I dropped him off in front of the building. I pulled into a parking space and the engine stopped. I put it in reverse and waited for the engine to stop but it didn't. I shut it off and waited for a bit, then started up and backed up as Chris was coming into the parking lot with a package. I drove us back to the hotel, and we went back to the room.
I went back to my blog and filled a folder with candidates. Then I chose one pic and called it up in Microsoft Paint. I was able to erase the background, but it wasn't easy or quick. I mailed it off, then started another one.
Chris went downstairs to check out the Wednesday night social. He came back with soft tacos filled with lettuce, tomatoes and beef. I ate some cheese from the farmer's market and some fruit. I finished the second picture and started a third one. There were fingers in the corner of the pic and I couldn't just erase them with out leaving a space. So I used the spraypaint tool to cover it in coordinating colors. Up close it looked terrible, but reduced to 100%, it was maybe ok.
Then Chris called up SHIELD on the DVD player. I sat on the bed with him and we watched two episodes. Then he was falling asleep. So I stayed up alone to post to my blog and cover all the electronic and LED lights so the room would be dark enough for me to sleep.
* Here is a quilt I saw at the Tuesday group. *
I made a quart of lemon water, and took some niacin. I cleared the e-mail I wasn't going to read. I put on an interview, and made coffee. I exercised, drybrushed, meditated and tapped. The tapping was more effective this time. I wondered if I could trade my car for one with fewer 'features' and cruise control.
When I was done, I cleaned up the kitchen. I took a shower and got dressed. I rinsed the cashews and sunflower seeds that soaked all night. The recipe called for filtered water, but I had used it all up during my coffee morning. So I used fermented coconut milk instead. It took extra because it was thicker than water. I blended it in the Nutri-bullet. It was really fast. But the blades were hard to clean.
The bathmat was a little dirty because I had used it to dry the floor of the bathroom after Chris' shower. So I put on my shoes and went looking for the maid. Her cart was parked in front of a door down the hall and at sign on the door said “Housekeeping at work”. I knocked on the door but there was no answer. I waited, and then pulled a clean one from the cart and threw the dirty one in the hamper.
Then I went back to going through my e-mail. I listened to another video, this one on chronic stress and adrenal fatigue. The speaker recommended having a high fat/low carb breakfast and a low fat/high carb supper.
I called the church office to get Cecelia's number. I got to talk to Tamara, the church secretary, for a bit. I had to stand in the window to get good reception. Then I called Cecelia and had another nice chat. I made an appt to see her and her husband on Friday afternoon.
She asked for my cell number and I had to look it up on my Yahoo e-mail because I couldn't see it on the phone while talking. But after the call, I checked my phone and it was not the same number. I must have given her my flip phone number.
I made breakfast. I had removed the washcloth earlier to quiet the fridge. I don't know why it worked, but it needed stuffing again. So I stuffed the washcloth again. I ate breakfast reading e-mail. I read more about phytic acid in foods.
I heard Chris' flip phone ring. There wasn't enough money left on the phone for a phone call so I wrote down the number and e-mailed it to him.
I called Consumer Cellular to find out why I can't send pics with text. A message told me there was a 15 minute wait and put me on a call-back list. So I was able to hang up. I made salad and ate it before I got the callback. The agent walked me through all the fields I had to fill in under Settings. After I hung up, I resent a text from yesterday (which contained a pic) and it worked perfectly.
I saw an announcement that at Quilt Festival in Houston, they are planning to exhibit photos of quilts submitted by talented quilters around the world. The directions said to submit photos by e-mail, but they have to show the entire quilt and no background objects. So I spent hours looking through pictures of my quilts on Pinterest, my blog and my photo folders. Most of my quilt pictures are missing a corner or someone is in the pic, etc. I did find a few that just needed the feet and fingers deleted.
