Cleaning the boys room

 

Friday

I woke up early and waited for the 7:30 alarm. When I remembered that it doesn't ring on Fridays, I got up to find it was 7:50. I got ready for the day. I made egg salad from all the eggs I peeled last night. Chris sliced the bread for me. I packed egg salad, bread, 4 small bananas, and a bottle of water.

I went to Michelle's to put lunch in their fridge. Then the girls walked to their house while I drove there. I let us in. We worked on their room. Erin came over with the boys. A lady sent me pics of two dressers that she dropped off. The girls liked one of them. So I called Chris to come over and use Randy's truck to pick it up from the swap shop. Sophia pulled out of the truck the most enormous stuff bear I have ever seen. My heart dropped. Chris and Moira went to pick up the dresser. Erin helped Sophia and me prepare a space for the dresser. Erin unscrewed some hook racks. Chris and Moira carried the dresser in and set it down. Chris left.

Erin had the boys come in and go through all their stuff to weed out and organize. We also swept behind the beds and put sheets on. They did the closets while I swept the library. Finally I pooped out and just sat till she was finished with their room. A hail storm spun up quickly, spitting large balls of hail the size of blueberries into my car and everywhere. Erin called her husband and he drove us back to Michelle's house. They left, but the kids and I ate egg salad sandwiches and bananas. Michelle did not come home by 2, so we all walked back to the house. She arrived just as we did. I let us in. She was dismayed by the enormous bear as well. It took up the whole livingroom. Michelle told me to go home, so I did. I ate some nuts while checking e-mail. I looked up a sewing project for tomorrow. I got started, then decided to go to the garden while it was daylight. I checked my tomato plant and found a bird inside the netting. Somehow it got out while I pulled off red cherry tomatoes and ate them. I did some weeding. Jack showed up and gave me a hug. We looked at his garden and he picked some zucchini, carrots and a squash for me. I gave him an onion and some hot peppers.

When I got home, I made up supplements for the week. Then I made the breakfast I would have had, had I been home at noon. I worked on my blog. I prepared for game night. I wrote up today's notes. I put some greens in a bag for Casey and made myself a bottle of tea. I drove over to their house. Of course Michelle was not there, since she was with the kids at the rented house. Casey called up the game and I played it using the notes I took. Jumping was still the hardest thing.

I ran out of notes at 11, then thanked Casey and went home. Chris was in bed. I got ready for bed and joined him.

Cleaning the girls room

 

Thursday

I got up at 7:30. I went through the morning list quickly. I started a loaf of bread, then put the dough into the fridge before I went to Bible study. I think I hardboiled some eggs as well.

I opened the chapel at 9, letting Diane and Karen inside. We talked about Saronna's situation until Eryne arrived. Then she led the study of Genesis 42. We discussed it and Karen had to leave. We also discussed cleaning Saronna's house.

So after we prayed, two of them followed me to her house and we cleaned the couch and behind the couch and other furniture on the same wall. Then we broke for lunch.

I went home and made breakfast. I put the dough in the oven even though it was still in the bread pan. I watched The Highwire. Michelle called and we talked for awhile, then I went to her house with two dozen eggs that Diane gave me.

Then she walked and I drove to Saronna's house. We talked and Karen came over with Moira. Moira helped me clean the ferret cage and shred paper for it. Then Aubrey came over. Michelle and Aubrey cleaned the remaining bathroom while I cleaned behind the stove and ran the dishwasher.

Michelle left to get ready for staying overnight with Saronna's kids. Another lady came to clean. So we discussed what needed to be done and I left her and Aubrey to it. I went to Michelle's house to pick up the Korean meal she had bought me earlier in town. I stayed to talk a bit, then I went home. I ate the Korean meal cold and tried to catch up on e-mail.

Eventually Chris came home from AutumnFest. I worked on my blog, then made tea and we watched TV. I read online. Chris went to bed. I peeled all the hardboiled eggs and cracked some that weren't hardboiled but were in the box labeled hardboiled. Then I went to bed.

Meditating and cleaning

 

Wednesday

I got up at 7:35, not having slept well. I did a few morning chores, then prepared for coffee morning. After four rounds of meditation, I started cleaning the bathrooms. Michelle contacted me about cleaning. In fact while we were still talking, she walked into my house. So I quickly threw on regular clothing and she took me to Saronna's house. We stripped the beds and started a load of wash. We discussed. Then she took me home and went to sub at the school. I finished my bathrooms and washed dishes. I took a steam session and a shower. I ate some yogurt with pumpkin seeds. I also made a bit of egg salad.

