Beer bread

 

Friday

I got up after 7:30. I went through the morning list. I made more breakfast mix. I rinsed the sprouts quite thoroughly. I practiced Christmas music. Chris helped me unhook the tower of the desktop computer, and he put it in my car.

We went to the commissary when it opened at 11. When we got back, I ate breakfast, then put on my suit and arrived at the pool at noon. I waited for John to bring the water wheel. He also had a pump. So we pumped it up, spreading it out as it inflated. We let it rest for 20 minutes, then put it in the pool and tried to ride on it. That did not work well. John said you have to be under 50 to play on it. I asked 50 pounds or 50 years. He replied 'yes'.

Some kids came to the pool. I encouraged them to play with it. They wanted to dive into the center. They tried other floats inside the wheel. I tried diving and it wore me out.

I got tired, went home, and changed clothes. I ate fruit, then read e-mail and messages on Facebook. I started a beer bread recipe because Michele requested it. It got a late start because the beer had to be 110 F and then the butter had to be soft.

Chris cooked supper. I ate, then worked on the bread. I went to the garden to fertilize and check the tomatoes.

When I came home, I poured out the bleach water to dry off the gopher bones. I formed the bread into rolls, then let them rise in the oven. I put away supper and rinsed the dishes. I read online. I pre-heated the oven, then put the rolls in.

I took pics of notes for the game and worked on my blog. I watched videos on a health topic, probably menopause. I made tea, the turned off the oven, leaving the rolls inside.

I went to Michelle's house. Casey brought up the game. We talked as I played. The notes were helpful until I reached the ice monster. Shooting him was of no avail. And he was persistent. Indy died every time.

I thanked Casey and went home. I got ready for bed and joined Chris who was asleep.

The wine-tasting party

 

Thursday

I got up at 7:30. I worked on Sudoku, then followed the morning list. I watered the indoor plants. I prepared drinking water, then went to the chapel for Bible Study. After the study and prayer, I went looking for bells music for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I found one for Christmas.

I went to the garden to deploy netting all over the vining plants. I took a floor mat to Self-Help. I went home and ate fiber gel. I watered the outdoor plants and checked the traps. I read outside in the sun.

I made breakfast and ate it while watching The Highwire. I ordered a part for the GopherHawk and watched a video on how best to use it. I looked at universal remote codes for the Zenith DVD player. They did not agree with the ones on the sheet that came with the universal remote.

I put clean gopher bones in a box and put the dirty ones in a bleach solution. I used the rest of the fertilizer to make a spray. I sprayed all the plants at home, then sprayed all the plants at the garden. Casey showed up at his garden so I asked him if he could fix my old desktop computer.

I finished spraying and went home. Chris came home and said Michele wanted brautworst for dinner on Saturday and she wanted me to make beer bread rolls. So we searched all over for the beer recipe book. When I found it, he and I chose a recipe. He added some of the ingredients to the grocery list.

I got ready for Ria's party. Chris gave me a bottle of wine. I drove up the hill and passed Michelle who was walking. So I offered her a ride. When I told her it was a black dress affair, she asked me to drive her home to change. So I did. Then I drove her up the hill.

We were late, but the ladies were happy to see us. The wine offering was added to a large line of bottles, mostly unopened. They were already eating, so we filled plates and joined them. After a while, we went into the living room where the desserts were. The new ladies were encouraged to say three things about themselves and only one is true. Later, we gathered outside for pics.

Then some ladies talked in the kitchen while others danced in the livingroom. I tried to join the dancing, but the music wasn't fun for me. Later we did kareoke to The Greatest Love, Impossible Dream, and I Will Survive. Those I could sing.

Then Michelle was ready to leave. So I took her home, then went home myself.

I changed clothes and made tea. We watched the first episode of the next DVD since we could not get the remote working. Episode 9, I think. Then Chris went to bed while I worked on my blog.

The Mandelorian and Grogu

 

Wednesday

I got up at 7:30. I prepared for coffee morning with coffee and supplements, reading and exercising. After four rounds of meditation and tapping, I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I vacuumed and mopped the floors. I sat in the steam tent for 2 minutes drinking amended water. Then I showered, rested and dressed. I watered the outdoor plants, rand reset the traps, but the Gopherhawk is all twisted now.

I put down a mat in the kitchen to replace the sink mat that I had there. I went to the garden, then stopped at Self-Help, but he wasn't there. I went to the post office, and then to the library to take pics of gaming. But Chris was just coming out because not enough kids showed up.

I went home and read commentaries on the next chapters of Genesis. Chris came home from work. I exchanged shorts for pants. We went to the Community Club. He stood in line for food while I went upstairs to talk to Michele and John. When Chris arrived with his dinner, he put on the movie The Mandelorian and Grogu. After watching the movie, we wondered if we could make a movie marathon out of all the movies available.

We came home, and I worked on my blog. I made tea and we tried to watch the next episode of Criminal Minds. But because the universal remote wasn't working right, we had to use the controls on the machine. We could not navigate the menu screen so Chris put in the next DVD. So we watched episode 5.

After watching, I looked up the owner's manual for the DVD player. There were instructions for using the remote, but only basic moves for the onboard controls.

Chris went to bed and I stayed up to read more commentary on Joseph in Egypt.

Clearing old e-mail

 

Tuesday

I got up at 7:30. I did Sudoku until almost 8. I went through the morning list. I practiced Christmas music. I texted with Randy. I read e-mail and tried TRE. I was unable to get the reaction to start. I played a podcast.

I ate fiber gel. I read online, and cleared e-mail.. I made up payment envelops for the people who help me clean.

After lunch, I read outside in the sun. I walked to the post office and back. I cleared more e-mail, then went to the garden where I pulled a few weeds and picked two cherry tomatoes. I went back to listening to podcasts while clearing old e-mail.