Chris came home from work and offered to go to post office. As we left the parking lot, it started to rain. I dropped him off in front of the building. I pulled into a parking space and the engine stopped. I put it in reverse and waited for the engine to stop but it didn't. I shut it off and waited for a bit, then started up and backed up as Chris was coming into the parking lot with a package. I drove us back to the hotel, and we went back to the room.
I went back to my blog and filled a folder with candidates. Then I chose one pic and called it up in Microsoft Paint. I was able to erase the background, but it wasn't easy or quick. I mailed it off, then started another one.
Chris went downstairs to check out the Wednesday night social. He came back with soft tacos filled with lettuce, tomatoes and beef. I ate some cheese from the farmer's market and some fruit. I finished the second picture and started a third one. There were fingers in the corner of the pic and I couldn't just erase them with out leaving a space. So I used the spraypaint tool to cover it in coordinating colors. Up close it looked terrible, but reduced to 100%, it was maybe ok.
Then Chris called up SHIELD on the DVD player. I sat on the bed with him and we watched two episodes. Then he was falling asleep. So I stayed up alone to post to my blog and cover all the electronic and LED lights so the room would be dark enough for me to sleep.
* Here is a quilt I saw at the Tuesday group. *
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
More thrift shops
I did not sleep well last night due to night sweats waking me up. Maybe going out to eat wasn't such a good idea. Chris got up at 5:30 to get ready for work. I heard him leave for breakfast. I tried to meditate until sleep came, but that didn't work. And he never came back from breakfast. When I finally got up, it was just after 6:30.
I drank some water and started writing my blog post from yesterday. When I had it written and ready to go, I downloaded pics from my phone. There was a pop-up on my phone that wanted to install updates and I told it to go ahead. Sadly, just as I selected the pics I wanted to download and was about to move them to the laptop, the pics disappeared as the phone rebooted. ARGGH! So I started writing today's blog while I waited. It took a long time because it said it was upgrading 180 apps. ??? I didn't upload that many. I swished with coconut oil and magnesium oil. When the phone was done upgrading, I rescued my pics and posted to my blog.
I listened to an interview on grounding. I looked for my grounding cord. I found it in my carry-on. But the gel pad was gone. So I looked up how to make conductive gel. It was simple, but resulted in a more watery product than I wanted.
I drove to the church on Jordan for quilting. I talked to the people at each table and saw what they were working on before I sat down by Dawn and set up my cutting mat. Jodi came in and sat beside me, and then Beverly arrived and sat by Jodi. Like yesterday, I did more talking than working, but we had a good time. I cut strips and strips sets for four more blocks. Dawn gave me a sheaf of papers with the addresses of thrift shops, and even drew a map with the numbers circled.
At 11 it broke up. The ladies packed up and went home. I got in Beverly's car and we went to the Asian market where I bought kimchi and kimbap. The kimchi was fresher than I prefer, so I didn't mind that it came with us as we searched for thrift shops. We found one on Bob Wallace. It was kinda full but still nice. There was a sewing machine there, but it was $50. I found a small blender market $7. I was going to get it and then I saw the Nutri-Bullet. It looked brand new and all the pieces were there. At $30 it was a bit high. So the first one was a little small for what I needed, but the second one was more than what I wanted. But I bought it anyway, along with a piece of fabric.
Then we drove over to the Humane Society's thrift shop. It was a lot bigger inside than it looked. They had a sewing machine too, but it was $125 and did not have any sewing feet or the case that clicks into the free arm to provide a flat space to work. I found some fabric and a PVC quilt frame. When I paid for the items, I remarked to the clerk that the sewing machine was missing parts. He did not seem interested.
Beverly took me back to the church to get my car. I put my ID in the card holder affixed to the back of the sun visor. Then I drove back to post through gate 10. I continued on to the post office. I checked our PO box but it was empty. Then I went back to the hotel.
The kimchi was dripping from the bag as I carried it across the parking lot. I took a moment to right the container so I would not drip in the hotel. When I got to the room, I set it on the counter. I was going to save the kimbap for later but I was so hungry that I ate it with the remainder of the kimchi from last week.
