New Year's Eve - the breaking of the pig

I heard my alarm go off at 7:30. I didn't feel like getting up. But I did some tapping and got up about 8. I took the first round of supplements. I made the usual lemon water and two cups of distilled water. I checked e-mail until I got a text from a new lady who wants to tap. I responded to her e-mail and we connected on Skype. Actually, I could see her but she could not see me. Anyway we chatted and did a little tapping for over an hour. We agreed to meet again next week.

I finished the lemon water right after the session ended. Then I started making breakfast. I ate it while checking e-mail and researching articles to answer Kurt's e-mails.

I contructed a shelving unit in the bedroom closet, but I was not satisfied with it. It wasn't very stable. I checked the garage to see if I had any more pieces. I bundled up and walked to the post office. There was nothing to write home about.

I read part of a book about the federal reserve. I took a break to build another prototype. I decided it might be better to build intermediate shelving in the fabric closet since those shelves are 2 feet apart. I drew a diagram, counted up all the parts it would take, and made measurements based on current lengths. I will have to cut a pipe in two so it won't be wider than the shelf.

I heated up supper, and read more about the federal reserve. I took another break to read a pdf about RBTI. I made my evening drink. We watched two episodes of Republic of Doyle. We cracked the peppermint pig, having been told it is a European tradition. I brushed my teeth and sat down to write my blog. I don't plan on staying up until midnight (MST).

PVC tinkertoys

Last night I tried to put up shelving from Korea in the closet, but the shelves didn't fit. We went to bed. I used the mp3 head phones but they ran down before the sleep music finished. I thought of something I wanted to tell Faye and eventually went to sleep.

I woke up hearing the phone in the other room. I tried to sleep some more, then got up about 8. I could not remember what I wanted to tell Faye. I prepared for meditation morning. Chis got up and played on his laptop. I put on the Christmas music lineup one last time. I exercised, drybrushed, made coffee, etc.

I wrapped a bread wreath and Chris took it to his boss at the office. He stayed gone until I was finished meditating and had cleaned most of the kitchen. He brought me a Christmas card from the post office. It looked like my dad tried to sign it several times but his tremor got in the way.

I took a shower and got dressed. I checked e-mail and cleaned the bathrooms. I made lemon water and spent the next 4 hours drinking it alternately with distilled water. I sent an e-mail to someone who might become my next tapping buddy. I read articles and watched informative videos, like the one on Stablecoins. I chatted by phone with the new lady and then filled out her intake form.

I took a short walk before it got dark. I made and ate breakfast for supper. I jotted notes for my blog. I looked for the pic of the shelving system from Korea. I found one on the desktop for November 2009, but there were no others. I searched for “pvc” in my blog posts around that time. I read that I put up shelves again in December, but apparently did not take any pics of those. I tried to assemble a gray (Korean PVC) set in the closet, but they were not very stable because they didn't perfectly fit the closet like in Korea.

I made my evening drink. We watched two episodes of RoD. Netflix showed us a promo for “We can be Heroes”. It had Chris intrigued. I brushed my teeth and sat down to write my blog post.

* This is the beehive ornament from Eileen *

Another chilly day

I listened to a paraliminal before going to bed last night. But it did not help me sleep. I woke early and could not go back to sleep. I got up about 8 to squeeze a lemon to make lemon water for the morning. Chris called my attention to the frost on the trees, so I took a pic. I washed up and got dressed. I answered an e-mail, then listened to a paraliminal. I read more e-mail between bouts of lemon water. Then I listened to several other paraliminals, being today is the last day they are freely available.

I responded to e-mails from Kurt. I made and ate breakfast. I found a recipe for cardamom bread online. I started a round of dough in the bread machine. I read e-mail until it was done. I made 6 ropes of dough and braided them into two wreaths. I left them on the stove to rise. Chris had a casserole dish of heart and onions baking in the oven.