Chris came home a little early from work. Michele had asked him to drive her home because her back hurt. We chatted. He made himself supper and put a bowl of ground beef in the toaster oven for me. After I ate, I continued to clear old e-mail. Then I worked on my blog.

I made tea and we watched the first episode of Season 14. Chris said it was the last season that the library had. Afterward, he went to bed and I stayed up to listen to James Corbett.

First day of parasite cleanse

 

Monday

I got up at 7:35. I followed the morning list. I ate yogurt with pumpkin seeds. I practiced last week's hymns and some Christmas songs. I started a parasite cleanse by pulling out supplements and placing them where I would see them at the appropriate times.

I ate fiber gel. I read out in the sun, then came in and made breakfast. I posted for band and picked hymns. Never a quick task. I went to the post office, and then to the library to return a book. I stopped by the chapel to pick up my trombone, then proceeded to the garden.

I went home. I tried to nap inside. Nothing. I put my slides in soapy water to soak, then tried to nap outside with a book. Nope. I did Sudoku, then washed the slides. My fingernail could feel stuff on the slide. Odd. I cleaned them as best I could, then rinsed and oiled them. I put the trombone in the car.

I heated supper. Keli texted that she could not come to band tonight. I ate supper, then went to the chapel for band. No one came but Jenni and she was frustrated over being reported for something she didn't do as a sub. She was frustrated that she couldn't get into the site where she could explain her side of the story. We talked for 2 hours.

When I got home, I worked on my blog, then made tea. We watched the first episode of The Librarians because we didn't have the next season of Criminal Minds. Later Chris went to bed and I stayed up to listen to an interview on Trauma Release Exercises.

Baptism at the pool

 

Sunday

I got up around 8. I went through my morning list. I didn't practice much because Chris was listening to something. I ate yogurts and added milk to the ferments, then put them in the dehydrator to grow. I checked e-mail.

It was after 10:30 when I went by the kids house to pick up some empty boxes that I'd left. Then I went to the garden to weed. I picked a squash and some cherry tomatoes.

I went home, ate fiber gel, then read outside in the sun. I made and ate breakfast. I got dressed for church and took cheese squares with me.

I was surprised to see Eryne in church. The praise team sang 4 songs at the beginning of the service. Chaplain talked about the revival. He started his sermon at 1:45 and the band played hymns at 2:15. That didn't give us much time to go home and change clothes for the baptism at 2:30.

I had put on my bathing suit and a shirt and shorts. Then I headed to the pool for baptism. But Michelle and Casey had just pulled up to the chapel. They flagged me down to get the key. So I was late to the pool.

Chaplain and two of Janet's kids were already in the pool. Their dad read a scripture, then Chaplain asked them questions and dunked them backward in the water. The parents toweled them off. We all chatted by the pool while Jenni got changed into her suit. We discussed the up and downsides of buying a 5' inflatable hamster wheel. John said he could get one by next weekend – which is the last weekend that the pool is open. Then Jenni, John, and I got in the pool to swim. The water wasn't warm, but tolerable. Mostly we floated and chatted for an hour. When Jenni and I got cold, we climbed out, toweled off, and drove home.

I ate fiber gel and laid out on the front lawn. Then I came in and ate what Chris cooked, which was chicken soup, zucchini fried with onions, and rice. I checked e-mail and composed a message for the docket of HHS. Today is the deadline. I fielded texts from Michelle and John M. I worked on my blog.

I made tea and we watched the season ender of Criminal Minds. Then we both went to bed. I woke up in the night to shut down the router and put my phone to sleep and brush my teeth. I went back to bed, used the RLS treatments, and slept on and off till morning.

No-show for both sewing class and project night

 

Saturday

It was a bad night. Some random pain sprung up and my mind wouldn't stop cogitating. I got up at 7:30 and went through the morning list. I rinsed the sprouts in a big bowl to separate the sprouted seeds from the ones that were not going to sprout – which was a lot! I also washed the carrot greens and stuck them in the dehydrator. I practiced and ate yogurt.

I looked up the next steps in the game and made notes. I went out to water plants and annoy gophers and eliminate the mounds. When I came in, I washed off, then Chris gave me a massage. Afterward, he took his shower and I took mine.

I ate fiber gel. I looked up the sewing project for today and made a template. I made and ate breakfast. I checked e-mail. I picked fabrics and sandwiched them. I came back to find out how far apart the stitching lines should be. Half an inch. I went back and did the stitching. I started cutting the rows apart and decided not to finish it so that the kids could see how it was done.

I took all my project stuff to the chapel. I set up a machine and got supplies out. Wendy arrived to help the kids, but the kids did not come. Michelle said they just wanted to watch TV. So Wendy and I talked for over an hour. Then we locked the chapel and left. I went to the Clark's house. I cleaned the fans, then the door of the stove. I swept and mopped my way from the library to the living room. I put the runners back down and vacuumed them. I tied up a few loose ends and moved my cleaning supplies out to the car.

I went home for supper and e-mail. Then I went back to the church for Project Night. But no one came. After half an hour, I went over to Michelle's house. She was putting highlights in the girls hair. I was exhausted and I think she was too, but she was taking caffeine pills. Isadora showed me her artwork.

Eventually I went home. Blogger sent me a message saying 6 of my videos would be deleted unless I went to some Google Takeout site and downloaded them, or something like that. Chris told me to find them myself and download them. Most were date-coded so finding them was easy, but one was not. I spent a lot of time looking for it.

Then I made tea and we watched TV. I went back to looking and then we dressed the bed with clean sheets. I finally found it and it was just a pic. No motion involved. I worked on my blog and got ready for bed.