Dinner with the Germans

 

Sunday

I got up after 8, thinking it was later, but having slept well. I went through my morning routine. Chris gave me a massage. He took his shower while I had a steam session. Then I showered. I ate fiber gel, used the red light for 15 minutes. I read articles online, then laid in the sun. I forgot to make up supplements for the week. I made and ate breakfast without them, then got dressed for church. I took the cheese squares with me.

The service started with praise songs, a prayer for the offering, two scripture readings, and the sermon. Then the band played two hymns. Afterward, people stood around and chatted. A few people ate cheese squares, but there were still some to take home. Jenni and I agreed to walk at 3.

I went home. I read online even though I should have been parsing supplements. I changed clothes and ate several kinds of yogurt. I met Jenni at the school and we walked almost a mile. Then I went home.

Again, I read online. I started playing Solitaire, hoping to get to the next victory image. At 5:30, Chris was ready to go, but we determined that the dinner started at 6. I changed clothes again. I took pear leaves from the dehydrator and put them in a baggie. I started parsing supplements.

At 6 we went to the LDS church off post. They were having a Mexican dinner for the German army and people from Dugway attended. We sat with Jenni. Michelle put on the party so she opened it, then let a man speak to the army in German. His wife said the prayer. Michelle invited the Germans to go first in line, since in their country the soldiers eat last. Eventually civilians got in line. Our plates were filled with food as we went down the line. Then we sat to eat and talk. Chris went over to another table to chat with them. Other people came to my table to chat with me. Eventually people started leaving. Chris introduced me to a few people and then we left.

When we got home, I took some charcoal capsules. I finished the supplements. We made the bed with clean sheets and put away the laundry. I worked on my blog and made tea. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. I did a deep dive on something, then went to bed.

The gopher has landed

 

Saturday

I got up at 9 after having a bad session of RLS during the night. I tried lots of things – was it the vit C that finally worked? Chris was still at church. I puttered around doing the every morning stuff. I used the red light for 15 minutes and found there was only a page or two left in the book I was reading.

I went to the 3D class. It was much smaller than last week. Afterward, I checked out a book. I went home and made fiber gel. I read outside. I made and ate breakfast.

I went to chapel for sewing class. No one came and the book turned out to be one I have read recently. So I pulled weeds from the church flowerbeds. Wendy came by to help with sewing, but we talked and then she went home. Before 4, I gave up and went home.

Chris was making ham soup. I read some e-mail, then laid in the recliner and actually took a nap. When I got up, I read more e-mail. Then I got a bowl of soup and somehow it tipped into my lap. I had to run to the bathroom to get the hot pants off. Chris started cleaning it up. I put on clean pants and finished cleaning. He made me another bowl of soup and I ate it outside.

Just then, John and Michelle arrived. Chris fed them soup as well. I joined them in conversation. Then just before 7, I went to the chapel to open it for Project Night. I set up machines and cutting boards and an iron. Jenni came and claimed one machine. John and Michele came with their own projects. Then the Clarks came with their four children to make the shopping totes. Wendy came to help. Cedric and Casey also came with their own projects. Wendy and I cut fabric for the totes. We had the children do the straps first, then the inner bag and the outer bag. Only Moira finished. Other people left early. Jenni helped me clean up. It was after 9 till I got home.

I saw Casey had dropped off a dead gopher, still in the trap. I wrapped it in a plastic bag and left it on the porch so no animal would run off with it in the middle of the night.

I made tea. We watched Criminal Minds. I posted to my blog with an ice pack under my elbow. Then I went to bed.

Apple sprouts have been delivered

 

Friday

I got up after hearing my first alarm. I got ready for the day. I did a red light treatment on my chest while I read a book. I finished taking the basting out of the pants and ironed them.

I went to open the chapel for Math Morning. Casey came. The adults talked while the children pretended to work on their math. Randy said a big steam train called Big Boy was on display in Ogden tomorrow.

Afterward, I went home to get the pants, then to the gym to deliver them and get paid. I delivered yogurt to Saronna and got invited in. We talked. Randy made eggs for everyone. Suddenly I remembered the apple sprouts. I went home to get them and gave them to Randy to plant. We chatted some more.

I went home, ate fiber gel and made breakfast mix. I read outside, then made and ate breakfast. I added to the grocery list and we went to the commissary and the shopette. We took our purchases home and decided there wasn't much reason to go to Tooele. Then Melanie's called and left a message about getting in some chamomile tea.

I read e-mail. I took the stirmate apart, checked battery, and tried a new battery, to no avail. I ordered another refurbished one. I threw away the old one.

I looked up questions online. William called. Chris left for a party so I stayed to finish my call. I ate supper. I rearranged eggs in jars of beet juice, then peeled more eggs. I listened to a few more audios. I refilled the nut containers.

I went to the clinic to pick pear leaves. Most of the suckers were gone so I wondered if someone had cut them already. I washed the leaves, laid them out on racks and put them in the dehydrator.

I looked for EM fertilizer. It was confusing. I posted to my blog. I poured tea and put some yogurt in a small container. I took yogurt and tea to Casey's house. I had notes for The Lighthouse, but they didn't seem to work. I tried playing Indiana Jones and the something Machine. But it kept crashing. So I went back to The Lighthouse, looking for the amulet. About 11, Michelle came back from the party Chris went to. We chatted for awhile, then I went home. Chris was asleep so I got ready and joined him.

