Cleaning the church kitchen

 

Saturday

We woke up on time, but stayed in bed late. He missed church and I missed a massage. I went through the morning list. I watered plants and leveled gopher mounds and set traps.

I made and ate breakfast. I put together some cleaning supplies. I brought my sewing stuff to the chapel for sewing class. Jenni came first and we talked about cleaning the kitchen this evening. Then the four kids came. So I got them started on making the balloon cover project. The tracing wasn't bad and neither was sewing together the football shapes. But piecing in the hexagon shapes and the top and bottom was a bear. Moira was finished first – looked terrible but I gave her a balloon to put inside and blow up. Wilhelm was next, and it was no better. I gave him a balloon too. Sophia finished hers about the same time I finished the one for Jedediah. They both turned out pretty good. One kid came back to ask for the rest of the balloons, which I thought was pretty cheeky after leaving us a mess to clean up. Then their father made them all come back and help.

After they left, Jenni and I talked for awhile, then went home about 4:30. Chris was making potatoes and brisket for supper. Michele came over to join us. We had a nice conversation. But she did not want to go to Project Night.

So at 7, I took my cleaning supplies to the chapel. Jenni, Diane and Bill came to help. The four of us worked in the kitchen for two hours. Jenni said Sophia was working on something in the fellowship hall. But I only saw her once when she stuck her head in the kitchen.

We emptied cupboards and washed all the dishes and utensils inside. Diane organized and bagged them before putting them back in the drawers. By 9, we hadn't finished. We left some items out on a table in the kitchen and made a plan to come back after Bible Study.

We went home. I was dog tired. I made tea and we watched TV. Then I checked e-mail and went to bed. For some reason, I had trouble sleeping.

Treats at the ethnic bakery

 

Friday

I got up at 8, having awakened earlier. Chris was already up. I went through the morning list, got dressed and watered the plants. Most of them didn't need it because of the rain yesterday. Just as I sat down at my computer, the power went off again. Sigh.

But it wasn't out too long. It took longer for the internet to come back up. I ate yogurt.I read a book by the red light. I put together the Swanson's order that I started yesterday.

I made and ate breakfast. Then we went to the commissary for whatever they had that was on our list. Then we went to pick up Michele and saw lots of downed trees, even big ones.

We took Michele with us to Tooele. I went to Melanies to sign papers and get some sale products. On the way back, we stopped at an ethnic bakery where she and Chris got sweet treats.

At home, I looked for the directions to a sewing project that I took a pic of, but don't know where I got it. I asked Michelle to do an image search, but she couldn't find it either. Weird. So I kinda had to make up the pattern and directions.

Chris slow-roasted some brisket that Michele gave us this morning. It was cooked enough to eat. I had that for dinner. I guess Chris did too before he went gaming.

Another storm was coming, so I posted to my blog a little early in case the power went out. I worked on sewing project. After making it, I took a pic and posted an announcement on all three community Facebook pages. It turned out a little small for my phone.

I got ready for game night. I picked some greens for Michelle and made a bottle of tea. I drove to her house. I picked up the game where I had left off – Indy had to jump out of a window to land on a sidewalk across a length of water. Well, he died over and over. She looked up how to do it, and it was what I was doing. I added the shift key and in a few jumps he made it. So a lot of time wasted there. But the game went well after that. Finally Indy ended up in a building with crushing machines. I think he was supposed to jump on one, but always ended up getting crushed instead.

I turned off the game, thanked her, and went home. Chris was not home. I texted him, then got ready for bed. Finally he came home and joined me.

Power off

 

Thursday

I got up after 8.  I made a large glass of vit C water, then worked on my morning list.  I went to the chapel and unlocked it.  I forgot my Bible so I went home to get it, and drove back. Jenni came with treats, which she passed out.  We chatted, then prayed and read from Genesis 38.  I shared all the tidbits that I read from commentaries.  Others shared as well.  Then we talked about planning a kitchen cleaning session for Saturday.  After a closing prayer, we headed out.

