Rod is back!

 

Sunday

I got up early to use the bathroom, noticed my back tried to spasm, and went back to bed, wondering if I had slept wrong. I got up at 8, took supplements and added to my write-up of yesterday. I practiced. I peeled more eggs and made another jar of pickled eggs. I opened the jar of pickles that Jamie gave me, but when I tasted them, there was a flavor in there that I didn't want for a pickled egg, so I did not use that brine.

I made a week's worth of supplements, then prepared an order for more supplements. I watched a video on making vinegar from pineapple rind. I made breakfast and ate while listening to a tapping audio. Then I got dressed for church.

I took cheese squares and a bottle of water to the chapel. I put cheese squares in the back, then went up front to assemble my trombone. I chatted with to people, then I saw Rod walk in and welcomed him back. He sat beside me when the service started. There were three praise songs (but no Keli to sing them). Then Rod was invited up and he thanked the congregation for the card we signed last week. After that, the chaplain gave us an overview of the book of Ecclesiastes. The band played two hymns and then the chaplain held Communion. Afterward, we all talked and ate cheese squares.

I went to the gym to turn on the sauna. I went home to change clothes and listen to more of the Tapping audio for today. Then I put on my bathing suit and put hot water in some bottles. I went to the gym and got in the sauna. Jenni joined me. We talked and later Eryne came in. I think drinking hot water helped start the sweating. But it took awhile because the sauna, for some reason, wasn't very hot.

At 4:30 we called it quits. I showered, dried off and re-dressed. Eryne followed me to the swap shop where she picked up the tubs she had left and regretted. We talked about thinning out the clothing sometime, and about having a Mother's Day tea party. Then we went home.

I hung up my wet stuff. Chris had supper waiting for me. I listened to the last few minutes of the tapping audio, then signed into the game. In the game, we spent a week or so buying new spells and getting armor repaired. Then we were attacked, so we fought back. My character got hit so hard she had -30 hit points. I thought she was dead, but the GM had an NPC bring her back to life, just barely. The last bad guy died (or rather the bad ghost evaporated) and I rolled several times to heal everyone. Then we ended the game til next week.

I called Michelle back. She told me about a public toilet that wasn't working so I passed her off to Chris. Then she told me another story, but I don't remember it now. I worked on my blog. I made tea. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I spent an hour on VMIS logging my community volunteer hours. I put out money for milk and eggs, then went to bed.

Demonstrating the cheese square process

 

Saturday

I got up at 8:30 when Chris left for Mass. I made fiber gel, etc. I did my squats and practiced. I washed dishes and utensils from last night. I finished my Facebook announcement for Project Night. I reviewed the game video to see where I got stuck and what I needed to do.

I realized I hadn't posted to my blog last night, so I had some catching up to do. While I was recreating yesterday, Chris came home from Mass and prepared a duck and put it in the oven. Then he gave me a coconut oil massage, and I took a shower.

I peeled all the hard boiled eggs and put them in a beet pickling brine. I steamed 3 more batches of eggs in prep for International Food night. I made and ate breakfast. I read e-mail and messages.

Before 2, I took some dusting cloths and drove off to Tina's house. We talked for a bit, then I finished dusting the books and bookcases on the right side of her hallway. I started on the left side. When 4pm came, I vacuumed the carpet of all the freed up dust.

She paid me and I went back to base. I dropped some brooms off at the swap shop, then delivered an envelop to Davis. I went home and listened to some of Day 4 Tapping audios, but they were taken down at 5:55. So I started on Day 5.

Michele and John came over for dinner after 6. We ate duck and onions and rice. Then I ran to the chapel for Project Night. Jenni followed me in. She got out a sewing machine to use. Anca came and we talked for awhile in case anyone else might come. Casey and Cedric came.

Then I instructed Anca in how to make cheese squares in the kitchen. She had all the ingredients and she did the work. We talked while they baked. Then we joined the others while the cheese cooled. Michele and John had arrived. And Jenni had six machines out. After chatting, Anca cut up the cheese squares and offered them to us. She and her daughter took the rest home.

I worked on removing an embroidered logo from a shirt that Jenni brought it. It was much harded than I expected. John and Michele left. Later Casey and Cedric left. Jenni and Michelle helped me clean up all the machines that Jenni got out in order to find one she could work with. Then we turned off the lights, locked the doors and went home.

