Weeding with Cedric

 

Monday

Chris came home after midnight and climbed in bed to sleep. I woke up before 7. We cuddled. Then I got up to prepare for the day. He showered and went to work. I went through my morning list.

I watered the outdoor plants. I refilled the water jugs. I brought in the eggs. I pulled up a sprung trap and found a live gopher with his leg trapped. I apologized to him and did him in.

I read e-mail. I collected a bucket of compost from the pile. I put it in my trunk and went to the garden and started weeding. I was expecting Cedric to help. When he didn't show at 10, I called Michelle. She brought him presently. He and I weeded for an hour, then I took him home. My hands were dirty so I said I would pay him later.

I filled a bunch of capsules with fiber powder, and also at least a month's worth with prebiotics. I was making breakfast when Chris came home for lunch and cooked the ground beef. I ate breakfast, then posted for band to Facebook.

I laid out in the sun and read. I went to the garden to weed some more and spread compost. I covered the bare soil with dead weeds. I kept an ear out for gopher mitigation by butane. I did not hear anything.

I read online, trying to catch up on e-mail. I hardboiled two batches of eggs. I cut up zucchini and put it in pickling brine.

Chris was gone, so I ate some ground beef that he made at lunchtime. I went to the chapel for band. We played through the hymn for next week, and most of the songs in the Broadway book. We had just called it quits when Elizabeth arrived. So we played Adel Vise and Memories because she has a good part in both. Then we went home around 7.

I watched some health videos. Then at 9, I went back to the garden to make sure it watered correctly. When I got home, I wrote my blog post and finished a few windows so I could close them.

Chris came home before 10. He said it was too late to watch TV. Later he went to bed. I stayed up reading till after 11, then got ready for bed and retired for the night.

Resin project

 

Sunday

I started the morning list, I watered the outside plants. I pulled up a trap and caught a gopher. I noticed most of the onions by the dining room were gone. I finished the list, then made breakfast mix. I took a shower.

I made and ate breakfast. I got dressed for church. I cut up the cheese squares, thinking there may be lots of people at church. I took them to the chapel.

I left the squares in the back. I assembled my trombone, then greeted the chief of ATEC chaplains, who was going to give the sermon. We conversed, then the service started with what few people had come. We sang songs from the hymnal because the AV system wasn't working. Then greetings, announcements, readings and prayer. The chief gave a short sermon. The musicians played two hymns. He gave a benediction and the service was over. People chatted together in groups. Jenni and I took turns holding the new baby. Lelanie and I went to check the traps in the kitchen and we found a mouse in one. I told her to tell her dad. She did, but the mouse remained.

Unthinkingly, I walked out with my trombone. I went back to return the trombone to the front pew and to throw out the mouse. Then I went home to change clothes. I put gopher skulls in a dish to rinse and to bleach. I ate fruit and read e-mail. I started counting hours for VMIS. Then I realized I hadn't posted for Friday. I rinsed the skulls, dried them, then put them in molds.

I took everything to Michelle's house. We used Casey's scale to pour the two-part resin in equal parts by weight, then mixed for 4 minutes. I did the first pour, but there wasn't enough. Casey made more. He poured the rest of mine and the little river on Michelle's project and something on Isadora's project.

Then we decided to go to the pool. She sprayed conditioner in my hair so it wouldn't get so dry. I went home to get ready for the pool. When I got there, I jumped in. We chatted with Jenni. When the lifeguards threw us out, I went to the garden to water a bit. Then home to change.

I took meat out of the freezer for tomorrow. I drank blueberry chia water. I searched for an answer to the question about using a dehydrator to make the resin dry faster. I got caught up in reading drivel on Facebook. I stopped, then posted to my blog for Friday and Saturday. I watered the indoor plants, turned on the porch light for Chris, then put out egg money for the morning. I prepared for bed, then remembered to finish entering numbers for VMIS.

