Biggest rhythm class ever

 

Saturday

Having had another bad round of RLS, I got up after 8:30 still tired. I practiced, made fiber gel, did squats facing the sun, etc.

I checked on the run-through of the game from last night. I couldn't tell what I missed, so I took pics of the screen of the control panel. I ate some of each yogurt ferment. I made yarrow tea. I started the sauna and prepared the inside. After sweating for 20 minutes, I got out, cleaned it out, and took a shower.

I ate fiber gel, read some messages, then made and ate breakfast. At 2, I went ot the chapel for sewing class. Wendy came to help. Saronna and Randy brought their kids. All 4 kids and Saronna made the hanger pocket project from the last class. Wendy helped Jedediah. Eryne came with her own daughter and project. Class went long.

Afterward, I came home and laid down. I might have slept, not sure. I heard John and Michele come over for supper. Chris had made twice-baked potatoes. I got up and ate with them. Chris started gaming with people online. The rest of us talked. Michele was too tired for Project Night. I thought I was too.

I quickly cleaned my trombone slide, then took my trombone and music and went to chapel. Janet was already there, working on the cardboard stone or Easter. We talked. She was there for Rhythm Class. Then Saronna's kids came for rhythm class. So we all did it together.

Tara and Eryne came for Project Night. The sewing machines and notions were still out from class. So they worked during rhythm class. And then I joined them. I sewed a pair of pants, but they were way too big. Eryne went home. I started to clean up as Tara was cutting t-shirts for a t-shirt quilt. We talked and then put all the stuff away and turned off the lights.

I went home. I made tea. We watched one episode of Criminal Minds. This one was actually heart-warming. We made the bed. I brushed my teeth. I wrote two blog posts because I forgot yesterday. I made list of things to do or take if RLS hits. I put it in the bathroom. Then I got ready for bed. When RLS hit in the middle of the night, I tried the first two or three things, then slept through till morning.

Clean bill of health from the dentist

 

Friday

I woke up early but stayed in bed trying to do some mental programming. I did not sleep well, partly due to RLS. I got up at 8 and did my usual morning routine. I went to the chapel at 9 for Math Morning. Randy came with the kids. They did not seem interested in their math. I helped Jedediah count chairs, but he got very wiggly after half so we just went back to the fellowship hall.

It was after 10 when I called time. We packed up, locked the doors and turned off the lights. I went by the post office to check for mail, but there was none. Then I went home. I ate fiber gel and started making tea. I washed out my bowl and was drying it when it slipped from my hand and shattered on the tile floor. Not a fan of tile floors. Chris helped me clean it up.

I made breakfast. Chris went to the commissary. I ate while reading an article on the energy inside a seed. I jotted notes for my blog. He came back and we headed to Tooele. I think I fell asleep for awhile. He dropped me off at the dentist while he went shopping.

I showed them my new insurance card. Later I went back to the chair. The hygienist scheduled my next appointment, then took x-rays. Thankfully I had a packet of vitamin C in my purse. I swallowed that before the x-rays. After that, she cleaned my teeth. Later the dentist came in to check and said everything looked good. She gave me some samples of probiotics for teeth. Due to our new insurance, I did not have to pay.

Chris was waiting in the outer room. He took me to Melanie's. I had a good time chatting with the ladies there. One was a master herbalist and she recommended yarrow tea for increasing sweating. Afterward, we bought windshield wipers, then headed back to base.

When we got back, I made some yarrow tea, then went in the sauna for 20 minutes. I drank most of the tea inside the tent. I don't think I sweated sooner or more. Anyway, I cleaned up afterward and took a shower and got dressed.

I made notes for my game. Chris went to his game. I made and ate supper. I got ready for my game. I took a jar of sleep yogurt to Janet's house. She invited me in for a bit. Then I went to Michelle's house to play The Lighthouse. Casey had it up on the screen. But for awhile, there was no one in the room. Michelle was laying down. Later Casey came in and I played the game, referring to my notes. But eventually the notes ran out and I got stuck. Then Michelle came out to talk. We talked till 11:30, then I went home.

Chris was fast asleep. I ate some sleep yogurt and got read for bed. Sleep seemed near, but it still took awhile to fall asleep.