I went over to Saronna's house and started cleaning. But Michelle never came. She couldn't leave the dog alone. So I worked mainly in the kitchen. Also I swept and mopped floors and washed more bedding and tossed stuffed animals in the dryer. I emptied the dishwasher and restacked it, but there were things that could not go in. Michelle told me that the kids were talking badly about her at school and she considered that maybe she shouldn't be alone with them.

Around 6, I went home. I heated leftovers and ate supper while catching up on e-mail. I posted to my blog. I thought we would watch TV, but Chris was gaming online till 10:30, so then we went to bed.

Saronna's surgery

 

Tuesday

I got up at 8, having slept through the night. I went through the morning list. I practiced the hymns plus Sleigh Ride. I texted Michelle and she was napping after not having slept well with Saronna's kids. So I checked e-mail, then dealt with the gopher mounds and set traps. Then she called just as I was heading to the garden. She was going to the school to check on the kids, then heading to the house. So I went to the garden and then came home and started breakfast.

When she called to say she was at the house, I headed over there. She exclaimed over everything dirty. Then we started on a bathroom. The bathrooms are small so after awhile, we were running into each other. I wanted to move to the other bathroom but she didn't want to be left alone. Really, it wasn't THAT bad. So I did the door and jams and stuff. Then we moved to the other bathroom. It was more crowded with personal care products. We didn't get that far before 3.

Then she went to the school to pick up the kids and run them somewhere for a bit. So I swept the floor and went home to finish breakfast. Then I met her back at the house. She got a neighbor to watch the boys while she and the girls cleaned the clutter in their room. I worked in the livingroom and then the kitchen, washing dishes.

I got a call from the lady I was supposed to quote at 5:30. So I dropped everything and drove over to her house. She showed me around her house and everything she had done. We agreed to meet again when she had everything moved out.

I called Michelle and she said they had eaten and were getting ready to head to the rented house. I drove over there and she was getting them packed with pajamas and clothing. I stayed after they left to wash dishes, but was hungry and tired so I went home.

I put supper in the toaster oven. I talked to Chris. I ate supper and had some sugar snap peas. Then Michelle called saying one of the girls was missing and could I check the house? So I drove over there and no one was home. So I went to the ACS building. All the lights in the Keetch room were on, and quickly got switched off. I called Michelle and we suspected that the girl might have gone there before the building closed and hid, then turned the lights on and read a book or used the wi-fi. So I called Chris to open the building and waited. But then Michelle called back to say the girl had been spotted walking to Michelle's house. So I called Chris and told him not to come after all.

I went home and worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched TV. He went to bed, but I stayed up to catch up on e-mail and piece puzzles.

Camp Michelle - opening night

 

Monday

I got up at 7:30, having kept awakening and reawakening during the night. I went through the morning list. I started cleaning my slide. Then Housing asked me when I was going to submit 403 for inspection. I thought it would take till Thursday to get the yardwork done, but when I met Bobbie over there, it was already done. So I scheduled inspection for this afternoon. She said Randy signed for the house next to Rod, and made arrangements to move the assignment over to Rod's house since that is where the bedding is and it hasn't just been freshly painted.

I went to the post office to mail the package from 403. But they did not have the forwarding address so I had to go home and get it. Amazingly it was $75 to mail. Yikes! I went home. I looked up previous band posts to identify the next meme in line. I posted to all three Facebook pages for band practice. I looked up hymns about prayer. I picked two, and one was not in my large print folder. So I went to the library to get a large print copy made. I stayed to chat, then left. I chatted with Tara on the way out, then went home.

I made and ate breakfast. I finished hemming a cleaning cloth for the slide. I went to 644b for inspection. They decided to do it after the kids had their 5 days there. Randy came over to inspect and then sign a paper saying there was no damage that he would be responsible for. I went to 403 to get the rest of my stuff out, plus all the cleaners they left behind. I did a last vacuuming and mopping of high traffic areas. Then I sat in my car waiting for the inspectors to come in.

When Bobbie and Sarah came, we went inside. Sarah took the pics. Bobbie and I talked, waiting for Collie, but he didn't come over. So then I went to the swap shop to drop off some stuff, including a toilet brush for the little bathroom. I went home and jotted notes for my blog.

I re-hemmed my cleaning cloth to be narrower. I finished cleaning the slides. I used a magic eraser and then 0000 steel wool to get the rust off. I re-oiled the inner slides and it worked much better.

