Purslane

 

Friday

It was a rough night, not sure why. So I slept until 8:30. I went through the morning list. I was watering outside when the bank called to ask if I wanted to move funds to a CD because of the higher rate. Why yes, yes I do.

I read e-mail. I made and ate breakfast. I walked to the post office to get my hair cut and to pick up the mail including a package. I walked home and unpacked the box. I read more e-mail. Chris came home from the office.

We made a list, then went to the commissary for groceries. There was not enough left on the list to go to Tooele. After unpacking the groceries, I read online. Then I read a book outside. It was so relaxing. When it became uncomfortable, I came inside and kept reading,

I watched walkthroughs of the Indiana Jones game. I ate supper. I went to Self-Help for a post hole digger. I took it to the garden to dig up the wire-covered sticks that I put in. I also watered and pulled a few weeds. I came home and took yogurts out of the dehydrator. I looked up the video Richard recommended. I listened to part of a podcast, then worked on my blog.

I got ready for Game Night. I picked a bunch of purslane and rinsed it really well. I went to Michelle's house to ask her to freeze dry it. She chatted with me while I played. Most of the evening I spent trying to jump onto a pounder. I finally did, but then I had to jump off of it onto the second level. Finally Casey took the keyboard and futzed around with it. He figured it out and got to the second level. Then I was able to guide Indy around to pick up treasure and a med kit. Casey had to do another jump for me and Indy picked up more treasure and another med kit.

By then, it was 11, so I saved and exited the game. I said my goodbyes and went home. Chris was already in bed, so I went through my bedtime routine and climbed in beside him.

I Can Only Imagine 2

 

Thursday

I got up after 7:30. I went through the morning list. After watering the plants, I put on gloves to level a gopher mound and set the trap. I took off the gloves, washed my hands and stirred honey into some yogurt to make a dip. The yogurt was cold, so the honey just kind of balled up.

I got to the chapel by 9. Wendy had brought fruit and cupcakes for Eryne's birthday. Diane had a gift and card. Eryne was late. When she arrived, I got the yogurt dip out of my insulated bag. We gnoched on the fruit and cupcakes. (I just had fruit). Then Tarah arrived. We read through chapter 39 and discussed just a bit. We collected prayer requests and prayed.

Eryne and Diane had to leave. I started cleaning in the kitchen. Diane came back with Bill and they helped me get stuff down and wash it. Bill did the tops of the fridge and freezers. By the time I got home, it was 12:30.

I turned on The Highwire and made more breakfast mix. Then I made breakfast. Then I ate while watching The Highwire. Later I laid out in the sun and might have fallen asleep for a short period of time. Then I watched some podcasts.

At 5, I walked to the post office for mail. Nothing worth bringing home. I walked back. I put on pants and drove to the Community Club. Michele and John were just coming out with a pizza. I met the others upstairs to watch a movie called I Can Only Imagine 2. We had to wait for Eryne, then Karen started the movie. It was good and we all cried at times. Then we split up. I went to the garden and found only one plant didn't get watered. So I watered it and went home.

Chris had cooked fish for me. I ate that while catching up on e-mail. Michelle and Casey stopped by. Casey and Chris talked outside while I talked to Michelle inside. She brought me pumice stones. I gave her mimosa pudica seed and some bowel cleanse formula.

After they left, I made tea and we watched Criminal Minds. Tuvoc was in it. Well, Tim Russ. Then I read some more messages and remembered my blog. So I posted before I went to bed.

Chair exercises

 

Wednesday

I got up at 8, waking from a dream. I finished a Sudoku puzzle, then got out the coffee morning box. I made hot water and coffee. I watered all the plants and reset the traps. I exercised and read. I did four rounds of meditation. I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen.

I read out in the sun, then sat for a steam session. I showered, rested, and got dressed. I ate yogurt, then read e-mail. I made egg salad. I read Telegram messages. I shredded a zucchini and made zucchini kimchi.

I mopped the kitchen floor, then walked to the post office for mail. When I got back, I looked for a bag of grass seed but could not find it. Also could not find the UV wand. I posted to my blog.

At 7:30, I went to the gym for chair exercises. Jenni had requested it and Michelle agreed to lead it. It was just the three of us, which was good since the gym only had 3 chairs. After a late start, Michelle took us through all the exercises in her book, twice.  Jenni believes that she will lose weight if she does these exercises every day for a month.

After some ensuing conversation, I went home.  I made tea and we watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I looked up some of the actors. I went on reading until 11, then went to bed.

Progress on the footage

 

Tuesday

I got up after 8, not having slept well because of RLS. I worked on a Sudoku puzzle, then started my morning list. When I checked the gopher traps, one of them was full. As I was pulling out the body, the lady who parks by my yard drove past without stopping. But later I saw the SUV parked by my yard in the shade. I think she walks to work.

I reset the traps at other mounds. I finished the morning list. I started some yogurt for Thursday Bible Study and for Tina on Saturday.

I went to the garden to plant the rest of the beet seeds. I noticed the package was marked 2014. Must have been free gift seeds. I also watered, weeded and fertilized.

When I got home, I drank fiber gel, then laid out in the sun. I came in and ate breakfast. I showered, then walked to the post office.

When I got back, I worked on the movie. It went much better this time and I completed what Gary asked me to do. Then I put on my bathing suit and went to the pool. I met Jenni for water aerobics, but she was talking to Sandra. After 75 minutes of that, I said my goodbyes and went home.

I took a quick shower, then dressed and went to the library for a book and the next season of Criminal Minds. Chris had supper in the toaster oven. I ate supper, then read e-mail etc. I looked at music memes on Facebook.

