Mower needs repair

 

Wednesday

I got up before 7:30, feeling like I hadn't slept at all. I did a few morning things, then prepared for coffee morning. After 4 rounds of meditation, I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I mopped and vacuumed. I laid out in the sun. I used the steam sauna, then took a shower.

I ate yogurt, then checked e-mail. I ate egg salad. I went to the post office to check mail, then proceeded to the chapel to move the ozone machine. Finally, I went to Self-Help to discuss the mower. He said he would stop by after work.

I went to the garden, then Rod's house to get things soaking and set out the router. I went home, chatted with to Chris. I listened to a podcast.

The Self-Help guy came by to look at the mower. He replaced the filter which had fallen off. When he started the mower, it made quite a racket. He said he'd have to order a new chute. We chatted. I noted that the sprinklers never came on. I put the mower away.

I went back inside, and jotted notes to my blog. I went outside to water the bare spots. I posted to my blog and made tea. We watched TV. As I left the livingroom, I felt like I had stepped on a piece of glass. Chris couldn't see anything in my foot. Later I pulled a splinter out of my foot, but in a different spot. Hm. I cleared two tapping presentations, and one meditation, then went to bed.

First sign-over in 3 months

 

Tuesday

I got up before 8 when nature called. I worked on the morning list. I went out to water plants and deal with gopher mounds. I also cleaned up the sticks and dirt on the sidewalks. Ok, not all the way to the border of our property, but I have to save some energy for later.

I spent an hour entering volunteer hours into VMIS for August. I went to the chapel to move the ozone machine to a new spot. I went to the library for books and a movie.

When I got home, I made and ate breakfast. I walked to post office for the mail. I laid out in the sun and read. Later I went to a sign-over on Pinyon.

On the way back, I stopped at Michelle's house for a chat and for the art that Isadora made for me. It was after 5 when I went to the garden to fertilize and water.

I went home. I ate fiber gel and made up supplements for the week. I ate soup for supper with hardboiled eggs in it 'cause there wasn't much meat.

I mowed the side yard and part of the back. I stopped when the mower made a terrible noise that I didn't understand. I put it back in the shed.

I listened to presentations from the Tapping World Summit. I worked on my blog, then made tea. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I looked up some of the actors. I finished the presentations, then went to bed.

Re-quote

 

Monday

I got up after the 7:35 alarm. I finished a puzzle, then started the morning list. I reset the gopher traps. I chose hymns for next Sunday, then posted for band and revival.

I went to the garden to water, to weed, and to pick any ripe cherry tomatoes. I went to the chapel to reset the ozone machine. Then I went to the library for copies.

When I got home, I ate yogurt and read. I made and ate breakfast. I read messages. I mowed till my hands hurt. So I put the mower away and came in.

Later I went to post office for mail and back to the chapel to reset the machine. I watched a video on humming. It made me sleepy so I laid on the floor.

Then the phone rang. Rod wanted a re-quote. So I drove over to his empty house and let myself in with the garage code. I walked around and examined the house. She did a lot of cleaning but not as thorough as will be required for inspection. When I got home, I called them to quote a lower price and ask them to weedwhack the back yard before they return the trimmer.

When I got home, Chris had supper on the stove. I ate a bowl of it and a hard-boiled egg. I went to the chapel for band. Keli arrived at the same time as a new family. The dad brought a guitar but we didn't have guitar music. The little boy wanted to play drums. His mother helped him find the beat. She also sang one of the songs.

When practice was over, we talked. The dad helped me set up the ozone machine in the computer area. We talked some more and he told me all about his flying lessons. Then we each headed home.

When I got home, I took supplements and ate chia seed with blueberries. I finished a podcast and worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched TV. I looked up some of the actors that seemed familiar. I spent the rest of the evening going through Day 1 presentations of the 18^th Annual Tapping World Summit. And finally – bed.

Running the ozone machine

 

Sunday

I got up late. I started on the morning list. I watered the indoor plants. I made cheese squares. I read e-mail then made and ate breakfast. I dressed for church, and warmed up on trombone. I took the cheese squares to church.

The service started with 5 songs which the chaplain played on his guitar. He got the kids involved in dancing or motions to go with them. Then we had our regular service protocol. Keli and Jenni and I played the last two hymns.

There was lots of talking afterward while I waited for everyone to leave so I could turn on the ozone machine. Then Keli came back to give a piano lesson. So I went home, vowing to return later.

I contacted Jenni and Michelle. Jenni suggested going to the pool at 4. I met Michelle at the swap shop. We stayed till 4. Michelle took me home, I changed into a bathing suit and drove to the pool. I showed Dave the inflatable that I want to buy for the pool. He said he would ask Ron. I got in the pool with Jenni and we swam and talked.

I left at 4:55, stopping at chapel to turn on the ozone machine. When I got home, I changed into dry clothes. I partook of supper that Chris cooked and signed into the game. We played. Everything went well, then we got into a fight...

