One down, two to go

 Monday

The book on CD did not work as well as I had hoped, but I will try again. I went through the morning list and cleaned up here and there. I put something in the dehydrator. I looked up spaghetti squash and it said if picked, they would ripen in a warm sunny place. I looked up hymns for Galatians, and picked two for Sunday.

I went to 607 to do some last minute things. I asked a nearby maintenance man if he would move the bag of tire shreds for me and he did. I put the smaller bags in the trash as well. I picked some zucchini and a spaghetti squash. I raked gopher mounds. I saw someone had pulled out the tomato plant and I guessed it must have been the former resident.

I went to my garden. I picked some cherry tomatoes, a squash and two sweet potato plants. One had potatoes that were small, but worth picking. The other I took home and planted in a grow bag with another sweet potato plant.

I went to the library to make a copy of a hymn for Sunday. Then I went home for breakfast. I read e-mail.

Before 2, I went to 607 for inspection. I was hoping they would accept the blue ring left in the toilet and they did – because they were going to replace all the toilets. Yesh! I wish I had known that. The inspector said she trusted I would remove the garden when it died. I was hoping to get out of that, but I agreed to come back after the first freeze.

I picked up Isadora (who was sleeping so I had to wait for her). We went to 5142 and worked on Steve's apartment. I worked in the kitchen and bedroom until she finished the bathroom.

I took her home and went home to get the key to 607. I took it to Housing to turn it in. When I got home, I put some of the vegetables I picked in the steamer. I ate other leftovers while waiting. By the time they were steamed, I had to leave for the chapel.

Sophia was there waiting even though I was a few minutes early. We talked, then set up for bells. Keli and the chaplain came. So we played through hymns for Sunday, and Thanksgiving and started on Christmas.

Andrea arrived for bells and no one else was there. So she listened until Michele and John arrived. Then I dismissed the band and joined the bell ringers. For some reason, it was hard to figure out who should play which bells. We got the first piece sorted out and played through it numerous times and it finally sounded pretty good.

I was tired, so we all packed up and put everything away. They left me to turn off lights and pack up my music and trombone. When I got home, I ate some of the steamed vegetables. I sat at my computer and read messages and listened to a podcast that turned into a sales pitch for an electrical device that increases blood flow to the eyes.

I worked on my blog, then worked on payment or 607. I watched an episode of Call the Midwife. I put on the next CD of the book and went to bed.

Trading veggies for eggs

 

Sunday

I got up after 8. No RLS, just couldn't get comfortable. I followed the morning list, then took a shower. I raked the shady part of the lawn. At noon, I came in and made and ate breakfast.

Jenni called to tell me that the church was cold and I should bring a coat. I got dressed and went to the church with cheese squares. I forgot a coat, but when we started singing the praise songs, I went into hot flashes and needed my hand fan the entire time.

I did not get cold listening to the sermon, or playing hymns at the end. The chaplain added communion after the hymns. Then we chatted and I took my cheese squares – which no one ate – and went home.

I picked up a bag with a squash, two small zucchini and a round cucumber, and met Jordan at the church off post. I gave her the bag and she gave me two dozen eggs. Then I went to the Clark's house to drop off a bag of items that people left behind - items I thought they would want. No one was home, so I went home.

I ate bananas and a grapefruit. Then I changed clothes and went outside to finish raking. I mowed that side yard, then did some raking on the other side. I mowed part of it.

I moved the potted tomatoes to the sunniest side of the house. Now that the sprinklers are off, they should be ok there. I refilled the water jugs and went inside for supper.

Since the eggs took such a long time to cook in the toaster oven, I decided to scramble them in a fry pan. I put the chunks of squash in as well. But as I moved the eggs around, the squash fell out of solution and the eggs cooked in chunks.

I ate while reading e-mail and messages. I pieced puzzles online. I posted to my blog. I read messages, then watched the rest of a Call the Midwife episode. I put the first CD o a book on the CD player, then climbed into bed to fall asleep listening to it.

Finally got to see the church basement

 

Saturday

I got up before 7:30, having awoken early and not gone back to sleep. I did a Sudoku puzzle, then executed the morning list. I made a cat crinkle toy and took pics of it for the class. But they really needed a cat in them. So I copied the pic from the directions and posted that. I cut extra crinkle material strips for class. I also posted for Project Night. Then I made up a week's worth of supplements.

I went to apt 203 and cleaned for an hour. I cleaned at 207 for half an hour. I went home to have fiber gel, read in the sun and to prepare breakfast.

