Dugway Days

 

Thursday

I got up at 7:30, and started the morning list. After watering, I worked on gopher mounds. A gopher came up for air and … never went back down. I refilled all my watering containers.

I read e-mail. I got a message asking how much to pay off the loans. They suggested two numbers and I tried to replicate them through online calculators without success.

I laid out in the sun and then made breakfast. I watched The Highwire for awhile. Then paused it so I could work on the loan payoff info.

Isadora came at 2. I got her started on cleaning the tubs and toilets. We went to the swap shop to look for water shoes again. I found a nice pair that I swear were not there yesterday, but was able to kick them off pretty easily. Michelle came by to drop off some stuff. She insisted that we stop at WalMart tomorrow and buy such shoes.  We all went home. I continued to work the numbers, not getting what they got.

I put on a bathing suit and tied a wrap around me. I parked at the chapel, went to pavillion for Dugway Days, already in progress. I talked to Michelle and Ria. I checked out the petting zoo, then went back to the pavillion. Jack told me that he changed his watering to every 3 hours and now his plants are growing. Isadora wanted to go to the petting zoo, so I went again, This time Michele and John were there. We petted a snake, rabbits, chinchilla, lizard relatives, pot belly pig, goats, and a few others. 

 Isadora and I went in the pool. We swam around, trying to stay away from kids jumping off the side and splashing. I watched Isadora go down the big slide, twice. W went down the small slide, swam around some more. I talked to some kids, and Bryce. I got cold and Isadora said she was ready to go, so we got out and toweled off. I found Chris and we walked back to the chapel parking lot.

When I got home, I mowed until the sprinklers came on. But they never did. So I quit around 9, then went to the garden to water the corners. I changed the timer to water less time but more often. I noticed there were fewer squash plants. Grrr. I went home and worked on my blog. 

There wasn't time for TV. Before 10, we went to a parking lot by the parade field and watched fireworks. They lasted about 15 minutes. When we got home, I finished watching The Highwire, then looked for cheese and cashew pie recipes. Finally I went to bed.

Shoes for tubing

 

Wednesday

I slept well and woke with the alarm. Chris had gone to work. I prepared for coffee morning. I watered the plants outside, then proceeded with meditation. I cleaned the house, including bathrooms and kitchen and dishes. I read outside in the sun. I sat for a steam session, then showered and dressed. I read some e-mail, then ate a mixture of yogurts. I watched tubing videos, hoping to see what to be prepared for. I looked at Tao Day flyers. Chris came home early because of an awards ceremony.

I went to swap shop to find water shoes and came home with sandals that I thought would work. I also picked up the mail. When I got home, I mowed until the rain hit. I plugged in the battery to recharge. I sent a pic of the sandals to Michelle, but she didn't think they were grippy enough. I looked at water shoes online.

I looked for the highest safe dosage of Krill Oil. One study gave mice a dose that created amazing benefits, but when I applied it to my weight, it was almost 3 grams a day. Another study used a dosage in units I'd never seen before.

Janet posted pics of her new baby. So cute! I didn't bother going to the garden because of the rain. I made tea and we watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I ordered my ticket for tubing. I read some messages and went to bed.

Flyer for Tau Day

 

Tuesday

I slept till 7:30 and woke with the alarm. Chris was already up and at his computer. I did the usual morning things, then consulted the list for any that I forgot. I dealt with gopher mounds in the yard and got dirty. I read with the red light. I took Chris to work to return a key. We stopped at the post office to check for mail. After dropping him at home, I drove by the water machine and found an Out of Order sign.

I checked e-mail for a bit, then made breakfast mix. I read outside in the sun, then came in to make and eat lunch. I read e-mail. I went to Michelle's house. She told me all about her vacation in Germany and how badly it went when the boyfriend ran out of his meds. Together we made up a flyer for Tau Day (twice the pi!). We talked about possible activities, like Pie-In-The-Face.

I went home, ate fiber gel, then heated and ate supper. I went to unlock the chapel for
Bible study. We talked about Tau day activities, including bells, and Janet's new baby. We read a chapter, talked some more, then said a prayer encompassing all our concerns. I went home and mowed until the sprinklers came on. But they didn't all come on. The ones closest to the house did not show up. Strange.

I went to the garden to water the corners. I came home, made tea, and we watched TV. I finished listening to a podcast on the CCP threat to the U.S. Buying from Temu or any Chinese product supports the CCP. I worked on my blog, then got ready for bed.

