I'm upset enough for both of us

 

Wednesday

I got up on time. I prepared for Coffee Morning still wearing the wrist guard. I exercised and meditated and tapped. I expected to hear from the first quote yesterday so I turned on my phone about 11:30, but she never called. I cleaned the bathrooms and washed dishes with a plastic bag over the wrist guard. I did not use the sauna in case she might call. I did lay in the sun for awhile since it was so nice outside.

I took off the wrist guard and showered.  I ate a bag of frozen watermelon which seemed to help my wrist. I checked e-mail. I used an egg from the yellow jar and one from the orange jar to make egg salad. Sadly both eggs were yellow. And only on the outside. The color did not seep in towards the yoke.  I sewed the waistband to the pants. When I tried them on, the waistband was too big. Sigh. 

Chris came home from work. He told me that Michele was notified today that her position is an overhire and will be eliminated. I was shocked! He changed clothes and explained more about it. Then John and Michele came over to hear more and ask questions. She has until Monday to decide if she wants to take the cash buy-out or sign up for the job they are required to provide – somewhere, doing something she is qualified for. Frankly I thought she'd be more upset. I guess they are resigned.

I worked on my blog. I made tea. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I prepared the sauna and steamed for 20 minutes. Chris was in bed when I got out. I cleaned up and showered and went to bed.

Two quotes in one day

Tuesday

I got up soon after 7:30. I got ready for the day. I watered the plants and checked the ferments. I started one for Saronna. I exercised, and put stuff away. I prepared yarrow tea and used the sauna. Then I took a shower. I checked e-mail and ate fiber gel. I watched sewing videos.

I got a call for a quote so I ran over there to meet her on Mustang. While I was examining the house, my phone rang. Someone else wanted a quote too, so I told them I'd be there in a few minutes. I gave the first quote and said I'd like to clean it before she left so she could take it to inspection. She said she'd call me tomorrow.

Then I went to the other house. They were in the process of moving out. I walked around and noticed lots of dirty things. I quoted them $550 including the yard. They thought that was a good price.

When I got home, I laid in the sun for awhile, then made and ate breakfast. Saronna texted that she was unable to play. So I kept reading e-mail and articles. Then I delivered some yogurt to her on my way to the library. I found a book by Dean Koontz, but not the one I was looking for. Still, I checked it out.

When I got home, I made some mango ice cream (frozen mango and coconut milk). After I ate it, I made some more to keep in the freezer. I put frozen watermelon on my arm. I read online for awhile. I rubbed DMSO on my arm and continued to read.

Chris came home from work. He pulled oxtails from the oven (they had been slow-roasting all day). I ate that for supper. At 7, I went to Rod's house to take pics of stuff he wants to sell. We talked for an hour. On my way home, I went by Jenni's house to see if she wanted to walk, but she wasn't home.

When I got home, Chris apologized for the oxtails being so blackened. But I thought they were ok. I checked messages and worked on my blog. My wrist was hurting so I put on the wrist guard. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds, then I watched an episode of Call the Midwife, season 13. After that, I got ready for bed, still wearing wrist guard.

New batteries were bad

 

Monday

I got up after 7:30. I took supplements and brushed my teeth. I brought in and filled the water jug. I turned on my laptop and the pop-ups were still there. They reappeared as soon as I x'ed them. There was no milk nor eggs in the cooler I left out, so I messaged the lady that delivers. I looked up pop-ups and was told to cancel permission for notifications. So I did.

I practiced and did squats. I posted for band and bells. I mended a pair of jeans.

I opened both of my watches and tested the batteries. They were dead. I tested the new ones and they were all partly discharged. I went to the WalMart website that I had ordered them from to make a complaint. But it sent me to their AI assistant who wasn't helpful. There was no listed way to contact them, so I had to Google it. I called their 1800 number and got a very nice guy with a name I can't pronounce who helped me submit a message to the seller (apparently not WalMart) to ask for a replacement.

I used blueberry juice in a pickling brine to color some blue eggs. But it turned out to be the same color as the beets. I looked up what else is blue and there is a tea that might work. I tried adding chlorella to some water to make a green egg. The green color goes away if I add vinegar so I didn't, but I don't think its gonna work well.

I ate fiber gel and laid in the sun. The lady delivered the milk and eggs. I came in and made breakfast and ate it while reading e-mail. I brought in the milk and started heating it. I worked in my sewing room and came out when I heard the temp alarm beep. I shut off the stove. I turned the oven to 180 and put washed jars and lids in there. When the milk cooled down, I added some to all the ferments in the fridge. I filled a jar and added some kimchi juice just to see what would happen. Then I heated the other half of the milk.