Afterward, we went for a walk with John and Michele. I took a moment to check the garden, but it was too dark to find ripe tomatoes. When we walked past the chapel, I darted in to turn off the fan. We finished the walk and everybody went home.

I made tea and we watched TV. I read online, then wrote to my blog. I perused my Facebook feed and went to bed.

A rainy day in Dugway is almost as rare as a cold day in H...

 

Saturday

I got up at 7:30. Chris went to Mass. I worked on my morning list. When he got home, he gave me a massage. I took a shower and got dressed. It rained and hailed. I could hear it on the roof, but the plants seemed ok. I watered the plants that were on the front porch. Then I made breakfast mix.

I made and ate breakfast. Chris had started the laundry then gone to watch a movie with John and Michele. I emptied the dryer and threw the wet clothes in. I went to the chapel to run the ozone machine. I stopped by the garden to check for tomatoes and for beet sprouts.

When I got home, I read online. I might have fallen asleep. I read a book in the lounger. Later John and Michele came over for dinner. Chris made meatloaf and potatoes.

Then I went to the chapel for Project Night. I started cleaning. John and Michele were not far behind. She was working on a green silk dress for an upcoming trip. Then Michelle and Casey arrived. We talked, then Casey set up Tetris. I played a game, then John played one and then I played again. We packed up at 9.

When I got home, we folded laundry and dressed the bed. Then we watched Criminal Minds. He went to bed while I worked on my blog and read online. Then I got ready for bed.

Our new mower

 

Friday

I got up after the 7:35 alarm. I went through the quickest part of the morning list, then went outside to water and level gopher mounds and set traps. I practiced and finished the list.

I took bathroom cleaners and went to the swap shop. Steve had already unlocked it for the public. But someone had left a 'treat' in the tiny associated bathroom. It had molded and wouldn't flush. I pushed it with a toilet brush and proceeded to scrub the toilet inside and out. I also did the sink and window sill. Then I swept the floors inside the swap shop and in the hallway. Apparently this building is where pill bugs gather to die.

Then I went to the chapel. I called the chaplain about Revival sign which had fallen down. I moved the ozone machine up to a shelf. When the chaplain arrived, we put the Revival flag back up. We chatted for some time. Then I went to the garden to water. I saw that more cherry tomatoes were half eaten.

I went home and had lunch. I ran errands: I ran by the chapel to move the ozone machine to another location. I went to the gym to pay Steve for the machine. I went to the garden with a large net to cover the tomato plant. Finally, I ran by Self-Help but the door was closed. On my way home, I passed Richard who had just dropped off the lawn mower at my house.

I made a grocery list and we went to the commissary for food. Then we went to Tooele to get what the commissary didn't have. When we got back, I went to Self-Help to pay Richard for the mower. We talked for awhile, and then I went to the chapel to move the ozone machine to the sewing storage room.

I went home raked and mowed the foremost parts of our yard. I ate supper, then mowed some more. I read online and listened to a podcast. Then I got ready for Game Night with some cheese squares for Michelle and a bottle of tea for me.

On my way over, I passed a man walking in the middle of the road. He seemed a little unsteady, so when I got to Michelle's house, I told her about it. She immediately called Dispatch. She was sitting outside and invited me to join her. So we talked for awhile. A policeman came by to say they checked out the man and he was ok. The three of us talked for awhile, then Casey came out and said the game was up.

So we went inside. I pulled up my last save and played to the end of that module. Then, the game gave me the opportunity to use the value of the treasures I found to buy things like ammo and med kits. But we couldn't figure out how to make the keyboard select the items I wanted. The game shut down several times. So finally Casey said he would run it under a virtual machine – whatever that means.

I talked to Michelle till 11:45, then I headed home. Chris was still up. He went to bed and I went through my bedtime routine before turning in.

The movie debuts

 

Thursday

I got up roughly on time. I went through the morning list. I went to the chapel for Bible study. We read chapter 4 of Genesis. I went to a quote on Pronghorn. I went home for fiber gel, then raked sticks in preparation for mowing.

I made and ate breakfast, then watched The Highwire. I looked for some interesting inflatables for the pool.

I went to see Emily in ACS. I showed her the movie and she gave me permission to post it to Facebook. I stopped by the library, talked to Melissa, then went home. I ate fiber gel and answered messages. I went to the club with Chris. He ordered pizza. We went upstairs and started the movie ourselves. No one else showed up.

Chaplain texted inviting everyone to come to the chapel to pray for Revival. On our way home from the movie, we passed the chapel and it looked like he was the only one there.

After the movie, I got a message that a family needed mattresses. I went to the garden, but it was too dark to find ripe cherry tomatoes. I watered the furthest tomato. I called someone who had mattresses and was assured that the family had some.

I went home and worked on my blog. I made tea. We watched TV. Michelle sent me the updated swap shop movie through Facebook. I showed it to Chris but it had no sound. I posted it to my personal page and the sound was there. So I posted it to the Community page, with a little trepidation. Will people like it?

Then I looked for pool water wheels. I looked up the actors in Sheep Detectives, then went to bed.