I texted Jodi a pic of my hashtag blocks, but it did not go through. I washed all the pieces of the Nutri-Bullet and some other dishes sitting around. Then I mixed sunflower seeds and cashews in one cup to soak.
I was reading about the Budwig diet when Chris' flip phone rang. The dealership wanted to know what he thought of the new car. So I gave the lady an earful about the start/stop system. Had I remembered that the phone was pay-per-call, I would have kept it short.
Soon Chris came home from work. He said our reservations here would run out on the 20th and the hotel was fully booked for the 21st and 22nd so we needed a place to stay until our move-in date on the 24th. I was thinking of friends who might have a guest room, but he called some 800 number and they gave him another number and soon we had reservations for some other building on post. I asked if we needed to come back a day early from the beach to check out and he said he thought he could arrange a late check-out from the hotel.
He needed to return some books, and I needed gas, so he drove us to the gas station and I put gas in the car. Then he drove us to the library where we both got more books.
When we got back to the hotel, I tried texting again but kept getting the message that multimedia messages were not allowed on the network. I was too hungry to call the company. I made and ate breakfast. I read about how to make your own sunscreen. Not that I had the ingredients.
At 7 I drove to the church for the Stewardship committee meeting. I took the Martin Road exit figuring it would be faster. It took almost 25 minutes to get to church. Art was there so we talked for a bit until the others arrived. Then Art went through the numbers on the general fund and Dave went through the numbers on the capital fund. After the meeting, we talked about how the church was doing and then they asked how I was doing. Finally we turned off the lights and left. I asked the pastor how his wife was doing, and then we both drove away.
Going back, I went straight down Bailey Cove until it ended, then turned on Triana and Drake and then Patton. I was on post in 20 minutes.
On the way to the room, I noticed that the elevator and the hallway smelled like french fries. Chris was on his laptop. I ate the nuts that had been soaking for days. And the hot flashes started right after. Then we watched two episodes of SHIELD. I fell asleep several times during the second episode. Chris settled in to sleep after he turned off the DVD. But I got up to finish my blog and take my evening supplements.
* A strip quilt top intended to be a Quilt of Valor. *
I drank some water and started writing my blog post from yesterday. When I had it written and ready to go, I downloaded pics from my phone. There was a pop-up on my phone that wanted to install updates and I told it to go ahead. Sadly, just as I selected the pics I wanted to download and was about to move them to the laptop, the pics disappeared as the phone rebooted. ARGGH! So I started writing today's blog while I waited. It took a long time because it said it was upgrading 180 apps. ??? I didn't upload that many. I swished with coconut oil and magnesium oil. When the phone was done upgrading, I rescued my pics and posted to my blog.
I listened to an interview on grounding. I looked for my grounding cord. I found it in my carry-on. But the gel pad was gone. So I looked up how to make conductive gel. It was simple, but resulted in a more watery product than I wanted.
I drove to the church on Jordan for quilting. I talked to the people at each table and saw what they were working on before I sat down by Dawn and set up my cutting mat. Jodi came in and sat beside me, and then Beverly arrived and sat by Jodi. Like yesterday, I did more talking than working, but we had a good time. I cut strips and strips sets for four more blocks. Dawn gave me a sheaf of papers with the addresses of thrift shops, and even drew a map with the numbers circled.
At 11 it broke up. The ladies packed up and went home. I got in Beverly's car and we went to the Asian market where I bought kimchi and kimbap. The kimchi was fresher than I prefer, so I didn't mind that it came with us as we searched for thrift shops. We found one on Bob Wallace. It was kinda full but still nice. There was a sewing machine there, but it was $50. I found a small blender market $7. I was going to get it and then I saw the Nutri-Bullet. It looked brand new and all the pieces were there. At $30 it was a bit high. So the first one was a little small for what I needed, but the second one was more than what I wanted. But I bought it anyway, along with a piece of fabric.