From Corporal to Sargeant

 

Thursday

I got up at 7:30 having slept remarkably well, best sleep in a long time. I queued up the hearing with RFK Jr and the Ways and Means Committee. While listening, I did the usual first morning stuff. Then I packed yogurt and small cups in the bag with my Bible.

I went to the chapel for Bible Study. Only Diane showed up and her husband said Popken was getting promoted today at 9:30. So she made a sign canceling Bible Study and I taped it to the door. I went home to put the yogurt back. I watered the plants and got a warmer coat.

I went to the auditorium for Popken's promotion ceremony. Chris wasn't there because he was attending the Council of Indian Nations. I stayed to talk to now-Sgt Popken and Diane and her husband.

Then I went to the chapel. I pulled out fabric for tote bags. I cut out the pieces I needed. I cleaned up a little. I put a garbage bag in the kitchen garbage can. I took the pieces home to sew.

I ate fiber gel. It was too windy and cold to read outside, so I read inside. I sewed the first seam on the outer fabric and the lining. Then I made breakfast and watched The Highwire. I read some more from the book with an ice pack under my arm. I finished the bags and took pics to post with the class announcement. I posted for class and for Math Morning.

I basted the hems in the pants from last night. I hand-stitched the hems while listening to a podcast. I heated supper in the toaster oven. I started taking the basting out when Chris came home with a pizza. I continued listening to the very long podcast. I made tea and we watched Criminal Minds. I read more e-mail, resting my arm on an ice pack, then went to bed.

Hemming sounds so easy

 

Wednesday

I got up at 7:30, not having slept well. I prepared for coffee morning. After meditating and tapping, I cleaned kitchens and bathrooms. I washed dishes. I read outside in the sun. I checked e-mail. I had a steam session. I took a shower and laid down.

I got up, dressed and made egg salad. I gathered up dried leaves from the dehydrator and put them in a baggie. I checked e-mail, then took the mended comforter to Popken. I listened to his side of the story.

I went to the gym to pick up a pair of unhemmed pants. I stopped at the post office, then went home. I realized I didn't have the room to lay the pants out. I looked up hemming, and making a tote bag. I raked and mowed.

I read e-mail, then laid out the pants. I measured, marked, cut, then folded up the hem and basted. But the legs were not the same length. I removed the basting, measured again and again. It kept kept changing. I gave up and watched Call the Midwife, then went to bed.

Probiotic gummy yogurt?

 

Tuesday

I got up before 7:30, having slept well. I exercised, etc. I put leaves from the dehydrator in a baggie. I got a text about donating to the swap shop. I drove to the post office to unlock the swap shop. I found some probiotic gummies in my purse so I put them in milk to see if they will make yogurt. I rolled up plastic bags and stuffed them in containers to cut down on the bulk. I cut down lots of boxes.

I had a steam session and took a shower. I ate fiber gel, then read outside. I made lunch, ate, then walked to the post office to lock the swap shop and pick up the mail.

I listened to something that made me sleepy.  Before I fell asleep, I went to the library for copies and stayed to chat. I went by the gym to sign up the band for Talent Night. I cut some suckers from the crab apple tree at the front entrance. I brought them home and cut the leaves off. I washed the leaves and put them in the dehydrator.

I mowed in the back yard. I saw Chris was home from work. I raked and mowed in the side yard. I came in and he told me he has an interview on Friday for a job in Chicago. News to me.

I ate some leftovers. I checked e-mail. I listened to an interview Faye sent. I worked on my blog. I made tea. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds and I watched some Call the Midwife before going to bed.

picking fruit tree leaves

 

Monday

I got up at 8. I brushed, etc. I processed the milk just delivered. I put sauerkraut in some of it to see if it would ferment. I washed jars and put them in the oven to sterilize. I made cheese with the second half of the milk. I washed, soaked and dried three packages of strawberries and threw them in the freezer.

I ate fiber gel, then read outside. I made and ate breakfast. I walked to the post office, where I picked up a package of shaped metal rods. I opened the package and put each one where it could help a plant.

I looked for leaves of fruit trees online. I found 8 kinds at one site and ordered them. I had to order blueberry leaves from a separate site. I listened to interviews online while I mended the comforter that Popken dropped off.

I went to pick pear, apple and peach leaves. I washed the leaves, then put them in the dehydrator. I jammed the leafless stems in a planter. I picked hymns for the band for Sunday. I jotted notes, then ate ham.

I went to the chapel for band. When I realized I had left my music in the driveway, I went back for it. We played through the hymns and then songs for Talent Night. I put a stick in the rod pocket of the Communion quilt.

I came home and mowed the lawn for 45 minutes. I worked on my blog. I watched a video on turning aspirin to dinitro-something. Lots of work. But I wish I could do the first part where he distills two bottles of aspirin into pure salicylate.

I made tea, and we watched TV. I took the leaves out of the dehydrator and put them in labeled bags. I put new leaves in the dehydrator along with some jars of yogurt-to-be. I watched some Call the Midwife and went to bed