Band is a no-show

 

Monday

I got up at 8, having had to get up several times during the night. I went through the morning list. It was sunny at first, but then it rained most of the day so I did not water the plants.

I chose hymns for Sunday. I made a copy of one, then cut it up into pieces to just have the descant for the bells to play. But my copier wasn't cooperating well and it doesn't enlarge. So I asked Chris to do it at work, but he said his isn't working right either. I texted Saronna and hers wasn't being helpful either.

So I went to Michelle. I brought my cut and pasted copy and a container of cheese squares. Hers wasn't communicating with the laptop so she took a pic of the paper, then went to Canva and used that AI to clean it up. Then she printed copies for me. I thanked her, chatted with Casey and went home.

I made and ate breakfast. I texted with Kurt. I sent him the pic that Michelle took of the music. He put it through AI and it came out better. In fact, I compared the two results and found out the Canva AI changed some of the notes.

I went to 607 to clean for an hour and a half. I stopped by my garden and picked a squash. Then I went home for fiber gel. Chris put leftovers in the toaster oven for me.

At 6:30, I went to the chapel for band. But no one showed up. I got out the bells for bell practice at 7. Michelle arrived at 7 and we chatted. Then Michele and John arrived at 7:15. They colored in some of the bell music, then we all chatted till 8. Michelle had to go to a class and the rest of us put stuff away, turned off the lights and went home.

I told Chris that I might want to quit band. He was ok with it. I worked on my blog and made tea. We watched Blue Bloods. I did some Sudoku, then read on my laptop.

Sometimes a cheat code is the answer

 

Sunday

I got up at 9, never having heard my alarms in the guest room. And it was raining. I went through the morning list. I got started on cheese squares. Michelle called, having a reaction to something. All I had to offer was charcoal, so I told her to call EMS. She did and they gave her benedryl.

I pulled the cheese squares out of the oven. I posted to my blog for Friday. I made and ate breakfast. I got dressed for church, then took the cheese squares and a zucchini to church.

Only a handful of people showed up, and the chaplain and Keli were not amongst them. Apparent the chaplain went to the hospital this morning and they were concerned he might have giant cell arteritis. Idk. Anyway, Popken led the service and I played hymns afterward. Then we all chatted and had cheese squares and went home. I stayed to check for my chenille pumpkin project but still couldn't find it.

When I got home, I ate some fruit and laid down and fell asleep. Chris woke me at 5 for the game. He had supper waiting for me. I listened to the Integrated Tapping Summit until everyone was present, then we played the game.

Our intrepid explorers were in the middle of a fight, but they handily won. Then we tracked down a revised will and delivered it to the council. It named the bastard daughter as heir. So we informed her of her parentage and inheritance and new place on the council of 5. Then two other members of the council asked to speak with us, separately. They each had a task to ask us to perform. Neither of which appealed to me but which would probably involve fighting.

After the game, I started working on my blog. Then we made the bed with a clean cover and sheets and blankets. I finished my blog and made tea. I jotted down all cleaning hours for yesterday.

Michelle invited me over for another game night, and also to be home with Isadora so she could go to the gym. So I went over. But then Michelle decided to stay home and chat. I played the game, always getting killed by the ice monster. Then I asked her if there were cheat codes for the game and she looked it up. Yes, there was a code to type in that made me invincible. That was a big help. But I still had to make almost impossible jumps. There was also a code to get all the weapons at once. But it turns out that the ice monster is invulnerable to bazookas.

Casey and Cedric came home from their trip. Casey unpacked the car and Cedric put himself to bed. The game seized and Casey freed it up. I kept missing the jumps and reloading the game. I succeeded a few times, then Casey did the last jump for me. From there, I got Urgon's part, slid back down to the first level and used it to defeat the ice monster and move to the ending of the level. Then I got the opportunity to buy ammo and med kits. I bought ammo but the screen seized so I didn't get med kits. I figured I didn't need them anyway, being invincible, but later decided I should have turned the invincibility off.

I made the next level at 11, thanked them, and went home. Chris and I retired to bed together.