Sewing class

 

Saturday

I got up around 8. After doing Sudoku, I called Tina to see if she wanted cleaning today because I could put off sewing class till next week. But she didn't answer. I went through the morning list. I added milk to several yogurts and put them in the dehydrator with the honey. I threw the guest sheets and towels in the washer. I watered and reset both gopher traps. I read by the red light. I posted for sewing class and Project Night on Facebook.

I made and ate breakfast, then laid out in the sun. After a short while (it was 105F), I toweled off and got dressed. I made a Swansons order. I picked up 2 zuchini advertised on Facebook, then proceeded to sewing class.

I went in the chapel and started setting up. Wendy arrived to help. We chatted then Jenni came. Wendy helped her cut pieces for the balloon cover. I heard the fridge was bad, so I looked through it. There was a tray of moldy watermelon from VBS back in June. Jenni stopped sewing. She and Wendy helped go through the food and throw out bad and expired stuff. I threw out a dead mouse caught in a trap. When I pulled the stove forward, I found a live one underneath the stove.

We went home about 4:30. I picked up the mail and shoved abandoned donations into the swap shop. I went home and worked on my blog. I checked e-mail and messages. I ate hardboiled eggs for supper.

At 7, I opened the chapel for Project Night. Jenni came to finish her ball. Michelle came to work on her fairy house project. Then Casey came with Cedric. I don't know what they worked on because the church kitchen was my project. I scrubbed the stove and the floor underneath. Hot chocolate had spilled and dried – attracting the mice. I also worked on the floor of the fridge – scraping up cardboard from a soda box that had been removed. And spilled soda.

At 9, I called it quits. I chatted with Jenni and Michelle, then we locked up and went home. I stopped at the garden even though it was dark. With headlights, I was able to water the one plant that the sprinklers never reach. When I got home, I read online and pieced puzzles. Then I went to bed.

Hail and Farewell

 

Friday

I got up just before 8:30. I went through the morning list. I watered the plants and set two gopher traps. I wrestled with the printer to get larger copies using the Fit to Page function. Took multiple copies to do it , then I practiced the hymn. I ate yogurt and read by the red light. I drank the fiber mix. I made up supplements for the week. I made breakfast and ate it while reading/listening online.

Then I made a grocery list. I stopped at the post office for mail and saw a snake on the floor. I wondered what Chris would do, then picked it up and carried it outside. I visited with Shelly. Finally I went shopping at the commissary, then came home and put the groceries away.

I made the sewing sample (a balloon cover). When I went to post it on Facebook, I saw a message saying the kids were not coming to sewing class tomorrow. It was too late to prepare another project.
I took a shower and got dressed for the party. It had an alien theme but I didn't have anything alien, so I wore my zebra shirt. I drove up to the Commander's house and parked on the street. As a decoration, she had “Do not Enter' tape over her front door. I rang the doorbell and someone opened the door. Ladies had already gathered. Other people came. The Commander's wife had food ready so we lined up and filled our plates. We ate, some sitting and some standing. Later we gathered in the living room to say goodbye to the CSM and hello to Mrs. Player. I asked her if she was interested in playing handbells and she said yes.

Later Ria started karaoke. Daylight was fading so I thanked her and left. I went to the garden to water the one plant that seemed dry. I went home to prepare for game night. I went to Michelle's house. They were all sitting outside waiting for me. We went inside to talk and play the game. Later Elizabeth came over to drop off Michelle's purse.

After 11, I found a good stopping point and exited the game. I went home, wrote my blog post (and forgot to post it) and went to bed.

A long afternoon of cleaning

 

Thursday

I laid in bed, waiting for one of the alarms. I never heard one, but when I got up, it was after 8:30. I completed only part of the morning list, then went to the chapel for Bible Study. We read a chapter of Genesis, then talked about it and other things. We said a prayer. I left with Wendy, talking about the sewing project for Saturday. She agreed to bring balloons.

When I got home, I put the sewing pattern on my thumb drive. Then I went to the library to print it out. I drove around the neighborhood looking for the plastic tray that blew away in the storm yesterday. It didn't get far, but was hard to spot because it is clear.

