Altering jeans

 

Wednesday

I got up before 7:30 to start coffee morning. After exercise, coffee, meditation, etc, I cleaned the kitchen and bathrooms. I washed dishes and utensils. I finished watching today's tapping videos.

I heated water and filled two water bottles. I took a steam session while drinking the hot water. Afterward, I cleaned the sauna, showered, and dressed. I went to the post office to pick up the mail and open the swap shop. I found a top to match my pants.

I went home. I made egg salad. I checked e-mail, then went into the sewing room to shorten the sleeves on the shirt I found. I burned a sliver of the cut sleeve and discovered that it wasn't 100% cotton. I worked on the larger jeans, then went back to the swap shop to lock it up. I also found some cotton shirts and brought them home.

I tried them on, and one was too big. I wore the first jeans to see if they fit during use, while I worked on the smaller jeans. But they still didn't fit. I went back to working on the larger pair.

Finally I quit and worked on my blog. Then I made tea (which smells like potpouri) and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. Afterward, I looked up some of the actors to see what else they were in. Chris went to bed and I watched a new tapping video. Then I ate a spoonful of the b. l. 1714 yogurt and got ready for bed.

Remedial bell ringing

 

Tuesday

I got up at 7:30. I got ready for the day. I checked my ferments and rinsed the sprouts. I did squats, practiced, etc. I took the dishes out of the dishwasher, and folded little steam towels from the dryer. I steamed in the sauna for 20 minutes while drinking hot water. Then I cleaned up and took a shower.

I steamed two batches of eggs. I made and ate breakfast. I finished the days tapping videos. I tasted most of the ferments.

At 2, I went to Saronna's house to practice. I took her some whey and the pepper stem yogurt. We played and both her sons wanted to drum along. So they did, although not necessarily on beat.

Afterward, I stopped at post office, then went home. I took a 5 gallon bucket and a rake to the garden. I raked up some wet leaves for my compost pile. I also raked leaves from the pathway over my garden. I could see hay and piles of dirt in each plot (except the 4 at the end). I went to the gym to ask about that and nobody knew what the dirt was. But Steve said Trevor got the bale of hay. Steve talked about other things too and finally I left.

I went home and ate fiber gel. I read online. Chris came home from work. I went to the chapel for bells practice and sat in my car till Michele and John arrived. Elizabeth didn't come so I call Saronna and she was able to run over to help. The four of us practiced Lord of the Dance.

Later we packed up and John put the bell cases away. They left and I stayed to put everything else away. Then I went home. I talked to Chris. I put supper in the toaster oven. I watched a video on making vinegar and one on growing mushrooms in boxes. I ate supper.

I listened to the first video of Day 9. I worked on my blog. I made tea, which smelled like roses. (I couldn't find loose leaf chamomile tea, so I got a blend that has chamomile in it. Not a fan of drinking what smells like potpourri). We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I watched another Day 9 video and went to bed.

Fermenting milk in various forms

 

Monday

I got up after 7. Chris was still here. He quickly took a shower and dressed. I asked him to bring the milk and eggs in. Then he went to work. I made fiber gel, practiced, did squats in the sunshine. I sat with the lists of things I wanted to try with the milk. I made a few notes and put stars by the ones that were most important. I made a plan.

I heated half of the milk. I parsed it out into jars and inoculated each one differently. I put 5 of them in the dehydrator to cure. I put one in the yogurt maker because it reportedly needs 36 hours. Yikes.

I ended up heating all the milk and saving some to use with the starters percolating in the dehydrator. During all the heating and cooling of milk, I sliced up a pineapple and used that rind plus some frozen rind I had to start two jars of pineapple vinegar. All I have to do is remember to stir them every day for a month.

Revonna wanted some chairs from the swap shop so I went down there to unlock it and also picked up our mail. I ate half of the fiber gel. I woke up the old computer to scan some hymns leading up to Easter. It was hard to wake up, and THEN the scan feature didn't work half the time. What's up with that?

I made and ate breakfast. I finished off some containers in the fridge to make more room for yogurt. I read e-mail while listening to the Day 7 tapping videos. Then I went back to scanning hymns and cleaning them up. I put them on a thumb drive. I took egg cartons and headed to the library, stopping to lock the swap shop.

Keli printed out the music for me and we talked about which songs were best known by the congregation. Then I headed home.

I finished the tapping videos. I ate fiber gel, then it was time to head to the chapel to set up the bells. Wilhelm got there just after I did and he was thrilled to help set them up. I fixed up the table with padding and fleece and easels. He brought the bells and the gloves.

Then the band members came and we set up for practice. We played through 4 hymns, and a bunch of other songs. No bell players showed up. So when we called it quits, everyone else went home and I stayed to call the bell players and ask them to come tomorrow. Then I cleaned up and shut off all the lights and went home.