I made tea and Chris watched Criminal Minds with me. Then we retired to our laptops. I listened to a podcast. Chris went to bed. I finished the podcast, then typed up today. I went to bed.

Galentine's Party

 

Friday

I got up at 7:30. I got ready for the day. I practiced just a little bit. I put some more yogurt out to drain. I posted pictures of the swap shop.

At 9 I went to the chapel for Math Morning. I helped Moira with her math. Then she helped Jedediah count chairs. Randy sat with the kids and kept on Wilhelm. It went long so I called time at 10:15.

When I got home, I turned on the sauna. That gave me 10 minutes to prepare it and myself. I sat inside and steamed for 20 minutes. Then it shut off and I cleaned it out and took a shower.

I made breakfast and ate while reading online. Then we went to the commissary for groceries. We got everything on the list so we didn't go to town. Chris' game was canceled because some of the guys had Dad-duty so their wives could go to the Galentine's party.

While I was reading, Michelle called, saying she wanted to get into the Keetch room to set up her version of a charcuterie board – individual cups with a small bowl on top of each. It wouldn't be transportable so she wanted to assemble it on site. I borrowed a key and let her in. We chatted just a bit in the kitchen and then her husband shouted boo from the room. I about hit the ceiling. They laughed so hard. So after that I had to go home and change.

I worked on my charcuterie board, arranging the cheese hearts and seed crackers and 4 quartered pickled eggs. I mixed some yogurt with guacamole and a bit of mustard for a dipping sauce. I put it in the garage to keep cold.

I tried to take a nap, then ran out of time. I got dressed for the party. Michele called saying she wanted to go as well and wanted to be picked up. So Chris wrapped the food in plastic wrap and put it in my front seat. I went to Michele's house. She came out and needed the back of her dress hooked up. Then she sat in my front seat and held the food while I drove us to the ACS building.

We went in and she found a place for the platter. We mingled a little, then sat by Michelle. Then we all got up to get drinks. All they had were fru-fru drinks, so I got water from the tap. Michele said the tap water tastes bad, and it did, but at least it didn't have sugar in it. Numbers were placed on the charcuterie boards and we voted for our favorite. Then we loaded our plates and everybody ate.

Ria asked Michelle to link her phone to one of the TV screens for later. Michelle put up a pic of a bear with a heart. But later she loaded Karaoke songs and we sang. Ria had a speaker that played music and projected sparkles on the walls and ceiling. Michele and I danced to one of the songs. Michelle was given the award for best charcuterie even though her offering was in cups.

It was around 8:30 when Michele told me her back was bothering her and she needed to go home. So we took our platter and said goodbye and walked to the car. She got in and as I walked to my side, her neighbor shouted across the parking lot, offering to take Michele home. So Michele went home with her and I went home to change clothes and get ready for game night.

When I got to Michelle's house, I handed her a jar of thickened yogurt. I talked with the whole family. Casey put up the game. I played the bird path until there was no more I could do. Then I played the submarine path until I got stuck. By then it was 10:55, so I shut it down and said goodbye. When I got home, Chris was asleep. I got ready for bed and hit the hay.

The War Room

 

Thursday

I got up before 8, I got ready for the day, I put yogurt in a cheese cloth to thicken. I I went through a pile of denim pieces and noticed there were two pairs of jeans that were all cotton. I tried one on and it fit around the hips and waist, but was too long. So I shortened the legs. It also had a button fly which I didn't like. I went through the scraps to find a zipped fly. I took the zipper out. I cut off the buttons with a wire cutter. Then basted the zipper in. But when I zipped it up, the pull came off at the top.

I started playing The Highwire while I made breakfast. After eating, I looked up how to put the zipper pull back on. I had to take the lower guard off which I didn't want to do. I stitched across both ends to secure them afterwards.

At 2:45 I went to 60D for inspection. I wiped the window tracks which had collected a bit of dust. When the inspectors came, she had me sign the paper almost immediately. I encouraged her to look around. She found some brown dots in the toilet bowl. She flushed, but they didn't move. I wiped them with my cloth and they went away. Had someone been here and used the toilet?

Afterward, I delivered the head and envelop to Isadora's house. I stopped at the commissary for tomatoes, shredded cheese, blueberries and raspberries. When I got home, I made cheese squares in heart shapes. I made seed crackers in squares. I put the thickened yogurt in a jar.

I sewed in the zipper as well as I could by machine. I finished the job with a needle and thread. I listened to the two tapping meditations which were about to be replaced. Just as the second one was wrapping up, it disappeared and Day 4 videos came up.