Then we drove over to the Humane Society's thrift shop. It was a lot bigger inside than it looked. They had a sewing machine too, but it was $125 and did not have any sewing feet or the case that clicks into the free arm to provide a flat space to work. I found some fabric and a PVC quilt frame. When I paid for the items, I remarked to the clerk that the sewing machine was missing parts. He did not seem interested.
Beverly took me back to the church to get my car. I put my ID in the card holder affixed to the back of the sun visor. Then I drove back to post through gate 10. I continued on to the post office. I checked our PO box but it was empty. Then I went back to the hotel.
The kimchi was dripping from the bag as I carried it across the parking lot. I took a moment to right the container so I would not drip in the hotel. When I got to the room, I set it on the counter. I was going to save the kimbap for later but I was so hungry that I ate it with the remainder of the kimchi from last week.
I texted Jodi a pic of my hashtag blocks, but it did not go through. I washed all the pieces of the Nutri-Bullet and some other dishes sitting around. Then I mixed sunflower seeds and cashews in one cup to soak.
I was reading about the Budwig diet when Chris' flip phone rang. The dealership wanted to know what he thought of the new car. So I gave the lady an earful about the start/stop system. Had I remembered that the phone was pay-per-call, I would have kept it short.
Soon Chris came home from work. He said our reservations here would run out on the 20th and the hotel was fully booked for the 21st and 22nd so we needed a place to stay until our move-in date on the 24th. I was thinking of friends who might have a guest room, but he called some 800 number and they gave him another number and soon we had reservations for some other building on post. I asked if we needed to come back a day early from the beach to check out and he said he thought he could arrange a late check-out from the hotel.
He needed to return some books, and I needed gas, so he drove us to the gas station and I put gas in the car. Then he drove us to the library where we both got more books.
When we got back to the hotel, I tried texting again but kept getting the message that multimedia messages were not allowed on the network. I was too hungry to call the company. I made and ate breakfast. I read about how to make your own sunscreen. Not that I had the ingredients.
At 7 I drove to the church for the Stewardship committee meeting. I took the Martin Road exit figuring it would be faster. It took almost 25 minutes to get to church. Art was there so we talked for a bit until the others arrived. Then Art went through the numbers on the general fund and Dave went through the numbers on the capital fund. After the meeting, we talked about how the church was doing and then they asked how I was doing. Finally we turned off the lights and left. I asked the pastor how his wife was doing, and then we both drove away.
Going back, I went straight down Bailey Cove until it ended, then turned on Triana and Drake and then Patton. I was on post in 20 minutes.
On the way to the room, I noticed that the elevator and the hallway smelled like french fries. Chris was on his laptop. I ate the nuts that had been soaking for days. And the hot flashes started right after. Then we watched two episodes of SHIELD. I fell asleep several times during the second episode. Chris settled in to sleep after he turned off the DVD. But I got up to finish my blog and take my evening supplements.
* A strip quilt top intended to be a Quilt of Valor. *
Settling on a house
I got up soon after Chris left for work. I drank a quart of water. and swished with magnesium and coconut oil. I listened to interview on essential oils for stress reduction and sleep. I researched Burkey water filters.
Then the maid knocked on the door and wanted to clean the room. I told her I should be gone by 11. I washed up and got dressed. I put away stuff so the room would be easier to clean, Chris called and said we needed to go by Housing and reserve the house, plus he had no internet access. I took my machine and went to get him. On the way I missed the turn lane, got turned around, and found myself at gate1 where I made a u-turn.
I picked him up at work and drove us to Housing, He had to write a non-refundable check for $125 to reserve the house. It does not come off the first month's rent. Just another way for them to get money. First thought: with our luck, Chris will now get a message saying he has been offered a job elsewhere. Second thought: it might be worth it. We set a date of Aug 24th to move in.