Getting a project ready for sewing class

 

Thursday

I woke up before 7:30 hearing Chris get ready for work. I'd thought he'd left, but then he came back to change his suit because his pants split while he was scraping the windshield. He dismissed the idea that he needs bigger pants.

I got ready for the day, practiced, etc. I went to Bible study at 9. It went long and there was lots of chatting afterward. I told them about the best two nights of sleep I got from the b.l.1714 supplement.

When I got home, ate some of each ferment. I read e-mail for awhile. I ate half of the fiber gel, then read more e-mail till noon. I made breakfast and put on the Highwire.

Afterward, I looked for a sewing project and made a stuffed shamrock. I took pictures and posted them. I walked to the post office to pick up the mail. I finished the last tapping meditations.

Chris came home from work with a pizza. I heated supper in toaster oven. I found small cups to freeze yogurt starter, and I ordered them. I also looked at disposable 2oz cups but didn't order any. I worked on blog, then made tea. We watched TV. I read messages, then got ready for bed.

Altering jeans

 

Wednesday

I got up before 7:30 to start coffee morning. After exercise, coffee, meditation, etc, I cleaned the kitchen and bathrooms. I washed dishes and utensils. I finished watching today's tapping videos.

I heated water and filled two water bottles. I took a steam session while drinking the hot water. Afterward, I cleaned the sauna, showered, and dressed. I went to the post office to pick up the mail and open the swap shop. I found a top to match my pants.

I went home. I made egg salad. I checked e-mail, then went into the sewing room to shorten the sleeves on the shirt I found. I burned a sliver of the cut sleeve and discovered that it wasn't 100% cotton. I worked on the larger jeans, then went back to the swap shop to lock it up. I also found some cotton shirts and brought them home.

I tried them on, and one was too big. I wore the first jeans to see if they fit during use, while I worked on the smaller jeans. But they still didn't fit. I went back to working on the larger pair.

Finally I quit and worked on my blog. Then I made tea (which smells like potpouri) and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. Afterward, I looked up some of the actors to see what else they were in. Chris went to bed and I watched a new tapping video. Then I ate a spoonful of the b. l. 1714 yogurt and got ready for bed.

Remedial bell ringing

 

Tuesday

I got up at 7:30. I got ready for the day. I checked my ferments and rinsed the sprouts. I did squats, practiced, etc. I took the dishes out of the dishwasher, and folded little steam towels from the dryer. I steamed in the sauna for 20 minutes while drinking hot water. Then I cleaned up and took a shower.

I steamed two batches of eggs. I made and ate breakfast. I finished the days tapping videos. I tasted most of the ferments.

At 2, I went to Saronna's house to practice. I took her some whey and the pepper stem yogurt. We played and both her sons wanted to drum along. So they did, although not necessarily on beat.

Afterward, I stopped at post office, then went home. I took a 5 gallon bucket and a rake to the garden. I raked up some wet leaves for my compost pile. I also raked leaves from the pathway over my garden. I could see hay and piles of dirt in each plot (except the 4 at the end). I went to the gym to ask about that and nobody knew what the dirt was. But Steve said Trevor got the bale of hay. Steve talked about other things too and finally I left.

I went home and ate fiber gel. I read online. Chris came home from work. I went to the chapel for bells practice and sat in my car till Michele and John arrived. Elizabeth didn't come so I call Saronna and she was able to run over to help. The four of us practiced Lord of the Dance.

Later we packed up and John put the bell cases away. They left and I stayed to put everything else away. Then I went home. I talked to Chris. I put supper in the toaster oven. I watched a video on making vinegar and one on growing mushrooms in boxes. I ate supper.

I listened to the first video of Day 9. I worked on my blog. I made tea, which smelled like roses. (I couldn't find loose leaf chamomile tea, so I got a blend that has chamomile in it. Not a fan of drinking what smells like potpourri). We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I watched another Day 9 video and went to bed.

Fermenting milk in various forms

 

Monday

I got up after 7. Chris was still here. He quickly took a shower and dressed. I asked him to bring the milk and eggs in. Then he went to work. I made fiber gel, practiced, did squats in the sunshine. I sat with the lists of things I wanted to try with the milk. I made a few notes and put stars by the ones that were most important. I made a plan.

