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.

Making yogurt fresh from the package

 

Wednesday

I got up after 8, trying to sleep late because I woke up early. Actually, I didn't get much sleep at all due to an unusually persistent case of RLS. And the CD got stuck again.

After the usual coffee morning, I put laundry in the washer.  I cleaned both bathrooms and the kitchen.  I washed dishes, vacuumed and mopped floors. I had planded on mowing, but then it rained.

I read e-mail and messages, then sat in the steam sauna for 20 minutes.  I took a shower, made a vit C cream and applied it to my face.  While it dried, I checked Facebook.  I got dressed, mixed some yogurts and added leucine and pumpkin seeds.  Later I folded laundry and put it away.

I went to the library to get more copies of music for bells, and to return the book which was falling apart. Melissa thought she could fix it.  When I got home, I researched supplements and put together an order. I mixed up a new batch of reuteri yogurt, put it in the yogurt maker. I called Chris and we talked for a few minutes, then he went to bed.

I made tea and listened to a podcast on think tanks. I worked on my blog. I watched an episode of Call the Midwife. I got ready for bed and removed the mirrors from the bedroom. I put on the next CD. This time the player was in the bathroom so it was a little quieter. Then I went to bed and slept rather well between visits to the bathroom.

Finishing up with 207

 

Tuesday

I got up at 8, having awoken early and not gone back to sleep. I think I fell asleep last night listening to the book on CD, because it got stuck on a loud sound and I woke up to turn it off. I went through the morning list. I made rice with leftover vegetable juice, then sorted papers in my music bag,

I cleaned at 207, getting ready for John to come over and move furniture. I went home at noon for breakfast and e-mail. I fell asleep briefly. When I woke up, I texted John.

I went to 203 to clean, but then he texted back. So I went down to the parking lot to meet him. I asked him to carry the carpet cleaner up to 207. Then he moved the furniture in the bedroom to one side. I vacuumed and shampooed while he did the same to the livingroom, then I moved to the livingroom and he moved the bedroom furniture to the other side. And so it went. Then I asked him to do the same in 203 while I finished up 207. I moved the vacuum and shampooer to 203 before I left.

It was after 5, so I went to check my garden, then home. I ate fiber gel, then checked messages. I put steamed vegetables in the toaster oven. When they were hot, I added some other things. I ate as I listened to a presentation on menopause.

Near the end, Chris called and we talked for a bit. Afterward, I pieced puzzles online while listening to other short videos. Finally I worked on my blog, made tea, then watched Call the Midwife.

I put the next CD in the player and did my before-bed stretches, then retired for the evening.