The Pennsy Dutch case

 

Wednesday

I got up after the second alarm. I rinsed the sprouts, then prepared for Coffee morning. I noted that the old computer had a blank screen instead of the defrag process I was expecting.

After meditation and tapping, I took niacin. I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen, unloaded the dishwasher, and washed dishes. I read outside for bit, then prepared the sauna. I steamed for 20 minutes, showered, and made vit C face cream and covered my face.

I laid down to listen to a book on CD. The phone rang: a man wanted to get into the swap shop, so I told him 4 because a lady had already booked an appointment for 4.

I listened some more, then got dressed and went to inspection at 203. I passed inspection and we chatted a bit. Then I went home to load a dolly in my car.

I went to the swap shop and unlocked it, but no one came. So I headed home. At the corner, I saw the man drive past me. So I turned around. I parked then unloaded the dolly. He used it to carry bins into the shop. We put most of it on the shelves so he could take the bins home. Then I followed him home to give him a cleaning quote. He mentioned furniture to sell so I took a pic. We chatted, we loaded a table into the back of his car, then returned to the swap shop. After putting the table in the furniture room, I locked the doors. We talked some more – he is Pennsy Dutch – we both went home.

I got home about 5:30. I made and ate yogurt. Chris came home from work. I ran back out to scrub a drain that the inspectors thought was subpar. After I got back, Chris took a suitcase over to John and Michele. I ate some eggs, then went out back to check the gopher traps which I had baited with Jack's smallest carrots. Both contained gophers. I emptied the traps, but it was too dark to reset them.

I worked on my blog. I went to the chapel to help Michelle sew a costume for her son. It took over an hour and I did most of the sewing. Jenni called wanting me to go to the senior center with her tomorrow. I told her I was not in the mood. Partly because the lady never showed up and when I texted her she said 'sorry I forgot.'

When I got home, I made tea and we watched Blue Bloods. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to read messages.

Working on the old computer

 

Tuesday

I got up at 8, having not slept as much as I had hoped. After some Sudoku, I went through the morning list. I listened to part of series on soil health. It contained directions to making a nuruk cake – fermented grain for soil health.

I plugged up the old tower to the power strip, plus the mouse and keyboard and monitor. I looked up a video on Youtube to show me what to do. I downloaded Hirons boot CD and Rufus. I used Rufus to write the Hirons file to a thumbdrive. Then I put the thumbdrive in the old computer and turned it on.

I reset the gopher traps while waiting for it to boot up. I chose Windows from the menu and hit enter, then set the timer for 5 minutes. I jotted notes on my blog. I checked again, and it said it was loading Windows, but that lasted for 10-20 minutes, then the screen went dark.

I made and ate breakfast. I got the computer up and booted from the drive. I walked to the post office and came home with a package. I went to the commissary for kombucha, then to Housing to schedule an inspection for 203.

I went to 607B to pick the garden. But Janet and Molly were sitting outside next door so I stopped to talk to them. Jack rode up and we talked to him as well. I followed Molly to her house to see the flowering plants she inherited. Then I picked the garden at 607 and went to my garden. I picked tomatoes and put water down a gopher hole.

When I got home, I ate fiber gel. I saw the computer was still defragging. When Chris came home, he fixed supper for us both. I ate while listening to a podcast labeled “No - War is not good for the economy”. I jotted notes for my blog. I made tea. We watched an episode of Blue Bloods. Chris and I both went to bed. I got up in the middle of the night to put the house to bed.

Scoby snacks

 

Monday

I got up at 8, having gotten up earlier and tried to go back to sleep. I went through my morning list. I checked e-mail and posted an announcement to Facebook for band and bells practice. I made tea to feed the scoby. It was way too big so I pulled it apart to find the strongest layer. I put that back in the jar and cut the rest into pieces which went into the dehydrator.

