Gopher heads

 

Thursday

I got up at 8, having slept well so far as I remember. I brought in the milk and eggs. I heated half of the milk and cooled it while doing the morning list. I hardboiled one batch of eggs. I heated and cooled the other half of the milk and added it to some ferments and made some new jars of l. gasseri, since that is the one people seem to like the best. I cut up cherry tomatoes and put them in the dehydrator. That way I can easily add them to cheese squares.

I put the previous yogurts that I didn't want in a jar. Wendy came over to get it and she brought me a good jar to replace it. I texted Saronna about a quart of yogurt that I had for her and she said someone would come over later to get it. By the time Wendy left, it was almost 11:30. I ate fiber gel and read outside.

I put on The Highwire and made breakfast, then ate it. It was kind of short today. I read some other e-mail. I watered the plants outside. I put together some clean towels and stuff I read about last night. I stopped at the post office and there was no mail. I proceeded to the house on the hill. I cleaned the entire shower enclosure using different things in different places: several kinds of Barkeeper's Friend (oxalic and/or citric acid), toilet bowl cleaner, mineral oil, SOS pads, and magic eraser. None of it worked entirely. I decided I was done. I went home to get the key, then to Housing to return the key and the garage opener. I told Jack about the killer fumes from the cleaning vinegar.

I went home. I put the gopher heads in a pan on the stove and set them to boil. I covered it with a rectangular pan. The smell was awful so I turned on the fan and opened the windows and the back door. I checked e-mail. Later I drained the water and put fresh water in. That smelled significantly less bad. I heated supper in the toaster oven. I listened to some podcasts. I ate supper, then went out to mow.

While I was mowing, I noticed Wilhelm walk to the park. So I quit and came out front. There was an insulated bag sitting on my front porch. So I went to get the quart of yogurt that I promised Saronna. He came back to the house. He unzipped the bag and put the yogurt in. He asked to come inside and I told him about the smell from the gopher heads. He wanted to see them. So I showed him. Of course he thought it was cool. Then I adjusted his helmet straps while he picked out some rocks from my collection. Then he took the insulated bag and rode off on his bicycle. I resumed mowing for another half hour.

I came in at 7:30 to make sure the water hadn't boiled off. I decided to turn it off and let it cool. I read more articles and messages. I was listening to a podcast when Chris opened the front door. I grabbed the pan of gopher heads and stuck it out on the back porch. He complained about smelly garbage and took it outside to the bin. I put some water and peppermint drops in the toaster oven.

I worked on my blog and made tea. We watched TV. Afterward, I brushed my teeth. Chris went to bed. I searched my files for sewing project ideas.   After 90 min, I shut down my laptop and
went to bed

Splash Into Summer party

 

Wednesday

I got up at 8. I puttered in the kitchen getting things put away and organized. Then I prepared for Coffee Morning with coffee, exercise, and reading with the red light. I did four rounds of tapping and meditation, then cleaned the bathrooms. I watered the plants and got started on the kitchen. I read in the sun for 20 minutes and finished my book. I vacuumed around the house, then prepared the sauna and steamed for 20 minutes.

I put on a bathing suit and spent way too much time looking for my silk beach coverup. Finally I wrapped a cotton one over me. I ate yogurt and emptied the remaining milk into 4 jars of yogurts. I put them in the dehydrator to ferment.

I went to the pool. They were having a Splash Into Summer party. I went to the environmental tent where they were giving away plants and letting people plant seeds in pots to take home. I talked to MeryAnn and her mother-in-law. I talked to Steve and Michele and Jack. Then I went to find Janet and asked her to take a picture of me as if I were on vacation. She had me sit by the pool for a set of photos and then stand by the water slide. Then I went to talk to Jenni for awhile.

Michele came to tell me that she and John were leaving. So I walked over to where John was watching my plant and asked him to put up the next water bottle for me when he returns the extension cord. So while they went home for the cord, I went home and started making egg salad. John brought me the cord and lifted the five gallon jug up to the counter top. Then they went home.

I ate my egg salad. I went to the house on the hill to work on the hard water spots on the shower door. I used cleaning vinegar mixed with Dawn. But OH the fumes! I opened all the windows and it wasn't enough. I had to hyperventilate then scrub and run away. Several times. I rinsed it off and poured the remaining solution in the rock bed. Water spots were still there. I tried CLR again, several times, leaving it sit about 5 minutes. But the spots remained. I used a scraper but to no avail.