I put supper in the toaster oven. I sat down to listen to the first Day 8 tapping video. I ate while watching it. The dehydrator dinged and I checked those ferments. They were all firm!

When the video ended, I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I watched more of the tapping videos, then went to bed.

Rod is back!

 

Sunday

I got up early to use the bathroom, noticed my back tried to spasm, and went back to bed, wondering if I had slept wrong. I got up at 8, took supplements and added to my write-up of yesterday. I practiced. I peeled more eggs and made another jar of pickled eggs. I opened the jar of pickles that Jamie gave me, but when I tasted them, there was a flavor in there that I didn't want for a pickled egg, so I did not use that brine.

I made a week's worth of supplements, then prepared an order for more supplements. I watched a video on making vinegar from pineapple rind. I made breakfast and ate while listening to a tapping audio. Then I got dressed for church.

I took cheese squares and a bottle of water to the chapel. I put cheese squares in the back, then went up front to assemble my trombone. I chatted with to people, then I saw Rod walk in and welcomed him back. He sat beside me when the service started. There were three praise songs (but no Keli to sing them). Then Rod was invited up and he thanked the congregation for the card we signed last week. After that, the chaplain gave us an overview of the book of Ecclesiastes. The band played two hymns and then the chaplain held Communion. Afterward, we all talked and ate cheese squares.

I went to the gym to turn on the sauna. I went home to change clothes and listen to more of the Tapping audio for today. Then I put on my bathing suit and put hot water in some bottles. I went to the gym and got in the sauna. Jenni joined me. We talked and later Eryne came in. I think drinking hot water helped start the sweating. But it took awhile because the sauna, for some reason, wasn't very hot.

At 4:30 we called it quits. I showered, dried off and re-dressed. Eryne followed me to the swap shop where she picked up the tubs she had left and regretted. We talked about thinning out the clothing sometime, and about having a Mother's Day tea party. Then we went home.

I hung up my wet stuff. Chris had supper waiting for me. I listened to the last few minutes of the tapping audio, then signed into the game. In the game, we spent a week or so buying new spells and getting armor repaired. Then we were attacked, so we fought back. My character got hit so hard she had -30 hit points. I thought she was dead, but the GM had an NPC bring her back to life, just barely. The last bad guy died (or rather the bad ghost evaporated) and I rolled several times to heal everyone. Then we ended the game til next week.

I called Michelle back. She told me about a public toilet that wasn't working so I passed her off to Chris. Then she told me another story, but I don't remember it now. I worked on my blog. I made tea. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I spent an hour on VMIS logging my community volunteer hours. I put out money for milk and eggs, then went to bed.

Demonstrating the cheese square process

 

Saturday

I got up at 8:30 when Chris left for Mass. I made fiber gel, etc. I did my squats and practiced. I washed dishes and utensils from last night. I finished my Facebook announcement for Project Night. I reviewed the game video to see where I got stuck and what I needed to do.

I realized I hadn't posted to my blog last night, so I had some catching up to do. While I was recreating yesterday, Chris came home from Mass and prepared a duck and put it in the oven. Then he gave me a coconut oil massage, and I took a shower.

I peeled all the hard boiled eggs and put them in a beet pickling brine. I steamed 3 more batches of eggs in prep for International Food night. I made and ate breakfast. I read e-mail and messages.

Before 2, I took some dusting cloths and drove off to Tina's house. We talked for a bit, then I finished dusting the books and bookcases on the right side of her hallway. I started on the left side. When 4pm came, I vacuumed the carpet of all the freed up dust.

She paid me and I went back to base. I dropped some brooms off at the swap shop, then delivered an envelop to Davis. I went home and listened to some of Day 4 Tapping audios, but they were taken down at 5:55. So I started on Day 5.

Michele and John came over for dinner after 6. We ate duck and onions and rice. Then I ran to the chapel for Project Night. Jenni followed me in. She got out a sewing machine to use. Anca came and we talked for awhile in case anyone else might come. Casey and Cedric came.

Then I instructed Anca in how to make cheese squares in the kitchen. She had all the ingredients and she did the work. We talked while they baked. Then we joined the others while the cheese cooled. Michele and John had arrived. And Jenni had six machines out. After chatting, Anca cut up the cheese squares and offered them to us. She and her daughter took the rest home.

I worked on removing an embroidered logo from a shirt that Jenni brought it. It was much harded than I expected. John and Michele left. Later Casey and Cedric left. Jenni and Michelle helped me clean up all the machines that Jenni got out in order to find one she could work with. Then we turned off the lights, locked the doors and went home.

I made tea and Chris watched Criminal Minds with me. Then we retired to our laptops. I listened to a podcast. Chris went to bed. I finished the podcast, then typed up today. I went to bed.