I made and ate breakfast. I read e-mail and checked messages. I went to the post office, but there was no mail. I proceeded to the library for an enlarged copy of a hymn. Then I went to 203 to finish up and get all my cleaning stuff out. I stopped at the swap shop to drop off a few things he left behind.

I put leftover in the toaster oven. I re-set the gopher traps. I ate supper, then went to the chapel for band practice. Keli couldn't make it because she was needed at the club for troop feeds. I set up for bells, then Jenni and Sophia and I played through hymns for Sunday, for Thanksgiving and for Christmas.

When John and Michele arrived, I dismissed the band. Only Sophia left. Jenni wanted to play bells. So I gave her the part I played last week. We got out more boxes of bells, then got them situated in place. They were not in order which really through me off. We played through 790 until it went ok. Then we practiced 794. I pulled out the really high B and C to demonstrate for Jenni how it was supposed to sound. They agreed it was a nice addition.

After an hour, we packed up and turned off the lights. I followed John and Michele to my house. There, they picked up all the bags of glass recycling. I gave John money for helping to clean. Then we all chatted for a bit and they went home. Michele wanted to get started on a cranberry pear pie.

I made tea and watched Blue Bloods with Chris. He went to bed and I read e-mail and messages until I remembered my blog. Then I jotted notes for that and went to bed.

Praying for Boone

 

Sunday

I got up at 9, having been awake most of the night. For whatever reason, none of my RLS tricks worked for long. It was as if RLS was trying to make up for being absent all week.

I went through the morning list. I made more breakfast mix and the supplements for the week. I also made cheese squares. Then it was time for breakfast and to get ready for church.

When I got to the chapel, I dropped off the cheese squares in the back. I went up front to set down my handbag and music bag. I heard the kids playing in the back of the sanctuary and it reminded me to go back there and remove the xylophone toy. I hid it in the sewing room under fabric.

I talked to Diane and Jenni. Chaplain started the service with praise songs. We prayed for Boone and Jamie. He is in the hospital with cancer and all his family was there. We the band (though Keli didn't come) ended it with hymns. Diane tried to play the piano part. Then Chaplain followed the hymns with a prayer.

John came over to talk to me and we talked of many things. Lastly, I asked him about my Windows 7 computer. He told me to download Hirans boot CD, put it on a thumb drive and boot up the computer from that. It sounded so simple.

I went to Jenni's house and she gave me eggs. Then I went to Michelle's house and Casey gave me kimchi fried rice.

Then I went home to discover Chris was already home from Virginia. I changed my clothes. I ate the last grapefruit while watching a video on Hirans. I watered all my plants at home. I went to the garden to check for squash and to water the outer tomato plant. Then I sat in the sun till 5.

I signed into the game and the others were soon there. We only chatted a bit before getting into the game. Our intrepid explorers bought updated gear in the city, then picked up a dragon friend and headed to a fight. We fought giants on wyvern and dispatched them all. But they were only the advance guard.

After the game, I worked on my blog and made tea. We watched an episode of Blue Bloods. Chris went to bed but I stayed up to read.

Shampooing carpets and mowing the lawn

 

Saturday

I got up around 8. I went through the morning list and started the parasite protocol. I listened to something online while I filled capsules with slippery elm bark. I washed things too small for the dishwasher, then scrubbed carrots from Jack's garden. I made a place for a sweet potato in a sunny spot. But I wasn't strong enough to bring it inside.

I made and ate breakfast. Later I vacuumed and shampooed the high traffic areas of the carpet. I took a break to read, then went out to mow the back yard. I took another break and put supper in the toaster oven. I went back out to mow in the side yard. When I smelled something cooking, I ran inside. Supper was done. I ate and read online. Then I put the mower and the gas can away. I returned Chris' call. He was going to bed early to get up at 4am for his flight home. Then I took a shower.

I stopped by the post office for the mail, then went to open the chapel. I found my chenille pumpkin craft and got out the sewing machine to work on it. Then Casey and Michelle arrived. While I was talking to them, Jenni came. Casey put up Tetris and I played until Jenni needed help with the sewing machine. Then Michelle played the game. Later I played another round, ending at level 8. Jenni left. I talked to Casey and Michelle till after 9. Then we packed up and went home.