We went back to the hotel. Chris stayed at the hotel to work since he had no internet access at work. I went through fabric pieces to see which ones I needed. I laid out the blocks I had on the bed. I was not particularly fond of the effect. I packed some fruit and a small amount of seed cracker for lunch. I jotted notes for my blog. Then the bank called to say my ATM card was ready.
On the way to quilting, I stopped by the bank to pick up the card. Then I drove to the church. I got there about 11. There was a new lady there who had some pretty purple and blue blocks she was working on. Was her name Lorraine? I set up my machine but spent more time talking. Then we all sat down to lunch together. I had an orange, a banana and a piece of seed cracker. Someone had brought a fruit salad so I had some of that. Victoria had brought a cake to celebrate the August birthdays. I declined that, but heard it was very very good.
We went back to sewing and chatting, but I still didn't get much done. But I stayed late with Lauri and got two blocks finished by 4. Due to the traffic, I drove straight back to the base and did not stop at the grocery store.
When I got back to the hotel room, the room was clean and the beds were made. But I was overwhelmed by the scent of whatever the staff used to mop the floor. I couldn't open the window so I held the door open for a bit. Chris didn't seem to mind it.
I suggested we go out to eat. Chris said we should wait until 5:30 to be sure the restaurant was open. So I made a tiny breakfast and ate it while reading e-mail. I was reading e-mail, and clicked on a 'read more' link. Instead of taking me to the article, it opened a new page and gave me a pup-up saying I had to enter my name and password to unlock my computer. The pop-up would not go away and would not let me change to another window or do anything else. I had heard of this kind of virus. Chris tried shutting it down with Task Manager, but when he re-opened Waterfox, it came back. Somehow he was able to close the window in the split second between closing the pop-up and its reappearance. Kudos to Chris!
Then we went out to eat at I Korea. I got the kalbetang (bone broth soup with beef) and he got the spicy chicken, which did not taste spicy to me. We spoke some Korean to the waitress which was fun. But I left feeling a little too full after eating all the soup and rice.
Afterward, we stopped at the Walmart neighborhood store for lemons and coconut water, but did not find the coconut water. It was raining when we came out. We went across the street to the Holiday International market. We did not find coconut water there either, but she promised to hold some kimbap for me the next day.
When we got back to the hotel, I worked on ordering a water filter system from Burkey. They offered free shipping, but not to PO boxes, so I had to pay an extra $40 to have it shipped Priority Mail. I didn't want it that fast at that price, but there was no other option. And I would have had to pay it had I ordered it from Korea.
We watched two episodes of Agents of SHIELD and I fell asleep. I don't know what it is about that show that tires me out so.
* This is the quilt Lauri was working on. *
Then the maid knocked on the door and wanted to clean the room. I told her I should be gone by 11. I washed up and got dressed. I put away stuff so the room would be easier to clean, Chris called and said we needed to go by Housing and reserve the house, plus he had no internet access. I took my machine and went to get him. On the way I missed the turn lane, got turned around, and found myself at gate1 where I made a u-turn.
I picked him up at work and drove us to Housing, He had to write a non-refundable check for $125 to reserve the house. It does not come off the first month's rent. Just another way for them to get money. First thought: with our luck, Chris will now get a message saying he has been offered a job elsewhere. Second thought: it might be worth it. We set a date of Aug 24th to move in.
We went back to the hotel. Chris stayed at the hotel to work since he had no internet access at work. I went through fabric pieces to see which ones I needed. I laid out the blocks I had on the bed. I was not particularly fond of the effect. I packed some fruit and a small amount of seed cracker for lunch. I jotted notes for my blog. Then the bank called to say my ATM card was ready.
On the way to quilting, I stopped by the bank to pick up the card. Then I drove to the church. I got there about 11. There was a new lady there who had some pretty purple and blue blocks she was working on. Was her name Lorraine? I set up my machine but spent more time talking. Then we all sat down to lunch together. I had an orange, a banana and a piece of seed cracker. Someone had brought a fruit salad so I had some of that. Victoria had brought a cake to celebrate the August birthdays. I declined that, but heard it was very very good.