Project and Game Night

Saturday

It was a horrible night. RLS kept visiting me. The treatments worked, but not for more than an hour or so. Therefore, I got up late, like around 8. I did Sudoku. Chris took his shower and went to Mass. I started my morning list. I was out watering plants when he got home. I planted the 4 seedlings that Michele gave me into the 4 empty spots in the tower garden. I also reset the traps and added mint leaves to one of them. It seems the gophers are digging a nexus of tunnels so that the water doesn't fill one tunnel, but spreads out among several.

When I came in, I asked Chris for a massage. After the massage, I took a shower. I made a bowl of yogurts with pumpkin seeds. I read e-mail, then made and ate breakfast. I went to 607 just before 2. Davis was there mowing the lawn. I went upstairs to work on baseboards. Isadora arrived to finish the master bathroom and to clean the other two bathrooms. After I had cleaned all the baseboards, I discovered that the walls needed scrubbing as well. The dirt was in between all the little lumps of paint - at least in the master bedroom and under the windows in the other bedrooms. Probably from a dog. I gave up trying to wipe away all the pet hair clinging to the walls. After I finished scrubbing, I went back with a vacuum and swept the hairs off.

Davis left. Isadora called her mom to pick her up. But by the time she arrived, I was leaving as well. I talked to her through the passenger window, then saw Michele and John pull out of their driveway. I knew they were going to my house for dinner so I wrapped up the conversation and went home.

Chris had cooked cod in a coconut curry sauce. So we all had dinner together. We chatted until I noticed the time, jumped up and headed to the chapel. When I got there, I realized I didnt have my phone. I went through my project bag looking for the chenille pumpkin. When John and Michele arrived, I went to 607 to pick it up. When I got back, I handsewed seams on a linen nightgown. John was gluing figures. Then they left early. So I packed up and called Michelle. She encouraged me to come over for a substitute Game Night. So I did. We chatted as the ice monster killed Indy over and over again. She looked up a walkthrough and we saw how Indy was supposed to get to the third floor. But it was an awful lot of big jumps in a row, all while getting shot at.

We stopped at 11, but kept talking. She was trying to convince me to pause all my community actvities until after Christmas.

I left at 11:30 and went home. Chris had washed the bedding but it wasn't dry yet, so we we slept in the guest room and sadly, RLS still found me.

Trading squash for eggs

 

 

Friday

I woke up early, but daylight was just starting to break. I stayed in bed until 7:30, then got up to start the day. I did some Sudoku, and then started the morning list. I didn't want to practice while Chris was still in bed, so I put the new basket on the GopherHawk. When he got up, I practiced. I folded laundry. I got yogurt started for Tina, then made myself a bowl of yogurts and pumpkin seeds.

Afterward, I went to Steve's place to unlock the door so Ned could take the mattress. I went to 607 to clean. I picked a zucchini from the backyard garden. Then I met Jordan off post. I gave her egg boxes and a squash. She gave me 18 eggs. I went back to cleaning and finished the windows. I dropped the zucchini off at Keli's house.

I went home for breakfast. I added to the shopping list. I laid down and fell asleep. When I got up, we went to the commissary and then to Tooele. I wanted chamomile tea, but Melanie's was all out of it.

We came home. I read online. I went to the garden to water. I uncovered the tomato plant. It had grown through the netting. I stuffed mint leaves down a gopher hole. When I got back, Chris was still here. His game got canceled. So did mine because Michelle was helping with Homecoming.

I heated supper in the toaster oven. I read online a commentary on Genesis where Joseph invites his father and brothers to Egypt because of the famine. Michele called Chris and needed a ride home. So he left for awhile. When he got back, I made tea and we watched an episode of Blue Bloods. Then I retired to my laptop to listen and piece puzzles. Finally I worked on my blog and went to bed.

Steve's last day

 

Thursday

I woke up when Chris' alarm went off and had a hard time going back to sleep. But I must have, since I woke up at 8:30. I did a quick run-through of the morning list, then went to the chapel to open it for Bible Study. Diane brought me eggs. We got through 2 chapters, then I had to leave.

I went to Steve's place to sign for it. It is sad that he is leaving. He gave me $300, but I gave $100 back because it was not very dirty at all. We talked for a bit, then he left. I went home to drop off the money and eggs. I went to 607 to clean for an hour.