At 2, I went to the chapel for Sewing Class. The kids were waiting. I let Wilhelm unlock the door. Then we went inside and set up the sewing machines and notions. The dial fell off the iron and we could not figure out how. Maybe someone had dropped it? Randy went home to get some tools to take it apart. But the broken piece was inside a part that was formed as a whole and he could not get it out. So we threw the iron out and got the back up one.

Wendy helped the kids with their crinkle cat toys. They just got a new kitten to replace their old cat. So they chose to make smaller ones than the sample I made. Moira finished hers first and headed out. Randy alerted me that the routeman was in the church basement. I've always wanted to see it so I ran down there. Sophia ran with me. It was not as I expected. Not dark, or dank, or webby. And much smaller. Just a boiler room with two crawlspaces heading away from it. We did see what looked like material from a mouse nest.

We went back up and left the man to do his checking. I took pics of the kids with their cat toys, then they left. I sat and talked to Wendy and Randy, then they left as well. I reorganized a bit, then locked up and left.

I went home, then headed to 607 to rake tire bits out of the flower bed. I spent an hour, filling a trash bag heavier than I could lift. I also raked gopher mounds and picked two small zucchini.

Finally I went home. I cracked 4 eggs into a bowl, then added some squash and seasonings and cheese. I put it in the toaster oven for 20 minutes while I read e-mail and such. But it wasn't done, so I put it back in for 10 minutes and read some more. And again, I took it out to find it wasn't done. But it was almost 7. So I put it back in and turned off the toaster oven.

I headed to the chapel. No one was waiting. So I busied myself cleaning up from sewing class. Still no one. Then I called Chris and chatted with him and his father. They said Mike got hired, and by the same company that downsized him. Hurray!

Casey arrived, so Chris said goodbye. I chatted with him for awhile. He invited me to have another game night tomorrow because there is no school on Monday. Then we both locked up and left.

I went home to eat my egg supper. I messaged a lady about trading zucchini for more eggs. I watched almost two episodes of Call the Midwife, then worked on my blog and went to bed.

Cleaning for Tina

 

Friday

I got up at 8, didn't sleep great, but no RLS. I went through the morning list, except for yogurt. I went to the chapel for Math Morning. Saronna brought a math game. So we all played it, helping Jedediah as needed. We finished after 10, then packed up and locked the chapel. We chatted in the parking lot for a bit, then I went home to eat fiber gel and pick up the stepstool.

I went to the commissary for groceries. The clerk asked for advice on how to clean his oven. Then I went to 203 to clean in the kitchen for an hour-ish. I brought home the frozen goods left behind in the freezer. I put the groceries away, then made and ate breakfast. I looked at sets of directions for making a cat crinkle toy.

I went to Tina's house with a squash and some yogurt. She wanted a lesson on how to use her embroidery machine. So I did the best I could. She had an elaborate Singer and it was complicated. But we figured out enough for her to make name labels for clothing. Then I did some vacuuming and she paid me.

When I got home, I ate fiber gel, then went to 203 for another hour. I packed up food and soaps from the shelves into a bag for Saronna. I went to the garden to pick up the carrots that Jack left for me. I went home and heated some of the frozen food for supper. I read e-mail. I ate the vegetables, but the fish was still cold, so I put it back in the toaster oven. I worked on a supplement order, comparing prices from one site to another. I took notes for the game. I worked on my blog and ate the fish. I packed some of the carrots in a bag. I made tea, then headed to Michelle's house.

She wasn't there, but Casey and the kids were. He put up the game and I started to play without the notes at first, then I had to look to make sure I didn't miss anything. Michelle called him and they talked. I ran into trouble with the game and Casey got it back, but from then on, it ran very slowly. Finally, I found a ship and was supposed to go in through a hole, but after circling the ship several times, there was no hole to be found.

I exited the game, thanked Casey, and went home. I watched the walkthrough to see where the hole was. I took more notes, then went to bed.

Saving green tomatoes

 

Thursday

I got up at 7:30. Chris was just leaving for work. I went through the morning list. I added milk to some ferments and put them in the dehydrator.

I went to Bible Study at the ACS building. They decided that the chapel wasn't clean enough. We read and discussed the 49^th book of Genesis. Then we discussed community stuff, including writing ICE reports about the chapel.  We said a prayer and I left.