Planning for Tau day

 

Monday

I got up at 7:30. Chris was feeling better, but was working from home. I brought in the milk and eggs. As the milk was heating, I went through the morning list. I delayed practice until after Chris finished his meeting. I sent Jenni a pic of Chris' foot and she called her daughter who works at a hand and foot clinic. She confirmed the diagnosis: cellulitis. 

 As the milk cooled, I looked up pi activities for two pi day. But actually it is called tau day because tau = 2 pi. A video made a very convincing case for using tau in pi formulas.

Once the milk was treated and all the ferments were in the dehydrator to form yogurt, I made and ate breakfast. I read e-mail and messages. I posted for band.

John came around at 1 to drive Chris to Tooele for his antibiotic prescription. I watched more tau videos, hoping to be inspired to create a flyer for the event.

After they got back, a man came to fix the toilet by replacing the flapper. He also tightened the handle on the kitchen faucet. Later I went to the library to return my book and get another one. I explored “checking out” a book on pi from the online library.

I went home to get my music and I went to the chapel for band. Sophia was waiting for me. As we set up, Keli arrived. The three of us played through the songs for Sunday and for the next Sunday. We played two other songs and were about to quit when the chaplain came by. He talked with us for awhile. I told him about Chris' foot.

I went home. I watched a video on the Right to Repair Act HR 1566. The manufacturers are clouding the issue with the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act. I went out to mow. While I was mowing, the automatic sprinklers came on – 10 minutes early. I got wet as I ran to put the mower away. Then I went to the garden to water the plants that the oscillating sprinkler doesn't reach.

When I got home, Chris was putting up a different DVD player. It worked but did not have a remote. There were player buttons on the front, but none to navigate the DVD menu. He was very frustrated. We watched the first episode on the DVD. Then I put the jars of yogurt in the fridge. I read some messages, then remembered to work on my blog. I prepared for bed.

The strangest thing happened...

 

Sunday

I got up at 7:30. I went through the morning list. Chris was sleeping on the couch. When I checked on him, he sat up and asked me to look at his foot. There was a triangular rash, although some of the red spots could be bites. His foot was swollen and it hurt, but didn't itch. I put some ozonated oil on it and later made a foot bath of Epsom salts. Neither seemed to help. I suggested he call the EMS people, but he wanted to wait until tomorrow. His flu symptoms were gone. He canceled the game for tonight.

I watered the plants inside and out. I read with the red light and later, outside in the sun. I made breakfast and ate it. I got dressed for church and took cheese squares with me to the chapel.

I left the snack in the back. I assembled my trombone. We had a guest pastor and I asked him to pray for Chris. Others heard the story as well. Keli texted that she wouldn't make church. We sang three praise songs. The guest pastor talked about grace being a free gift but we have to use it. So I substituted Amazing Grace for one of my hymns. Also I added a closing hymn. Afterward, we talked among our very small attendance.

Bryce offered to come by the house and talk Chris into getting help. I accepted and went home. Minutes later, he was knocking on the door. He talked to Chris and looked at his foot, then called someone with medical training and relayed the symptoms. The verdict was that Chris should have it seen by a doctor. During this, I played with Bryce's kids. Then they left.

Rod texted me asking me to feed and water his dog. I said yes, and then Chris asked me to drive him to the hospital. So I changed my clothes. When I came back, Michele was on her way to drive him there. After they left, I went to feed Rod's dog. I let it out in the back yard to eat and drink and go potty. But then it would not go back into its cage. Eventually I had to lure it in with some kibble.

I went home and got ready for the sauna. Jenny was already there when I arrived. We chatted as it heated up. I went through two bottles of mineral water. It was almost 5 when we called it quits. I went home and took a shower, then texted Casey to see when he was going to the pool. Chris had managed to wash two loads of laundry earlier so I folded it all. Then he was home. He said the doctor didn't know what it was but prescribed antibiotics.

I asked about dinner and he told me to cook it. (He must have been really suffering). I put two packages of ground beef in a fry pan with onion juice and some other leftovers. It cooked, but the ground beef stayed in large chunks, probably because it wasn't completely thawed. When it was ready, I ate some but Chris didn't want any.

Casey texted that he was going to the pool, so I put on a dry suit and headed over. I saw Wendy and Dale there so we talked. I also talked to Jenni, then got in the water and headed toward Casey. I was treading water as we talked, but later found out he was on a floating bar under the water. He invited me to go floating on innertubes on Friday down some river with the family. It sounded like fun, but he said the water was really cold.

Eventually the lifeguard said it was time to go. So we got out and chatted all the way to our cars.