I listened to a presentation of graphs of countries showing that mask mandates and lockdowns did not change the curves. I made more green powder mix, more spice mix, and more flax/chia mix. I considered buying supplements now on sale till Dec 31st.

At 4, Chris took the heart out of the oven and I put the bread wreaths in. I went to the post office. It was about freezing out. There was a supplement in a padded plastic bag and I brought it home. I had to walk carefully to avoid the ice. When I got back, I sat by Chris who was watching the last hobbit movie. When the bread was done, I took it out. I rubbed butter on one wreath and ghee on the other. The ghee made a much nicer finish.

I read more e-mail until supper time. I ate heart and some seed crackers, seaweed, and jackfruit. My stomach felt too full. I listened to a debate between a biologist lawyer and pediatrician about vaccines.

Chris finished watching the second Tron movie. So I made my evening drink and went to the living room. We watched two episodes of RoD. Then I sat down to write my blog post.

More snow

I got up around 8, took the first round of supplements, then made two cups of lemon water. I alternated drinking half a cup of lemon water with half a cup of distilled water. I don't know why it has to be distilled water.

I took care of the Paypal problem. I checked e-mail and read articles. I made and ate breakfast.

It started snowing. Chris packed the cooler, and I bundled up. We got in the car and headed to Tooele. Chris had to stop for the deer standing in the road. They headed off and we resumed our trip, and listening to the book on CD. I hoped we'd get back before the roads got too bad.

We went to Luckey's first, then to Melanie's. I had left the package of valerian root there and he remembered. So I got that and other stuff, but they were out of coconut milk. Then we went to Macey's for the rest of our groceries. I also popped in to the dollar store for a watering can, but didn't see anything like that. By then the snow was coming down harder and accumulating. As we drove home, I noted the time at certain places along the way, but our speed wasn't representative of our usual travel time.

When we got back to post, we stopped at the post office and I got the mail, which included a Netflix movie called Battle Beyond the Stars. When we got home, there were two boxes by our front door. One contained organic beef and the other held PVC corners (like the ones we just found in the garage). Chris opened the boxes and I washed the cans and put them away.

I put supper in the toaster oven, then checked e-mail, and listened to paraliminals. Faye called to say they got the gifts I had mailed. We chatted for a bit, then she had to attend to Dad. I ate supper, and finished a paraliminal and listened to another one. I ate half of the piece of jackfruit that we bought. Chris watched the next Hobbit movie. I made my evening drink, then sat down with him to watch the Netflix movie. We both thought we'd seen it before, but it was like watching for the first time. The only familiar thing was the ship counting down incorrectly near the end.

I nearly fell asleep during the movie. Then I got up to post to my blog and get ready for bed.

* These are some of the geodes we opened yesterday. *

Geode grand opening

My phone was not near the bed, so I did not hear the 7:30 alarm. I think we might have noticed the 8:30 alarm. Anyway we slept in late. Chris gave me a coconut oil massage, then got on his computer. I took a shower, then dressed for church. I took supplement and finished the last 20 minutes of the 3 hour interview from yesterday. I went on to other e-mail.

At 10:55 we went to the chapel. There was 30 seconds left to the countdown. I greeted the chaplain and he said he didn't think we were coming. (Hey, we still had 30 seconds!) We sat down and soon the service started. After the service, Johnnie introduced me to her daugher Rebecca (who likes to knit). I thanked Eileen for her gift of a beehive ornament, and we went home.

I made and ate breakfast. I changed my top and got the hair cutting kit. Chris set up a chair by the front door. I cut his hair in the way he asked. He vacuumed up the hair but not all came up. So I swept with a broom, which got up more. I hunted for a bucket big enough to accommodate the mop. But no. So I used a big bowl. I mopped the floor there and in the kitchen. I watched various interviews while reading e-mail.