Galentine's Party

 

Friday

I got up at 7:30. I got ready for the day. I practiced just a little bit. I put some more yogurt out to drain. I posted pictures of the swap shop.

At 9 I went to the chapel for Math Morning. I helped Moira with her math. Then she helped Jedediah count chairs. Randy sat with the kids and kept on Wilhelm. It went long so I called time at 10:15.

When I got home, I turned on the sauna. That gave me 10 minutes to prepare it and myself. I sat inside and steamed for 20 minutes. Then it shut off and I cleaned it out and took a shower.

I made breakfast and ate while reading online. Then we went to the commissary for groceries. We got everything on the list so we didn't go to town. Chris' game was canceled because some of the guys had Dad-duty so their wives could go to the Galentine's party.

While I was reading, Michelle called, saying she wanted to get into the Keetch room to set up her version of a charcuterie board – individual cups with a small bowl on top of each. It wouldn't be transportable so she wanted to assemble it on site. I borrowed a key and let her in. We chatted just a bit in the kitchen and then her husband shouted boo from the room. I about hit the ceiling. They laughed so hard. So after that I had to go home and change.

I worked on my charcuterie board, arranging the cheese hearts and seed crackers and 4 quartered pickled eggs. I mixed some yogurt with guacamole and a bit of mustard for a dipping sauce. I put it in the garage to keep cold.

I tried to take a nap, then ran out of time. I got dressed for the party. Michele called saying she wanted to go as well and wanted to be picked up. So Chris wrapped the food in plastic wrap and put it in my front seat. I went to Michele's house. She came out and needed the back of her dress hooked up. Then she sat in my front seat and held the food while I drove us to the ACS building.

We went in and she found a place for the platter. We mingled a little, then sat by Michelle. Then we all got up to get drinks. All they had were fru-fru drinks, so I got water from the tap. Michele said the tap water tastes bad, and it did, but at least it didn't have sugar in it. Numbers were placed on the charcuterie boards and we voted for our favorite. Then we loaded our plates and everybody ate.

Ria asked Michelle to link her phone to one of the TV screens for later. Michelle put up a pic of a bear with a heart. But later she loaded Karaoke songs and we sang. Ria had a speaker that played music and projected sparkles on the walls and ceiling. Michele and I danced to one of the songs. Michelle was given the award for best charcuterie even though her offering was in cups.

It was around 8:30 when Michele told me her back was bothering her and she needed to go home. So we took our platter and said goodbye and walked to the car. She got in and as I walked to my side, her neighbor shouted across the parking lot, offering to take Michele home. So Michele went home with her and I went home to change clothes and get ready for game night.

When I got to Michelle's house, I handed her a jar of thickened yogurt. I talked with the whole family. Casey put up the game. I played the bird path until there was no more I could do. Then I played the submarine path until I got stuck. By then it was 10:55, so I shut it down and said goodbye. When I got home, Chris was asleep. I got ready for bed and hit the hay.

The War Room

 

Thursday

I got up before 8, I got ready for the day, I put yogurt in a cheese cloth to thicken. I I went through a pile of denim pieces and noticed there were two pairs of jeans that were all cotton. I tried one on and it fit around the hips and waist, but was too long. So I shortened the legs. It also had a button fly which I didn't like. I went through the scraps to find a zipped fly. I took the zipper out. I cut off the buttons with a wire cutter. Then basted the zipper in. But when I zipped it up, the pull came off at the top.

I started playing The Highwire while I made breakfast. After eating, I looked up how to put the zipper pull back on. I had to take the lower guard off which I didn't want to do. I stitched across both ends to secure them afterwards.

At 2:45 I went to 60D for inspection. I wiped the window tracks which had collected a bit of dust. When the inspectors came, she had me sign the paper almost immediately. I encouraged her to look around. She found some brown dots in the toilet bowl. She flushed, but they didn't move. I wiped them with my cloth and they went away. Had someone been here and used the toilet?

Afterward, I delivered the head and envelop to Isadora's house. I stopped at the commissary for tomatoes, shredded cheese, blueberries and raspberries. When I got home, I made cheese squares in heart shapes. I made seed crackers in squares. I put the thickened yogurt in a jar.

I sewed in the zipper as well as I could by machine. I finished the job with a needle and thread. I listened to the two tapping meditations which were about to be replaced. Just as the second one was wrapping up, it disappeared and Day 4 videos came up.

It was 6pm. We went to the chapel for their movie night. There was a table with pizza and snacks. The chaplain said a prayer and people put food on plates and sat down. I wasn't hungry so I got a bottle of water and sat with Chris. Eryne joined us and then Karen joined her.

The movie was called War Room. It was pretty good. We chatted afterwards, and people pitched in to clean up. Then we went home. I started working on my blog. We went to fill our three water jugs. I finished my blog. Chris didn't to watch TV, so we played on our laptops and later went to bed.