I left and went to the garden to water the corners that the sprinkler didn't reach. When I finished, the timer clicked on the sprinkler. I dipped out some compost tea and fed the squashes and tomatoes. Then I went home.

Chris was at his laptop. I asked if he wanted to watch TV and he said he hurt too much. But later he changed his mind. We sat on the couch while he tried to play the DVD, but it would not play. So we both returned to our laptops. Later he asked me to drive him into Tooele tomorrow to get a prescription and said he would play the timing by ear. I stayed up to post to my blog, then went to bed.

Sewing Saturday

 

Saturday

It was a bad night. I finally took some activated charcoal and RLS tablets and went to sleep. I woke early and tried to go back to sleep. I got up at 8. Chris was sleeping on the couch. I brushed my teeth and swabbed my ears and put hydrogen peroxide on the toothbrushes.

I completed the morning list. I fixed the hose, then watered and leveled gopher mounds. No gopher was sighted. I walked to the post office to open the swap shop for Saronna. I ate fiber gel and made supplements. I made breakfast and read e-mail. I opened a package and put on the patch. It was supposed to interrupt electrical pain signals to the brain. I put sewing class stuff together and went to the chapel.

I unlocked the chapel and set up for sewing. The Clark kids came as did Jenni. But the shirt she brought was not big enough. Wendy couldn't make it so the kids had to compete for my attention when they needed help. I showed them how to cut the shirts, sew in the extension pieces, and hem the edges. They did ok with help. Sophia and Jenni ran overtime so I didn't get home until 4:30.

Chris had canceled dinner with Michele and John. He was still feeling tired. He told me to eat the last piece of spinach pie, so I did. After eating, I mowed the back yard. Then I got ready for Project Night.

I opened the chapel door and turned on lights. I got out my quilt project and started sewing strips on. Michele and John came in. He had little men to put together and she had linen and silk to cut patterns from. She had a gorgeous red and green silk dupione.

Then Jenni came in to finish her cross-back apron. We sewed and chatted. Then at 8:20 Michele and John decided to go home. So we all packed up the sewing machines, etc. They left while Jenni and I stayed to make sure the toilets were flushed and the lights were off and doors locked.

I went to the garden to water the parts that the sprinkler misses. It was hard to water with the wind blowing so much. Then I went home and parked so the automatic sprinklers didn't hit my car. Chris was at his laptop but still not feeling well. I read e-mail for awhile, then worked on my blog. I took off the patch because it was getting itchy. I heard rain, so I ran out to roll up my car windows, but they were already up. So I got wet for nothing. Chris went to bed on the couch, and later I went to bed in the bedroom.

It happened so suddenly

 

Friday

I got up after 8, not having slept well. I went through the morning list. I went outside to water, etc. Then I went to garden. I pushed metal plates into the ground around the outside edge. I checked the sprinkler and saw it wasn't covering enough. Jack walked up, so we chatted about water pressure. He reconnected his hose to his own faucet. That did not change the water pressure. He left and I pulled some weeds.

Then I went to the swap shop to drop off movies in a suitcase. The swap shop looked great. I stopped to chat with Shelly. She said Maria did it. We talked for a bit, then someone came in for a haircut. I got home well after noon.

I made breakfast, then made a grocery list. I woke Chris to go shopping but he was feeling ill. Fever, chills, body aches. I gave him some vitamin C water, then went shopping. When I got back, I put the groceries away. I read in the sun on the back porch. Then I read inside with the red light. I perused e-mail and watched some exercise videos. Chris got up, feeling marginally ok. I posted to my blog. I planted some of the onions in the tower garden.

I read e-mail, then went back to the garden. I left a timer for Jack. I pulled more weeds. Jack came by and picked up the timer. I mulched with the pulled weeds. I watered the far ends of the garden. I went home for supper. I made egg salad. Chris was still sleeping.

I looked at cgm videos, then got ready for Game Night. I made a bottle of tea and put some cheese squares in a bag. I watched part of the walk-thru. I drove to Casey's house. He had the game pop-up on the screen. He started the game and I played through the part I knew about. Casey helped by shooting the scorpions. Thankfully, when I finished that room, I was at the end of the chapter. It gave me the opportunity to buy medicine and ammo with the treasure I had found. However, figuring out how to make the sale was confusing and difficult. But Casey prevailed and we were able to stock Indy up on first-aid kits and ammo. Then I started playing the next chapter. But I didn't get far.

I shut down the game, thanked Casey, and went home. Chris was asleep on the couch. I got ready for bed and turned in.