We went back to sewing and chatting, but I still didn't get much done. But I stayed late with Lauri and got two blocks finished by 4. Due to the traffic, I drove straight back to the base and did not stop at the grocery store.
When I got back to the hotel room, the room was clean and the beds were made. But I was overwhelmed by the scent of whatever the staff used to mop the floor. I couldn't open the window so I held the door open for a bit. Chris didn't seem to mind it.
I suggested we go out to eat. Chris said we should wait until 5:30 to be sure the restaurant was open. So I made a tiny breakfast and ate it while reading e-mail. I was reading e-mail, and clicked on a 'read more' link. Instead of taking me to the article, it opened a new page and gave me a pup-up saying I had to enter my name and password to unlock my computer. The pop-up would not go away and would not let me change to another window or do anything else. I had heard of this kind of virus. Chris tried shutting it down with Task Manager, but when he re-opened Waterfox, it came back. Somehow he was able to close the window in the split second between closing the pop-up and its reappearance. Kudos to Chris!
Then we went out to eat at I
Afterward, we stopped at the Walmart neighborhood store for lemons and coconut water, but did not find the coconut water. It was raining when we came out. We went across the street to the Holiday International market. We did not find coconut water there either, but she promised to hold some kimbap for me the next day.
When we got back to the hotel, I worked on ordering a water filter system from Burkey. They offered free shipping, but not to PO boxes, so I had to pay an extra $40 to have it shipped Priority Mail. I didn't want it that fast at that price, but there was no other option. And I would have had to pay it had I ordered it from Korea.
We watched two episodes of Agents of SHIELD and I fell asleep. I don't know what it is about that show that tires me out so.
* This is the quilt Lauri was working on. *
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Renegades
I got up first to go to the bathroom. Then Chris got up, got dressed, and took the laundry down to get washed while the washers and dryers were free. He also had breakfast.
I swished with magnesium and coconut oil. I drank a quart of lemon water. I read some e-mail and then did some breathwork. Chris came back as I sat, not breathing. The video paused. It was not a good time to pause.
I started watching an episode of The Quilt Show. Then I took a shower and got ready for church. I watched some more while Chris took his shower.
At 10:10 we left the hotel and drove to the church. We had time to chat with people before the service started. I told Tim that I wanted to be on the Stewardship committee again. He said I could fill in for him in a few weeks and that there was a meeting this Tuesday.
We took our usual pew. It was a nice service, full of traditional hymns, just the way I like it. Afterward, there was a social hour with food. I got some fresh fruit and vegetables. I talked to a few more people, relishing in the feeling of being home.
Then we went to Publix for groceries. It was nice to shop in such a big store with so many choices. But it was more expensive than the commissary in Korea.
Then we drove us back to our room so we could put away the food. I exchanged my church dress for shorts and a top. I could see how overly-brown my shoulders were from the long walk we took yesterday.
I took my machine and drove to the Latter Day church where Renegades was making quilts for Linus project. It wasn't far from the Publix we had just shopped at. I parked in the front lot because the way to the back lot was barred. I carried in my machine and laptop case of notions. Most of the ladies were surprised to see me. They asked about Korea and how long I was here for. It was nice to be back.
They had to pack up early today and I was quite late, so Lynette gave me some organizing to do. I folded fabrics and placed them in tubs so they would fit. A few needed to be ironed so they would fold properly. New ladies introduced themselves to me. I took a few pictures of the Christmas quilts they were working on. Then as they packed up, I vacuumed the floor.
It was raining hard by the time we got out. I was glad my machine had a plastic cover on it. There was too much traffic to turn left, so I turned right. I drove by the old house. I saw the bushes were overgrown, but otherwise it looked ok. Then I went around the corner and back to base. When I got to the hotel room, I fumbled for my card key, but Chris couldn't hear me over the fridge noise.