I heated half of the milk. I parsed it out into jars and inoculated each one differently. I put 5 of them in the dehydrator to cure. I put one in the yogurt maker because it reportedly needs 36 hours. Yikes.

I ended up heating all the milk and saving some to use with the starters percolating in the dehydrator. During all the heating and cooling of milk, I sliced up a pineapple and used that rind plus some frozen rind I had to start two jars of pineapple vinegar. All I have to do is remember to stir them every day for a month.

Revonna wanted some chairs from the swap shop so I went down there to unlock it and also picked up our mail. I ate half of the fiber gel. I woke up the old computer to scan some hymns leading up to Easter. It was hard to wake up, and THEN the scan feature didn't work half the time. What's up with that?

I made and ate breakfast. I finished off some containers in the fridge to make more room for yogurt. I read e-mail while listening to the Day 7 tapping videos. Then I went back to scanning hymns and cleaning them up. I put them on a thumb drive. I took egg cartons and headed to the library, stopping to lock the swap shop.

Keli printed out the music for me and we talked about which songs were best known by the congregation. Then I headed home.

I finished the tapping videos. I ate fiber gel, then it was time to head to the chapel to set up the bells. Wilhelm got there just after I did and he was thrilled to help set them up. I fixed up the table with padding and fleece and easels. He brought the bells and the gloves.

Then the band members came and we set up for practice. We played through 4 hymns, and a bunch of other songs. No bell players showed up. So when we called it quits, everyone else went home and I stayed to call the bell players and ask them to come tomorrow. Then I cleaned up and shut off all the lights and went home.

I put supper in the toaster oven. I sat down to listen to the first Day 8 tapping video. I ate while watching it. The dehydrator dinged and I checked those ferments. They were all firm!

When the video ended, I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I watched more of the tapping videos, then went to bed.

Rod is back!

 

Sunday

I got up early to use the bathroom, noticed my back tried to spasm, and went back to bed, wondering if I had slept wrong. I got up at 8, took supplements and added to my write-up of yesterday. I practiced. I peeled more eggs and made another jar of pickled eggs. I opened the jar of pickles that Jamie gave me, but when I tasted them, there was a flavor in there that I didn't want for a pickled egg, so I did not use that brine.

I made a week's worth of supplements, then prepared an order for more supplements. I watched a video on making vinegar from pineapple rind. I made breakfast and ate while listening to a tapping audio. Then I got dressed for church.

I took cheese squares and a bottle of water to the chapel. I put cheese squares in the back, then went up front to assemble my trombone. I chatted with to people, then I saw Rod walk in and welcomed him back. He sat beside me when the service started. There were three praise songs (but no Keli to sing them). Then Rod was invited up and he thanked the congregation for the card we signed last week. After that, the chaplain gave us an overview of the book of Ecclesiastes. The band played two hymns and then the chaplain held Communion. Afterward, we all talked and ate cheese squares.

I went to the gym to turn on the sauna. I went home to change clothes and listen to more of the Tapping audio for today. Then I put on my bathing suit and put hot water in some bottles. I went to the gym and got in the sauna. Jenni joined me. We talked and later Eryne came in. I think drinking hot water helped start the sweating. But it took awhile because the sauna, for some reason, wasn't very hot.

At 4:30 we called it quits. I showered, dried off and re-dressed. Eryne followed me to the swap shop where she picked up the tubs she had left and regretted. We talked about thinning out the clothing sometime, and about having a Mother's Day tea party. Then we went home.

I hung up my wet stuff. Chris had supper waiting for me. I listened to the last few minutes of the tapping audio, then signed into the game. In the game, we spent a week or so buying new spells and getting armor repaired. Then we were attacked, so we fought back. My character got hit so hard she had -30 hit points. I thought she was dead, but the GM had an NPC bring her back to life, just barely. The last bad guy died (or rather the bad ghost evaporated) and I rolled several times to heal everyone. Then we ended the game til next week.

I called Michelle back. She told me about a public toilet that wasn't working so I passed her off to Chris. Then she told me another story, but I don't remember it now. I worked on my blog. I made tea. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I spent an hour on VMIS logging my community volunteer hours. I put out money for milk and eggs, then went to bed.