It was 6pm. We went to the chapel for their movie night. There was a table with pizza and snacks. The chaplain said a prayer and people put food on plates and sat down. I wasn't hungry so I got a bottle of water and sat with Chris. Eryne joined us and then Karen joined her.

The movie was called War Room. It was pretty good. We chatted afterwards, and people pitched in to clean up. Then we went home. I started working on my blog. We went to fill our three water jugs. I finished my blog. Chris didn't to watch TV, so we played on our laptops and later went to bed.

Reorganizing the front hallway

 

Wednesday

I got up before 7:30. I performed my morning ablutions. I made coffee and did exercises. I read for half an hour, then meditated and tapped for a hour and a half. Then I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I washed dishes. I mopped the floor and vacuumed the carpets. I checked e-mail. I figured out how to divvy up the payment for cleaning the house and prepared envelopes.

I prepared the sauna and steamed for 20 minutes. I cleaned up the sauna and took a shower and got dressed. I walked to the post office to get the mail. It was a beautiful day. I also went to 60D to roll the garbage out to the curb and to rake yard debris away from the door.

When I got home, I worked on paring down all the stuff in the front hallway. Too much of it went into my sewing room where it gets in the way. Chris came home from work and we chatted a little. Then I went to see Steve who wants me to shampoo his carpets.

When I got back, Chris and I discussed current events. Then I worked on my blog and made tea. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I watched the tapping videos for Day 3, then got ready for bed.

The house is finished

Tuesday

I got up after 8, surprised it was so late. I got ready for the day, but didn't practice.

I watched tapping videos from Day 1 of the Tapping World Summit. I went to 60D to clean. I finished the floors and got all my cleaning stuff out.

When I got home, I ate fiber gel. I watched a tapping video as I made and ate breakfast. Then at 2, I went to see Saronna. I brought her a jar of my yogurt and we mostly talked. But we did play through When The Saints a few times.

On the way home, I stopped at the chapel to pick up my music which was left on the stand. At home, I finished watching the videos. Then I worked on the waistband of the jeans: enlarging it and sewing it back on. But the jeans still didn't fit.

Chris came home and heated supper for me. I ate supper while watching the newest tapping videos. Also pieced puzzles of charcuterie boards, hoping for a good and easy idea for Friday. I worked on my blog and made tea. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I watched some of the Day 2 videos and went to bed.

Making two kinds of yogurt

 

Monday

I got up before 8. I prepared fiber gel, etc. I practiced. I brought in the milk and eggs from the front porch. I heated half of the milk to 180, then let it cool while I heated the other half. I put some of the yogurt starter from last week in the first batch and let it cure in the dehydrator. When the second half cooled, I put some probiotics in it. I put it in the oven to keep warm. But the oven was hard to work with. It heated up quickly and did not stop heating right away when I turned it off.

I prepared the sauna and did 20 minutes of steaming. Then I cleaned up and took a shower. I re-heated the oven. I went cleaning for over an hour. Bobbie and Jack stopped by. They decided it was move-in ready. (But the bathtub won't drain...?) I worked on the drain, but to no avail. I also finished the windows.

I went home for breakfast and checked e-mail. I went to the library for copies and she gave me eggs, too. Then I went back to clean, mop, etc. Almost finished. I put some stuff in my car to take to the swap shop.

I went home and took fiber gel. I put supper in the toaster oven. I pulled the first yogurt out of the dehydrator and put the second one in. I went to the chapel a little early to set up the bells table and music. Then I had to run home to get my music. John came, but Michele was home sick. So I asked Saronna to sub for her, and asked John to be the section leader. Anyway, we all played the two hymns for Sunday and then I asked Caleb and Saronna to join the bell players. Keli and I and the kids played some other pieces while the bells practiced their one piece. Caleb got frustrated and quit. So I asked Deb if she could come every week. She wasn't sure. John helped me pack up after everyone left. Then we each went home.

I put rennet in the second yogurt to see what would happen (nothing). I put the first yogurt in two jars. A lady texted me wanting to get something from the swap shop. So I ran down there and helped her get two furniture pieces. I stayed to drop off a shower curtain and to find a pair of cotton jeans.

When I got home, I read messages, then worked on my blog. I made tea. We watched one episode of Criminal Minds. Then I worked on the pair of jeans, removing the waistband.  It was after 11 when I went to bed.