I went home to eat fiber gel, then I went to 607 to finish mopping and get most of my stuff out. Then I went home for breakfast and to watch The Highwire. It was short today. I stayed to eat egg salad and check e-mail. Chris came home to move his luggage to the car. He checked e-mail too, then kissed me and went back to work.

I went to 203 to spray down the bathroom to soak. I also checked the fridge and stove. I walked over to 207 and sprayed it down too. Then I went back to 607 to address the garden. There was a huge sprawling tomato plant. I cut it way back and kept the green tomatoes. I also pulled two flowering broccoli plants and some peppers that were done for the season. I left the zucchini plant and the spaghetti squash plant. I put what I pulled into a large bag. I raked up some of the shredded rubber, but needed a bag to put it in. I took the bag of plant debris and dumped it in my garden, saving the bag for shreds.

I went to Housing to schedule the inspection. I went home to lay out all the green tomatoes so they can ripen over time. I checked e-mail and jotted notes for my blog. I went to the library to get some boring books on CD.

I proceeded to the school where a bunch of us met to pick up neighborhood trash. Erynne and I were on a team and we went between First and Second street where we found lots of trash, then we went between second and third. When we got to the area behind the Clark's house, I saw Moira. She was burying ammonia that her mother found in a green spray bottle. I was so happy to see the bottle because I didn't remember what I had done with it. I finished picking up trash and met the others back at the school. Jack thanked us and we all went home.

I put leftover fish in the toaster oven. I worked on my blog while it heated. I ate supper and listened to a podcast. Chris called and we talked for a few minutes. Then he went to bed in his hotel room at the airport. I worked on a supplement order, then left it while I watched two episodes of Call the Midwife.  Then I went to bed.

Signed for another apartment

 

Wednesday

I woke up in the dark to use the bathroom. No RLS. But Chris was already gone. I went back to bed until 7:30. It was still dark when I got up. I prepared for Meditation Morning and rushed it just a little. I started cleaning the bathrooms, then got dressed and went to a sign-over at 11. After the signing, the man left and I stayed to chat with Jack and Sarah. Jack gave me back the irrigation timer I had lent him months ago.

I went home to finish cleaning and washing dishes. I vacuumed, then checked e-mail. I prepared for the sauna and sweated for 20 minutes. Then I took a shower and got dressed. I made egg salad.

I went to 607 to clean. I tried new ways to get the blue ring out of the toilet but to no avail. I mopped some floors and down the steps. I checked the backyard garden but there was nothing to pick. I poured cleaning vinegar and Dawn on a grease spot in the garage, then went to my garden. There was nothing to pick there either.

I went to the post office for the mail, then headed home. Chris was folding laundry, so I pitched in. Then he told me Michele and John were coming over.

And they did. We started chatting and Chris reminded me that I wanted to refill the water jugs. So Michele and Chris and I went to the Primo machine to fill all three 5-gallon jugs. I noted that the gallon price went up to 70 cents.

When we got back, we talked about movies and games. Then John got hungry and they went home. I worked on my blog. Later I made tea and we watched an episode of Blue Bloods. He went to bed and I stayed up to read.

Cleaning Tarah's house

 

Tuesday

I got up at 8, having gotten up multiple times during the night to address RLS. After Sudoku, I went through the morning list. It rained again. I took a bucket of cleaners to Tarah's house about 9:30. She called me an expert. Eryne was there to help as well. As we cleaned, other ladies arrived. I got a call for a quote and ran over to Steve's building to look around and name a price. He accepted and told me the sign-over is tomorrow at 11.

I went back to Tarah's house. I cleaned here and there, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, the front and back doors, etc. I could not clean her oven because she had the self-clean cycle going. I wondered how she would pass inspection at 2.

At noon I went home for breakfast and hardboiled two batches of eggs. After eating and checking e-mail, I checked the garden at 607, then mopped upstairs, left the toilet ring to soak again, and cleaned walls and steps.

At 5, I went to the garden. There were a few cherry tomatoes which were almost ripe. A bird was caught in the netting and was surrounded by feathers. I wondered if it tried to hide from a larger bird.

I went to the post office for mail, then went to the library. Michele was there to print out mask parts. The printer was giving the clerk trouble. But Michele eventually got the copy she needed. Then I handed over a thumb drive. It took awhile but I got the copies I needed. I stayed to chat then went home for supper.

As I ate, I read RLS remedies on the Earth Clinic site and took notes. I worked on my blog, then made tea. We watched Blue Bloods. I went back to reading what has worked for other people with RLS. I tried a few at bedtime and they must have worked.