I ate the rest of the cherries. I cleared some e-mail. I listened to an interview on treating hair loss. I looked at hashtag quilts online to get some inspiration for mine.
Kurt texted me on Skype. I looked up the health effects of the eclipse. I was hoping for something positive, but only found info indicating it could damage good fortune energies in your aura. It was not exactly what I had hoped to find.
I took a break to make breakfast. Leaving out the problem foods made it quite small. But that was ok, because Chris was cooking ground beef with onions for supper. I had some kimchi with mine and he had some rice with his.
I started reading my book from the library. It was easy because it was in large print. I had read it before and that made me brave enough to read it again even though I don't quite remember how it turned out.
I took a few minutes to jot down my blog for later, after we watch TV. I hate to keep Chris up while I write and there is no other room to go to.
About 8:30 we started watching agents of SHIELD. We saw two episodes. I was falling asleep. So Chris turned it off. Then I got up to finish my blog. Having taken my evening supplements already, I put in Holosync and went to bed.
I swished with magnesium and coconut oil. I drank a quart of lemon water. I read some e-mail and then did some breathwork. Chris came back as I sat, not breathing. The video paused. It was not a good time to pause.
I started watching an episode of The Quilt Show. Then I took a shower and got ready for church. I watched some more while Chris took his shower.
At 10:10 we left the hotel and drove to the church. We had time to chat with people before the service started. I told Tim that I wanted to be on the Stewardship committee again. He said I could fill in for him in a few weeks and that there was a meeting this Tuesday.
We took our usual pew. It was a nice service, full of traditional hymns, just the way I like it. Afterward, there was a social hour with food. I got some fresh fruit and vegetables. I talked to a few more people, relishing in the feeling of being home.
Then we went to Publix for groceries. It was nice to shop in such a big store with so many choices. But it was more expensive than the commissary in Korea.
Then we drove us back to our room so we could put away the food. I exchanged my church dress for shorts and a top. I could see how overly-brown my shoulders were from the long walk we took yesterday.
I took my machine and drove to the Latter Day church where Renegades was making quilts for Linus project. It wasn't far from the Publix we had just shopped at. I parked in the front lot because the way to the back lot was barred. I carried in my machine and laptop case of notions. Most of the ladies were surprised to see me. They asked about Korea and how long I was here for. It was nice to be back.
They had to pack up early today and I was quite late, so Lynette gave me some organizing to do. I folded fabrics and placed them in tubs so they would fit. A few needed to be ironed so they would fold properly. New ladies introduced themselves to me. I took a few pictures of the Christmas quilts they were working on. Then as they packed up, I vacuumed the floor.
It was raining hard by the time we got out. I was glad my machine had a plastic cover on it. There was too much traffic to turn left, so I turned right. I drove by the old house. I saw the bushes were overgrown, but otherwise it looked ok. Then I went around the corner and back to base. When I got to the hotel room, I fumbled for my card key, but Chris couldn't hear me over the fridge noise.
I ate the rest of the cherries. I cleared some e-mail. I listened to an interview on treating hair loss. I looked at hashtag quilts online to get some inspiration for mine.
Kurt texted me on Skype. I looked up the health effects of the eclipse. I was hoping for something positive, but only found info indicating it could damage good fortune energies in your aura. It was not exactly what I had hoped to find.
I took a break to make breakfast. Leaving out the problem foods made it quite small. But that was ok, because Chris was cooking ground beef with onions for supper. I had some kimchi with mine and he had some rice with his.
I started reading my book from the library. It was easy because it was in large print. I had read it before and that made me brave enough to read it again even though I don't quite remember how it turned out.
I took a few minutes to jot down my blog for later, after we watch TV. I hate to keep Chris up while I write and there is no other room to go to.
About 8:30 we started watching agents of SHIELD. We saw two episodes. I was falling asleep. So Chris turned it off. Then I got up to finish my blog. Having taken my evening supplements already, I put in Holosync and went to bed.
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