I put supper in the toaster oven. I checked e-mail. Chris came home from work. I ate supper, then went to band practice. I emptied the trash cans until Jenni arrived. Then we played through the hymns and some Christmas songs. Michelle and Randy and Casey came to get folding chairs. Jenni and I talked for some time.

Then Michelle called to say she needed toilet paper and shower hooks. So I went to the swap shop to pick up the TV table that we forgot yesterday. I went home to get toilet paper and a shower curtain. I drove to 644B, arriving right after Michelle. So we went in together. I brought in the stuff I collected and some of the swiffer cleaning kit.

The kids arrived with Randy. Michelle quickly got them organized as to which beds were theirs and laid out their sleeping bags on the piles of blankets and sheets and comforters. Then she got them one at a time to take a quick shower while she instructed them on how to wash. This was followed by teeth brushing and music. Randy left, so I asked to be dismissed from Camp Michelle as well. I was tempted to stay, but I had no preparations. I closed the garage door and headed home.

I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched TV. Chris went to bed, while I stayed up looking for a page on parasite cleanses and caught up on e-mail.

Preparing for Camp Michelle

 

Sunday

I started my day at 8:30. I went through the morning list. I practiced, then made a copy of the music. It wasn't quick. Chris gave me a massage. Then I took a shower, and made cheese squares. The first eggs I cracked didnt hold their shape so I cooked them in the microwave with a paper towel over. There was popping. When the one minute was over, I put it in for another minute. There was no more popping, so I opened the microwave. While I looked for a potholder, there was a very loud pop and suddently the dish was empty. There was egg all over the inside. I thought it was the funniest thing.

I made another copy. I pieced the copies together to make a one page hymn.  I ate yogurt, then watered outside. I set the trap. I prepared for breakfast, then made and ate breakfast.

I looked at a random verse generator, then got dressed for chapel. I packed up cheese squares and my trombone. Chris drove us to the chapel.

We had the normal progression for the service, although it went longer. Keli was ill, so Chaplain and Jenni did the praise songs at the beginning. Neil gave the sermon. Then Jenni and I played two hymns at the end. Then we chatted in shifting groups. I asked Bryce about noise-canceling headphones for Saronna to go from her house to the hospital in Salt Lake. He said he had some but they needed glue. We all said goodbye to the Praise team and the chaplain took them back to the hotel.

Chris and I went home. I changed clothes and ate the parts of breakfast that I missed. I sent out a bunch of texts. Randy said they tried such headphones and they only made it worse. I went to the garden to check the trap and water the tomato. I went to 644b to get the rest of my stuff out. There was a gray car with no license plate in the driveway, but the house was empty. I grabbed my stuff and went home. I listened to one last tapping meditation. I signed into Discord for the game. We played for 3 hours. Afterward, I took Chris to 403 to pick up the package to mail tomorrow. We also dropped off a package at Wendy's house.

When we got home, Michelle was waiting for me. I got in her car and we went to the swap shop to get lots of bulky bedding. We took it to Rod's former house. We made up 'nests' for each of the kids to sleep on. We also made a list of other things like shower curtains and toilet paper.

She dropped me off at home. It was too late to watch TV. We made the bed with clean sheets. I made tea and listened to a Highwire Plus episode on parasites. Yikes! Then I went to bed.

Day 4: barbecue

 

Saturday

I got up at 8, and went through my morning list. I leveled 4 gopher mounds, and watered the plants. I looked up bean salad recipes for the potluck later today. I went to the garden – more gopher mounds. I went to 403, passing Isadora. We chatted, then she cleaned bathrooms while I pulled weeds and raked gopher mounds in the lawn. The trash can smells like a dead gopher, so I left the lid up.

I took her home, then went to the commissary for cans of beans and a lemon. I made bean salad in a large covered bowl. I took it to the fridge in the chapel. I grabbed my stick vac and brought it home.

I made and ate lunch, then checked e-mail. I took the stick vac and microfiber cloths and went to Tina's house. We talked, then I vacuumed all the floors and carpets that I could. We talked some more, then came home and took a shower.

We went to the barbecue that had started at 5. But for whatever reason, we didnt start eating until 6.

After eating, Chris took me home. I took the forgotten yogurt and delivered it to Tina. We chatted a bit, then I drove back to base, the setting sun making it really hard to see. The guard at the front gate talked to me for awhile, then I went to chapel.

I had just missed the music portion. I sat with Chris and listened to the teaching. Later there was an altar call. Some people went there. Later the service ended with prayer. I talked to the other women.

We came home and I worked on my blog. I changed into a nightgown, made tea and read e-mail. Then I joined Chris already asleep.