I heated tea, then worked on my blog. I watched the last episode of Call the Midwife. So sad. I got ready for bed and put on the first CD of a different book. It was also too loud so I had it playing in the bathroom, but I couldn't make out all the words. I was still awake when it finished.

Finishing the carpets at 203.

 

Friday

I got up at 7:30, having been awake for some time. After Sudoku, I went through the morning list. I took out the reuteri that had been fermenting since Wednesday night. I put ingredients in the bread machine and pressed the 'dough' setting, Then I went to the chapel for Math Morning. Saronna brought an equation game that was like Scrabble. Near the end of our hour, the chaplain came in to see what we were doing and talk about some new policies.

Afterward, I went to the post office, then home. I made a grocery list and went to the commissary. When I got back, I formed rolls from the dough and put them in the oven to rise. I emptied the old yogurt jars, then filled clean jars with milk and fresh inoculate. I put them in the dehydrator to multiply. I ate some of the old yogurt.

I made made and ate breakfast. I moved some tomato plants to a sunnier spot. I went to 203 to open the door. I helped Isadora to carry the TV to the beauty shop as Steve had promised it to the beautician. I took Isadora home to change. I went back to 203 to clean windows and furniture and baseboard. After awhile I texted John who said he was on his way. But then Isadora showed up. She worked in the bathroom. Later John arrived. He moved furniture and I swept and shampooed where it used to be. Later he put the shampooer in my trunk and went home.

Isadora and I stayed to finish the bathroom, then we carried stuff down to my car and I took her home. I turned off the water at the garden. Maybe that's why the squash are rotting on the vines? I also dug out a bunch of thistles.

I put leftovers in the toaster oven with an egg on top. I went through all the pea sprouts to separate the good from the bad. I ate my meal with some of the rolls I made. I worked on my blog and listened to Highwire Plus interview. Isadora wanted her money, so I worked on dividing up the funds for my helpers. I put the money in envelops, then prepared my drink and went to game night.

I talked to Michelle's mom who was visiting. I paid Isadora for cleaning and Michelle for the pomegranates which she picked up from WalMart today. I played the game, frustrated about not being able to go from the water to the ship. I tried every two-key combination I could think of and finally one of them worked. I played till 11. I said goodbye to her mom as Casey carried my computer tower out to the car. I drove home, spent some time in the bathroom. I put away the rolls. I jotted notes for my blog and put on the next CD and went to bed.

Curcumin for the win

 

Thursday

I got up at 8. I had a hard time moving due to pain in my back from the squatting exercise. I took two curcumin capsules. I went through the morning list, except for exercise and practicing. I packed my Bible and a bottle of water.

I drove by the church to see if anyone had gone there. Nope. Then I went to the kids room at ACS for Bible study. Eryne walked in with me. Karen, Jenni and Wendy were already there. We discussed the chapel, then read the last chapter of Genesis and discussed it. We prayed and went on to discuss other things. Then we left.

I stopped by the post office to return a package from yesterday that I had opened before discovering it was not mine. I went to 207 to make sure it was ready for inspection. That took half an hour and I found a corn chip.

I went home for breakfast and to watch The Highwire. I paused it at 12:50 to attend inspection. Bobbie noticed that the ceiling of the microwave had spots. I don't know how I missed that. I wiped them up. We all signed the papers, then stood around discussing this and that. Then I went back home to finish The Highwire.

I spent the afternoon clearing e-mail and reading messages. I looked up squash soup recipes. Then I went to my garden to look for squash and to 607 to look for zucchini. Finally I went to 203 to vacuum and shampoo the carpet that was showing. That took almost 2 hours. I went home to have supper and read online. I worked on my blog and made tea. I watched Call the Midwife. I got ready for bed and put on the next CD. Eventually I fell asleep.