I got home at 11, had fiber gel, then went out to clear mounds.  I set a trap near one mound, then went to the next mound.  The trap went off and I pulled out a gopher who died pretty quickly.  I worked on more mounds, then set the trap in a new one.

I made and ate breakfast while watching The Highwire.  I wanted to take screen shots, but the green stuff kept getting in the way. I laid out in the sun.  I checked  e-mail.  I walked to the post office for mail.  I saw someone left stuff outside the swap shop so I shoved it in.  I walked back home and checked the gopher trap.  Nope. 

 I rebooted my computer to get rid of the green stuff.  While listening to a video on the Wavwatch, I started preparing a Swansons order. But the internet went down and the winds ramped up. So, I worked offline on the swap shop movie. I renamed all the movie bits so I could easily find the parts I wanted. Then the power went out. I worked on my blog for posting later.

I decided to read a book. I read inside, I read outside, I read inside again and it rained. I pulled the pigs feet from the oven and ate one. It was incredibly spicy. But I didn't want to open the fridge to get rice. So I pulled out another foot and covered it with a can of soup.

Chris didn't come home so I texted him. He said he was taking John to work to apply for jobs. I texted back "Ok, I'll just sit here alone in the dark".  (It wasn't that dark).  Minutes later, Michele arrived with part of a pizza. Apparently Chris had gone over there and shared his pizza before taking John to his office. Michele laid on the floor and we talked for some time.

Chris and John arrived as it was getting truly dark. I lit a candle in the bathroom and one in the dining room. Fumbling in the sideboard, I extracted a long taper that was sheathed in plastic. I peeled the plastic off and lit it.

We all gathered around it in the den. Michele held it till Chris found a candle holder. We discussed this and that. Chris went to bed. The three of us chatted until they left even though I invited them to spend the night.  They did not want the candle. 

 I got ready for bed. I hated to blow out the candles, but since I had my solar lantern, I figured I could turn that on if needed. I took it to bed with me. However, within 30 minutes or so, there was a slight beep and the street lights came through the window. So power on.

Getting help with the movie

 

Wednesday

I got up when Chris left for work. I worked outside watering and setting traps. I filled the third jug with hot soapy water. I opened the dishwasher and pulled the wet dishes out. I spread them on the stove to dry. I prepared for Coffee morning with coffee and hot water. After 4 rounds of tapping and meditation, I took niacin. I washed the remaining dishes. I cleaned the bathrooms and the kitchen. I vacuumed the carpeted areas and mopped the kitchen floor.

I laid out in the sun and read a book. I prepared the sauna and sat for a steam session. I took a shower and cleaned up the sweaty washcloths. I rested, then got dressed.

I went to MWR to meet Gary. He said I needed my laptop so I ran home to get it. He showed me how the very basic movie editor worked. My homework is to rename the files and put them in order by scene.

When I got home, Chris was there. I read e-mail. Chris laid down on the couch and went to sleep. I mowed the back yard, then filled the mower with gas and returned it to Melissa's driveway.

I read online and RLS kicked in. I went to the garden – but it didn't need watering because it had rained. When I got back, I woke Chris up to watch TV. I read commentaries on Genesis 38 for Bible study tomorrow, then went to bed. It was hard to sleep when I couldn't breathe.

Raking and mowing

 

Tuesday

I woke up early hearing Chris throwing up in the bathroom. It was still dark outside. I prayed for him and tried to go back to sleep. My throat was sore, but I didn't think anything of it till later. He went out and laid on the couch.

I got up just before 7:30, thinking he had gone to work. I started my morning list. He took a shower, read e-mail and went to work. I finished the list, hardboiled two batches of eggs. I set the gopher traps and called Michelle to see if her kids wanted to rake and mow my lawn. But there was no answer. So I raked the parts that most needed mowing. Then I went next door to borrow Melissa's mower, which she left out for me. I mowed the sunny half of the yard.

I went in to take a break and when I came out, the mower would not start. Isadora came over on her bike. She could not start it either so I had her edge the yard. Then we worked on taking down dead branches from the trees. She wanted me to take videos of her swinging from dead limbs to get them to break off.