I worked on my blog, made tea and watched the season ender of Criminal Minds. I took the bedtime supplements and went back to my laptop. I finished posting to my blog. Then I got ready for bed.

No luck editing the video footage

 

Monday

I got up at 7:30. There were lots of little things to do. I brought in the eggs. I went through the morning list. I leveled mounds and set traps. I finished making more supplement doses. I pulled yogurts out of the dehydrator. I ate several yogurts. I worked on editing the movie and got nowhere.

I made and ate breakfast. I read e-mail. I walked to the post office for mail. I chose hymns for next Sunday. I laid out in the sun and read a book. Afterward I took a nap.

I checked e-mail. I drank fiber water and put supper in the toaster oven. I went to library to make large print copies of the music. When I got back, I ate supper. Chris came home from work. I jotted some notes about today, then went to band.

I unlocked the door and started setting up. Sophia and I played through the hymns. Then Jenni arrived, so we played through them again. We proceeded to the Broadway book. Then Elisabeth arrived, so we played her Broadway songs.

At 7, we packed up. I put everything out of the way, then locked the chapel. I went home, but the sprinklers were on, so I kept going and ended up at the garden. I watered the outlying plants. I started pulling weeds and the garden sprinkler came on. So then I went home.

Chris and I chatted about jobs he has gotten interviews for and the ones he hasn't. I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched TV. Later I had just finished reading the weather report saying it would be dry for a few days when the rain started. We ran out to roll up our car windows. Chris went to bed and later so did I.

Planting fall beets

 

Sunday

I got up late, like almost 9. I started my morning list. Chris did not want to give me a massage. I ate some of 6 different yogurts. Four of them I added milk to and put them in the dehydrator to ferment. Then I went to the garden to plant beets. It took longer than I expected because I also watered and pulled weeds.

When I got back, it was just in time to make breakfast. But I had run out of supplements, so I quickly made up the morning and breakfast ones, then fixed my breakfast bowl and ate that plus pistachios. Then I got ready for church.

I took the remaining cheese squares from last week and went to the chapel. Keli and Chaplain were practicing the praise songs. I assembled my trombone and greeted the Nelsons. We waited until 1 for everyone to arrive, but it was just a few of us. So he started the service. He finished up Ephesians. We musicians played two hymns and did the last one as a round. After the benediction, we talked about cleaning the kitchen and how the large trash can leaked all over the floor in the kitchen. Then I picked up the remaining cheese squares (surprised because I didn't think there were enough) and went home.

When I got home, I ate the fruit and nut portion of breakfast. I texted Jenni and Michelle, then put on my bathing suit and went to the pool. They couldn't make it so I swam around for half an hour, then noticed the clock was showing the top of the hour - which seemed impossible since the lifeguards hadn't changed out. So I got out and dried off and headed to my car. Mickey was taking her break so we talked. Jenni showed up and said it was only 4:30. But I finished my conversation with Mickey, then went to the chapel to pick up some of my cleaning supplies. Afterward, I went to the garden to pat down the seeded beds.

Then I went home to shower and change into dry clothes. There were two zucchinis on my front porch. Chris had no idea who left them. I checked my phone and there was a message about them from Jack. Chris had supper ready. So I signed into the game and ate curry pigs foot with beet greens.

We played the game, but not quite as Chris intended. Michele did so well on her roll that she nearly took the bad guy out all by herself. James finished him off. Then we went about making spells to re-sanctify the shrine and make sure the litch could not regenerate.

After the game, we went for a walk with John and Michele and picked up trash. Then I worked on my blog and discovered that I forgot to post for Friday. So I worked on that one too.

I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. I worked on the Saturday blog. I put away the clothes Chris had folded. He went to bed, but I stayed up to put away the fermented yogurts and put out the cooler with egg money.

Cleaning the church kitchen

 

Saturday

We woke up on time, but stayed in bed late. He missed church and I missed a massage. I went through the morning list. I watered plants and leveled gopher mounds and set traps.

I made and ate breakfast. I put together some cleaning supplies. I brought my sewing stuff to the chapel for sewing class. Jenni came first and we talked about cleaning the kitchen this evening. Then the four kids came. So I got them started on making the balloon cover project. The tracing wasn't bad and neither was sewing together the football shapes. But piecing in the hexagon shapes and the top and bottom was a bear. Moira was finished first – looked terrible but I gave her a balloon to put inside and blow up. Wilhelm was next, and it was no better. I gave him a balloon too. Sophia finished hers about the same time I finished the one for Jedediah. They both turned out pretty good. One kid came back to ask for the rest of the balloons, which I thought was pretty cheeky after leaving us a mess to clean up. Then their father made them all come back and help.

After they left, Jenni and I talked for awhile, then went home about 4:30. Chris was making potatoes and brisket for supper. Michele came over to join us. We had a nice conversation. But she did not want to go to Project Night.

So at 7, I took my cleaning supplies to the chapel. Jenni, Diane and Bill came to help. The four of us worked in the kitchen for two hours. Jenni said Sophia was working on something in the fellowship hall. But I only saw her once when she stuck her head in the kitchen.

We emptied cupboards and washed all the dishes and utensils inside. Diane organized and bagged them before putting them back in the drawers. By 9, we hadn't finished. We left some items out on a table in the kitchen and made a plan to come back after Bible Study.

We went home. I was dog tired. I made tea and we watched TV. Then I checked e-mail and went to bed. For some reason, I had trouble sleeping.