Then I came home for breakfast and to watch The Highwire. I paused it after 2, to go to a quote on Coyote Cove. It was only 2 bedroom, but quite dirty. I told him $500 and he said it was lowest quote he had gotten.

I went back to 607 to clean for 4 hours. I wasn't planning on cleaning that long, but then John came over, so I stayed till he left and by then Isadora had come. I stayed a little bit, but was tired and hungry.

So I went to the garden. I picked some cherry tomatoes and four squash. I dug out thistles. I watered the tomato plant. I went home to heat supper and check e-mail. I fielded some texts and confirmed activities for tomorrow morning.

I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched the next episode. Afterward, I recorded all the cleaning times for this week. I listened to the next episode of the Integrated Tapping Summit, then went to bed.

Vacuuming the fridge

 

Wednesday

I got up at 7:30, having been awake for quite awhile. Chris still hadn't quite left for work. I prepared for coffee morning. I exercised and read. I meditated and tapped. The door bell rang. I was annoyed, but then they gave me a bag of cotton fabric, so I forgave them.

I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I washed dishes. I laid out in the sun, then sat for a steam session. I took a shower and did a load of towels and washcloths.

I ate 4 kinds of yogurt. I went to 607 to clean. I had to vacuum pet hair from the fridge. I cleaned the shelves.

John did not come over till almost 7. Michele came with him. We chatted as John cleaned. I picked some peppers and cherry tomatoes from the lady's garden. Then Michele walked me back to her house to give me some plants that someone had given her. When we got back to 607, I asked them to turn the lights off and close the garage door when John was done.

I went to the garden even though it was getting dark. I took a pic of the bird bowl as requested. I also was able to locate two cherry tomatoes. Then I went home.

I read some e-mail and worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched another episode of Blue Bloods. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to listen to an episode of Integrated Tapping Summit.

Shopping with Jenni

 

Tuesday

I slept well at first, then awoke early and could not go back to sleep. I got up at 7:30. I went through the usual morning routine. I started a new batch of sprouts. Peas this time. I ate yogurts, then added milk to most of them to use up the milk. I put those yogurts in the dehydrator to cure.

I packed a bag with swim suit and towel. I made breakfast and packed it in a bowl. I filled two water bottles. Jenni came over to pick me up. She took me to the dentist. I was half an hour early, but it took that long to read through all the fine print and explain why I would not sign the consent form.

I waited a few minutes, then was called back. The lady cleaned my teeth with sonic water or something like that. I waited again, then the dentist came and checked my teeth. He said one tooth was worn, but there was no decay so I was free to go. An appointment was made for the next cleaning.

When I got out, Jenni was waiting for me. We went to a fast food place for her to buy lunch. Then we sat in a park and she ate hers while I ate the breakfast I had made. Then we went to the Aquatic Center. But the pool she wanted to use was closed until the filter system could be fixed.

So we went shopping, starting with Hobby Lobby. Then I looked for a professional grade pumice stone. I found it at Macey's. I got pomegranates at WalMart. Someone texted me that she wanted me to clean some toilet rings because she failed inspection and was reinspecting tomorrow. My phone knew her name, but I couldn't think who she was. I told her I would do it. Then Michelle called to tell me what a bad day she had. She wanted me to come to her house later, but I said I had to clean two toilets. She asked if I would let her do it and keep her company.

So, when Jenni and I got back to post, I ate some seed crackers and met Michelle over at the house on Pinyon. She cleaned the toilets while I talked to her. She didn't want me to help, so I found other surfaces to wipe.

When we finished, she wanted me to come to her house, but I said I had to meet John over at 607. I agreed to meet her at 7:30. I texted John and headed over. He arrived half an hour later. I cleaned in the kitchen and he cleaned upstairs. I texted the lady about the toilets and she came over to pay me. She was not the name that came up on my phone. But whatever.

After John left, I packed up and came home. It was 7:30, but I was tired and hungry and it was our anniversary. When I told Michelle that, she understood. Chris had supper in the toaster oven for me. I ate and checked e-mail. I told him about my day. Then I worked on my blog.

 I made tea and we watched the pilot episode for Blue Bloods. This might be good. Later Chris went to bed and I stayed up to read.