I made a waistband and encased elastic in it. I poured the milk into a half gallon jar and drank the bit that was left. I put all the ferments into the dehydrator. I ate the rest of the fiber gel, then ate some cold corned beef with cabbage and potatoes. Cold potatoes are a resistant starch. Chris came home from work.

Soon I had to leave for the chapel. Saronna and two of her kids got there at the same time. I got busy setting up the bells and Wilhelm helped me. Then we started playing The Sound of Silence without Keli. But then she arrived with 4 dozen eggs. We played through our hymns and other pieces. The bell players were really late and one didn't show up at all. So I dismissed the band 5 minutes early. Saronna and I went to help the bells. She wanted to play, so I directed. We all worked out the second song, much to my delight and surprise. I still think we'll need an extra practice.

They put their bells away and I cleaned up the music and the table. I took all my stuff and the remaining eggs home. I ate a pickled egg and read e-mail. Then I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. I put my ferments in the fridge. The eggs had to go in the garage to keep cool.

I read with a frozen pack on my arm. I think its tendonitis. At 11, I shut down the computer and got ready for bed.

I'll need more hymns

 

Sunday

I woke up in the dark thinking I heard Chris walking around. But then I discovered he was still in bed. It was the wind. I guess I went back to sleep. It was after 8 when we got up and found the back door slightly open. The house smelled fresh.

I watered and rinsed and stirred and practiced and mixed. I took pics of notes for the game. I wrote down instructions for colored pickled eggs. I made a batch of 3 red eggs, 2 yellow and 2 orange. Hopefully tomorrow I can work on green and blue.

I read messages and articles. I listened to the praise songs for this afternoon. I collected dead plant material from the sweet potatoes and the tomato plants. I trimmed the tomato plants and put the larger pieces in water to root. I ate fiber gel and laid outside in the sun. I came in and made breakfast. I ate what I could, then got dressed and took cheese squares to church.

At the chapel, I laid the snack in the back and picked up a bulletin. I went up front to assemble my trombone. I lost my glasses so I had to find a book to rest my feet on. When I got back from the library, Rod was sitting next to my seat. I greeted him and put my trombone together. Keli came up to start the praise songs. After singing three songs, the congregation went to greet each other. Summer told me how much her kids liked the yogurt and now she will make a gallon at a time.

Chaplain spoke on the book of Isaiah. He also talked about Holy Week and having services on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday – including hymns. I looked at Rod and he looked at me and said “this is the first you've heard of it?” So when the service was over, I asked the chaplain if he would like the band to learn some hymns for those days. Yes, yes he would. Ok then.

After helping Keli look for angel wings, I called Steve to turn on the sauna at the gym. I also texted John. I went home to finish breakfast and find some of last year's basil for Bryce who was proudly making his Nona's spaghetti sauce. But then John came over and we sat down with my character sheet to up-level it to 13. We ran out of time and I had to quickly change and pack for the sauna. John stayed long enough to update the numbers in the spells. I arrived late to the sauna, but was alone. I laid down and tried to sleep. Then Michelle arrived and we talked and sweated for awhile. It was after 4:40 when we got out and rinsed off.

I was in a hurry to drop off the basil, but Steve asked us to hold up a minute. He explained that the marines needed fans and wanted to make a post to that effect. But Michelle nixed that and said she could make some phone calls.

So I went by the chapel, let Bryce take some basil, and went home to hunt down our fan. Michelle came over to get it, but she said it was too far gone. I lent her the swap shop key so she could pick up that one. Then she left and we signed into the game.

I ate supper that Chris heated while the others signed in and began to talk. Finally we started playing. We went to a village where they were sacrificing someone's brother to a sea creature. We rescued the brother and killed the creature. We argued about what to do with the dead body. We took the brother to his sister in another city and she told us valuable information. Then we talked about what to do next.

 After the game, I put on shoes and we went to the school to meet others for walking. But the only people to show up were John and Michele. So we walked the walk with them, then went home.

I worked on my blog and made tea.  We watched an episode of Criminal Minds.  I tried researching probiotics that create butyrate, but kept getting pop-ups telling me my computer was infected and I should click the links to fix it.  I restarted my computer, but that didn't stop them.  So I shut it down and went to bed. 

Darpa created the game

 

Saturday

I got up at 8, feeling like I hadn't slept well. I started my day with the usual list of tasks. I checked my ferments. I took samples and put them in the fridge. Chris took a shower and went to the chapel but came home again to get my key because the priest forgot his. I ate blueberries and finished off a jar of yogurt, then checked e-mail. When Chris came home, I was making more breakfast mix. When I finished, he gave me a massage. Later I got in the sauna, then took a shower and got dressed. I ate fiber gel and laid out in the sun in a bathing suit.