We went inside and talked while I made breakfast mix. She went out to sweep and came back with a blister. She washed her hands and I put a bandaid on it. After she finished, I paid her and she rode her bike home.

I made breakfast and ate it at the computer. I tried to catch up on e-mail and audios I had already started. I walked to the post office for the mail. I looked for a video editor on my computer, but there wasn't one. I laid out in the sun and read a book.

I got ready to go to Self Help to ask the man what might be wrong with the mower. I tried to start it one last time and this time it worked! So then I finished the sunny side of the yard. I called Michelle to tell her she didn't need to bring her mower over.

I went to Michelle's house and picked up Isadora. I raked the part by my neighbors yard as she mowed.

Just as Isadora finished mowing, the sprinklers came on. I paid her and took her home. I made copies of music. I put supper in the toaster oven. Chris and I went to get two jugs of water. When we got back, I took supper out and ate it. I rebooted Telegram and read those messages. I went to the garden to water and pull weeds. When I got back, I made tea and we watched TV. I finished watching a long podcast on depression. Then I worked on my blog and went to bed.

Trying to learn video editing

 

Monday

I got up just before 7:30. I went through the morning list. I set the gopher traps in the new mound. I watered the lawn here and there because the sprinklers did not run last night. I looked up Ephesians and selected two hymns and practiced them. I called the bank.

I loaded all my swap shop movie clips onto a thumb drive. I went to Michelle's house to learn how to edit video clips. First she showed me how to make a swap shop poster from a template. Then she started doing a movie clip from a template. It seemed complicated and I didn't get it. Jenni stopped by to drop off a chair yoga book. Michelle agreed to teach the class if Jenni gets the people for the class.

I made and ate breakfast, then walked to the post office for packages. I went to the library to return a book and check out another. I meant to photocopy from the hymnal but forgot the hymnal. Gary came by and we talked about the movie.

When I got home, I laid out in the sun. It got quite hot. But the gopher ball that I put in the sun did not get hot enough to soften. I read e-mail and such. I looked up leuconostoc mesenteroides. Turns out its in kimchi. I heated some curry and ground beef for supper.

After eating, I went to the chapel for band. A new guy showed up and he plays saxophone. Yay! I brought the pair of glasses I forgot yesterday which are specifically for music. But at the end of the practice, the glasses were on top of my head. Huh.

We played till 7, then called it quits. I came home and saw the sprinklers were on. I watched some newsy videos, then worked on my blog. I went to the garden and talked to Casey who was pulling weeds. I pulled a few of my own, then went home.

I made tea and we watched TV. Then I pieced some puzzles while listening to a podcast. I finished my blog and posted. Then it was time for bed.

Sound system at the chapel still isnt working

 

Sunday

I got up at 8. I went through most of the morning list. I planted a few things that had rooted in dishes in the kitchen window. I watered bare spots in the lawn. I refilled the small containers of coconut oil. 

 I read e-mail till Chris got up and had his coffee. He gave me a massage. I mixed a batch of cheese squares and put them in the oven. , I took my shower, then rescued the treat from the oven. I made and ate breakfast. I made more taco mix, then got ready for church.

I took the cheese to the chapel and put it in the back. I met the chaplain's wife, who lives on the East coast. The chaplain played the opening songs on his guitar and the kids helped. Then we had our usual order of service. At the end, Melanie played the piano while Jenni and I played our instruments. The chaplain gave a benediction, then we all stood in a circle as he handed out communion.

After the service, I talked to John for awhile. Then I went home and changed clothes. I read e-mail for a bit. I took a nap on the back porch reading a book.

Chris told me supper was in the oven. I read a little more, then came in. I got online for the game, then took supper out of the oven. I ate as I played the game. I jotted notes for my blog. I pieced many puzzles when it wasn't my turn.

Afterward, we went walking with John and Michele. I watered the edge plants at the garden. When we got back, I put out the egg money and worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds.  I looked up some of the actors.  Then I read articles until time to go to bed.