I packed up and went to the garden. I spoke to Casey who was tending his garden. I planted some seeds and adjusted my sprinkler to cover that spot. Then I went home to research how long to soak a glass door in CLR. I found lots of suggestions of other things to try.

I checked e-mail and messages. Janet sent me one of the photos. She had changed the background and put a pineapple drink in my hand. I added words like Wish You Were Here and sent it to Michelle. Then I worked on my blog. I looked up ways to clean hard water spots from glass and jotted notes. I watched the last episode of Call the Midwife and went to bed.

Cleaning hard water spots, or not

 

Tuesday

Tuesday

I got up around 8, having slept ok. I juiced the onion stems that I cooked yesterday. I completed the morning list by watering the outdoor plants.

I cleaned for 1.5 hours, then went home for fiber gel. I made up more supplements, then made and ate breakfast. A guy came to treat for gophers. I read e-mail, then read a book outside.

At 2:15 I went back to finish cleaning. The gopher guy happened to be there to spray the weeds growing in the rocks. It took me 45 minutes to finish the house and a bit of the yard. The trimmer stopped working.

I went to Housing to schedule an inspection but no one was available. So I went to 206 to clean floors. Steve came over and insisted I take another $10 for cleaning his toilet ring. He also wanted me to stop by the gym. Then Housing called me and I was able to schedule the inspection for 15 minutes from then. I mopped the floors, then headed up the hill. They were already there and taking pics. But they were not happy with the hard water marks on the shower door. We discussed CLR. I promised to clean the door and we signed the papers.

Jack and Bobby met me at 206. I pulled the glass shelf out of that fridge and we walked over to 212. However, it was now occupied. So Bobby figured out who it was and texted him to see if we could go in. He texted yes, so she opened the door. Jack pulled out the damaged shelf and I slid in the newly cleaned one. We transferred the food from the old meat drawer to the new one, and left.

I went back to 206 to get my bottle of CLR. I went up the hill to clean the shower door. After 3 applications, I didn't think it was going to work. Michelle called me from Germany. She had a question for Chris and I told her he was in Florida. She offered to let me use her Pink Stuff to clean the shower door. She hung up to call Chris. I went home to get a bottle of something called Porcelain Brite. I tried that twice. The door was better, but the water spots could still be seen.

I went home to heat and eat leftovers for supper. Then I went to the gym to pick up money from Steve. I hurried to the chapel to unlock the door for Bible Study. We sat and chatted in case others were coming. Then we read through chapter 29 and started discussing it. Eryne showed up and we continued to discuss. We also wrote a prayer list and prayed for everyone on it. Chris called during the study, but hung up when I told him where I was.

After the study, I left and went home. I made a bottle of tea and went to Casey's house to play Indiana Jones. Casey was not happy because of some online class they were making him take. He started the computer and I loaded the game. We chatted a bit as I completed the three things I had set out to do. Happily, I was able to complete a 4^th thing by jumping on a truck and getting into the compound. I was able to save it just before Indiana got shot dead.

It was 10pm, so I thanked Casey and went home. I checked e-mail and messages. I finished a video of a French biostatistician who went through the trial data for Pfizer and said it proved neither safety nor efficacy for the vaccine.

I posted to my blog and Michelle texted me some more. Then I jotted notes about today and got ready for bed.

Picking God and Country hymns

 

Monday

Chris left at 6am. I got up around 7. I went through the morning list. No milk or eggs were delivered. I cut all the onion stalks, washed them and put them in the crock pot to render into soup stock.

I went to clean a house. I spent two hours, then went home to make and eat breakfast. I added water to the crock pot. I also read outside. Then I went to the post office for mail, and back to cleaning. Another 2 hours plus. On the way home, I stopped at Steve's apartment to scrub the ring out of his toilet. I checked 206 for a pumice stone and noticed that someone had taken all the furniture and left the door unlocked.

When I got home, I ate fiber gel and put supper in the toaster oven. I added water to the crock pot. I read outside again, then came in to turn off the oven. I fell asleep in the recliner and woke up at nearly 6. I had a few bites of supper (leftovers from the Indian restaurant), then went to the chapel for band. I REALLY wanted to stay home and sleep some more.

We had 5 people for band. We played through the hymns and some God and Country songs. I texted the chaplain and he said he'd be right over. So we waited a few minutes. Then we discussed possible choices and came up with three. The others went home. He and I walked out together.