I made and ate breakfast. I looked into pickling eggs of different colors. I read about fermenting eggs in kombucha! I went to the chapel for sewing class and discovered I didn't have my key. So I had to run home to get it from Chris. When I got back, the Clarks were right behind me. I unlocked the doors and turned on the lights. Wendy came to help. I showed the kids how to make the eggs. Jedediah made 3 of them, sewing the last one by himself (at age 4), The other kids ran home. I talked to Randy about Magic the Gathering and he said it was invented by DARPA to keep soldiers occupied on their off time.

When I got home, I read e-mail. Chris made corned beef and cabbage. I fixed four gallons of diluted LAB and poured them on my garden. At 6 I got a bowl of the beef and cabbage and just then John and Michele arrived. We ate and talked. I went to the chapel for Project Night. I waited for people to show up. Casey and Cedric were the first. Then Moira and Sophia came for Rhythm class. I had to be very flexible to get through the class. But they did well.

They left at 8. I joined Cedric and Casey. Later John and Michele came. Then Casey and Cedric went home. The rest of us conversed, then I packed up and swept the hall floor. We walked out and I got home at 9:30.

I made tea and we tried to watch Criminal Minds, but the CD was messed up. Then we dressed the bed and put away laundry. I worked on my blog. I looked again at recipes for colored pickled eggs. I copied some to my Open Office document and went to bed.

Frustrating game night

 

Friday

I got up about 7:45. Chris was getting ready to go to the office. I did the usual first of the morning things. I made yarrow tea. Then I got dressed and went to Math Morning.

I unlocked the chapel. The kids came without any math books, but they had two math games. One was like scrabble but you have to make equations rather than words. I thought it was fun but I am not sure they did.

When I got home, I drank the yarrow tea and went in the sauna for 20 minutes. I took a shower and cleaned up. I ate fiber gel then laid in the sun – it felt so good I nearly fell asleep!

I made and ate breakfast. I made a grocery list. We went to the commissary for most of it. But they didn't have corned beef. So then we went to Tooele. Chris shopped for the beef while I went to Melanie's. They were having a detox special. I got an ionic foot soak for 30minutes. Then I made a detox tea mix from a selection they had laid out. Then I got 10 minutes with Melanie who is a master herbalist. She told me about a spike protein antibody test and also an eye wash with cayenne in it that helps vision by increasing circulation.

When we got home, I laid down. Later, I checked e-mail. I put supper in the oven. While I was eating, Angelina texted me about opening the swap shop. So I went there and cleaned it up a little. Then she showed up and looked through clothing. We talked. She left with a pile of clothes and I went home.

I made two more jars of yogurt and put them in the dehydrator to cure. I ate some yogurt and had to run to the bathroom. I got ready for Game Night and jotted notes for my blog. I prepared a yogurt starter to bring along.

When I got there, Casey was still at work. So Cedric put the game up. I had notes from watching gameplay, but doing what they did didn't work. Michelle called up a walkthrough on her phone. I watched it, then did the same thing. But it still didn't work. We chatted and I got frustrated. Finally I felt I had tried everything, so I quit that game and started one called Dr. Brain's Castle. I had played it before so I knew I could do it, even if it was hard. Michelle seemed to like it too. But it was after 11, so I saved it. She showed me her back yard. She gave me some kombucha that was too vinegary for her, but I thought it was great.

I went home and found Chris asleep. So I got ready for bed and joined him.

Bible Study outside

 

Thursday

I got up at 7:45. I got ready for the day and watered the plants and practiced. I checked e-mail. I made yarrow tea.

I took some yogurt and little cups and went to the chapel. They were having Bible study outside. Wendy had an extra chair so I sat by her. We read two chapters of Genesis and discussed them. Then they had a mini party for Tarah for her birthday. I gave out yogurt to those who wanted to try it or who wanted to take some home to start their own batch. Tarah gave me some all cotton overalls that she didn't want anymore.

I went home, drank some tea and prepared the sauna. After steaming, I cleaned up and took a shower. I ate fiber gel and checked e-mail. I made breakfast and ate it while watching The Highwire. I checked e-mail again. I went to the library to make some copies of music.

Then I parked by the chapel and walked to the gym for the awards ceremony. I had to sit on the bleachers because all the chairs were full. There were lots of awards handed out. Chris wanted me to be there because two of my circle were getting awarded. After the ceremony I talked to Gary about putting Steve in charge of the garden.

I walked back to my car and drove home. I looked up instructions for the fabric egg. I made a template, chose fabric, then made egg. I found a piece of candy to put in the egg pocket and I photographed the egg in several places. I posted to Facebook for sewing class and Math Morning.

I checked e-mail and Telegram. I worked on my blog and made tea. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I read e-mail and articles after that. I massaged some lymph points and went to bed. Chris wasn't asleep, so we cuddled for awhile. And later I had RLS, but not so bad that I had to get up.