I went home for breakfast. After eating, I packed cleaning supplies in the car and met Isadora at a house on first street. We cleaned all afternoon, covering the entire house. Then I took her home. I chatted with Michelle. As I was leaving, the lady asked how much she owed us. I texted the lady our fee, then went home.

I made supper and ate. She came by with cash. After I finished supper, I counted the cash and saw there was a tip. I split the cash and tip, figured out how much each of us should get, then put Isadora's share in an envelop. I went to the garden and watered. I chatted with Revonna and her daughter. Then I went to see Isadora – but no one seemed to be home.

I went to my home. I practiced, then made tea. I read online for a bit and worked on my blog before going to bed.

Thunderstorm

 

Wednesday

I got up before 7:30. Chris had already left for work. I prepared for meditation morning with exercises etc. I read for half an hour with the red light. I did four rounds of tapping and meditation. I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I washed dishes. I mopped and vacuumed. I went outside to water.

Chris came home to get ready for his trip. I guess he was checking in online. I laid out in the sun for a bit, then got ready for a steam session. He went to pick up John and Michele. I took a shower. I read e-mail. I ate yogurts and added the remaining milk to some of them. Those went into the dehydrator.

I went back to reading messages. I saw a bunch of them showing Fauci pleading the 5^th to every question. I made and ate egg salad.

Jenni called to invite me to water aerobics at 6:30. So after a bit, I put on my suit and pulled out a clean towel. I drove to the pool. She was already there. We walked around and did exercises. I swear she made some of them up. Then, Michelle, Casey and Cedric came to the pool. We swam and talked until the storm clouds brought lightning. Then the lifeguard cleared the pool. Jenni and I grabbed our towels and we all headed for the parking lot. I had planned to go to the garden to water, but it was no longer necessary.

When I got home, I changed into dry clothes. I settled in front of my laptop. I cleared enough e-mail to get down to 1145. I worked on my blog. I watched sewing videos and got an idea for a project. Then I went to bed.

Field trip for Doug

 

Tuesday

I got up before 7:30. No pain. After Sudoku, I went through my morning list. I went to the garden to water the outside edges. I mowed the side yard, then practiced hymns. I mowed other side. It was easier to drag the mower than to push it.

Someone called wanting underwear for an emergency. I went through my old ones and pulled out the best. I also threw in a Depends because I could not find pads. She met me at the swap shop and I gave her the bag. Then I checked my mail and went home.

I made and ate breakfast. I checked e-mail.

At two I went to pick up Doug. Doug is an alien about 3 to 4 feet tall. Doug was fragile. Gary put him in my back seat. Then I went to the library to ask Keli if her husband could fix my mower. She said yes. I also thanked Melissa for letting me borrow her mower.

I picked up Cedric and we went to the swap shop. I took pics of him in his gopher-like outfit and of Doug. We laid Doug in the back seat. I wanted to go through the gate with Doug in the back seat. Cedric was not up for it, but Isadora was. So he got out and she got in. We drove to the church off post, then decided to photograph Doug there. We stood him up in front of the front doors. Then we put him back in the back seat and came back through the front gate. I showed my card to the guard, and he glanced in the back seat but didn't say anything. As we drove out, it occurred to me that we could have pointed to the alien and said 'he forgot his ID'. Isadora was all for turning around and going through again, but the moment had passed. We put Doug back where I got him. I took Isadora home.

Back at home, I took the mower to the garage next door. I rolled it inside and shut the door. I went home and read articles online. I ate some frozen mango to cool off. I cleaned an empty water jug with soap and hot water and hydrogen peroxide. It seemed to get the green out.

I walked to post office to unlock the swap shop. MeryAnn drove up with donations just as I left. I read online, then Chris came home. I ate supper and read e-mail. I went to the garden to water and weed. Ironically, the sprinkler had full power.

I went home and read more e-mail. I locked the swap shop, then worked on my blog. I made tea, and we watched TV. I looked up the actors. I looked for a more robust alien. But I did not find what I was looking for. I also looked for silicon masks or a pattern for a stretchy mask that encases the head. Nope.

Finally I went to bed.