I went home and finished supper. I added water to the crock pot. I checked e-mail. Chris called and we chatted for a bit. I mowed the lawn for 30 or 40 minutes. I worked on my blog. I spent an hour entering data into VMIS. John came over for an extension cord for a weed whacker. I watched an episode of Call the Midwife, then got ready for bed.

Planning for a day of VBS

 

Sunday

I got up at 8:30 having slept hard. Remembering I had left seeds in a small container at the garden got me out of bed. I did some of the morning list, then got dressed and went to the garden. I changed out the sprinkler head and brought the seeds home.

I watered the plants at home. Chris gave me a massage and took a shower. I made cheese squares then took my shower. I ate yogurt and listened to praise songs. I made breakfast and ate it. I got dressed for church. I cut up cheese squares and headed to the chapel.

After the service, I paid Jenni for the plants. We stated for lunch and planning for VBS, which will be one day next week. Very unusual. Afterward, I went home to check e-mail. I got ready for the sauna and met Jenni at the gym. We sweated and talked.

I went home and changed out of my wet suit. I joined the game at 5. Chris heated up leftovers for supper. I ate while playing the game. I also jotted notes for my blog.

The game ended early. We joined Michele and John for a walk around the school block. I also checked the garden to see if the sprinkler had run.

When we got back to the house, I mowed in the side yard for awhile. Then I made tea and we watched TV. We also dressed the bed in clean sheets. Then I retired to my laptop to read messages and look up how to trim a sidewalk with a weed eater. Chris packed for his trip and went to bed. Later, I headed to bed as well.

For her birthday

 

Saturday

I got up at 8am. I went through the morning list. Chris went to Mass. When he got back, he wasn't up to the massage so I spent that time watering and stomping gopher mounds. I showered and dressed. I ate yogurt and some cheese squares. I poured more milk into the yogurt jars and put them in the dehydrator to cure.

We picked up Michele and John. We all drove to a town called Holladay to a business called Auntie Rae's. Michele had reservations for high tea for her birthday. We got there early so sat outside for half an hour. Then we came in and were seated in the next room. We ordered tea from a long list of teas. We talked for half an hour. Then we were served tea and little sandwiches, etc. Michele had ordered me the gluten-free plate. After eating that, the lady brought desserts.

We talked to the owner about the old house while Chris paid. Then we drove to Hmart. We bought kimbap and sugarcane. We headed home through Tooele and stopped at Mumbai for Indian food.

Back at the base, Chris stopped to help some people knocking on the fire station door. Then we dropped off Michele and John. They gave me a bag of very sprouted potatoes. We went home. I checked e-mail, then took supplements. I stopped at the post office, then went to the garden to plant petunias, potatoes, soaked seeds and vegetables that Jenni bought me. I owe her money. I planted the potatoes, onions, squash and petunias. Casey texted a pic of a gopher so I went by his house to pick it up. We talked for sometime and I went home. We watched TV. I looked up the Indiana Jones walkthru and made notes. I read e-mail and other messages, then worked on my blog and went to bed.

All in all, not a bad Game Night

 

Friday

I laid awake for hours before falling asleep so I slept late and got up at 8. I did little jobs around the house, then completed the morning list. I watered and annoyed gophers. I went up to the house to clean for 2 hours.

Back home, I ate fiber gel, read with the red light, then made and ate breakfast. I made a grocery list and went to the commissary. After putting the food away, I stopped at the post office: no mail. I went cleaning for another 2 hours. I poured some homemade vinegar on the weeds. I cleaned all the windows and most of the master bath. I pulled the tarp in just before the rain started. No difference in plant life underneath.

I went home. I ate fiber gel and put supper in the toaster oven. I listened to a hangout on the issues of AI. They said internet searches are giving worse results than before. Eventually AI will be a subscription service. Chris came home from his Park City trip. He made himself supper. We read on our laptops. I worked on my blog.

I took a jar of yogurt and a bottle of tea and went to Casey's house for Game Night. He had the game up. I gave him the jar of yogurt. I reloaded my last game and went from there. I inadvertently skipped a part because I didn't know how to make Indiana swim. The story continued in Babylon. I got stuck near a tent and couldn't figure out what to do next. Casey looked up the Quicksave option and it was f5. That came in very handy. At 11, I exited the game. We talked awhile longer and I went home and got ready for bed.