We went to Brian and Jonnie's house. Brian had a bunch of geodes and he opened a bunch, some had been cracked open. We had a good time scrubbing them and exclaiming over the patterns inside. Rebecca's dog hung around. Then we all went to the dining room for supper. Brian ladled stew into bowls. We held hands and said a prayer, then we ate stew and cornbread. Conversation flowed easily. Brian got out some special cheeses. Johnnie served pie and cake for dessert. I had a few crumbs of Chris' pie. Eventually I could see it was time to go, so I patted Chris' knee and he stood up. We said our thank you's and goodbye's and bundled up for the walk home.

When we got home, our lit tree welcomed us. So warm and inviting. It was only 7, so I went back to my laptop to clear more e-mail and to post to my blog for yesterday. Time passed quickly, and it was 8:30 so I made my evening drink and we watched two episodes of Republic of Doyle. I posted to my blog and got ready for bed. Oh, but since Chris washed the sheets, we had to dress the bed before I could fully retire for the night.

* He literally asked for it. *

Struggle with financial technicalities

Last night I laid awake(or not quite asleep) for hours, far longer than usual. And RLS did appear so I had to get up and stretch several times. I was surprised when I woke up this morning and wasn't exhausted. I got up at 7:30.

Chris and I had a big discussion about Paypal's need to have a link to our bank account. I called USAA to set up account just for Paypal. It seemed simple enough. But Chris struggled to transfer money into the account so we called again. Finally we got that settled. But then I gave the account number to Paypal and their system made two tiny deposits and one withdrawal to confirm the acount. For me to have access, I was required to tell them how much was in each deposit. But the account did not show any activity and probably won't until Monday. Sigh. On the good side, the value of the crypto went up to $113.

I parsed two weeks worth of supplements, then made breakfast. I continued to struggle with Paypal to accept the account number, then accepted Chris' assurance that I had done all a reasonable person would do. I walked to the post office and found a Christmas card from my in-laws.

After wading through more e-mail, I heated some heart and vegetables for supper. After supper I listened to most of a 3-hour interview on Covid and the weaponization of public health. Then I made my evening drink and we watched two episodes of Republic of Doyle. I fell asleep during the second one and Chris turned out the lights and covered me with a blanket. Later I woke up, uncomfortable on the couch. I went to bed without blogging, and fell asleep.

* this is one of the slides for the interview *

Christmas: Damour, party of 2

I used the mp3 headphones last night with Holosync loaded, but I don't think it helped. Finally I turned them off and eventually fell asleep. 7:30 came all too early. We stayed in bed until almost 9. I got up to make lemon water with the last lemon. Then I washed up and got dressed.

I put on Christmas CD's. I wanted to simmer cinnamon on the stove, but everything boils even at the lowest setting. Chris, bless him, noticed the potpourri pot on top of the bookcase. I plugged it in and put in three cinnamon sticks. I put presents under the tree. (They are from other people since Chris and I did not buy gifts for each other. ) Hence, the sights, smells and sounds of Christmas.

I checked e-mail and my phone. I added the words “Merry Christmas” to a picture of my tree and posted it on Facebook. I sipped lemon juice at intervals and read Christmas messages in my inbox and on Facebook. I looked at pics on the Dugway official page. There were pics from the stocking stuffing event and I was in one of them.

We talked to Michele, and then to the Damours who are going to celebrate Christmas next week when Michele can visit. I made breakfast, ate, and read e-mail. I called Faye who said she was going to initiate a family skype call. I called Kurt to let him know an invitation was coming. Chris tried to sign into Skype but Microsoft kept throwing obstacles in his way. I had Skype already open on my laptop. Kurt texted me and I joined in the conversation. We tried to get Michele as well, but she was expecting a Zoom call shortly. So we had a nice conversation among the 5 of us, including Darleen. Kevin was there for a few minutes. Patrick said hello as well, then went elsewhere. I opened the gift William sent. It contained all sorts of interesting origami paper and instructions to make paper items.

Chris roasted vegetables in the oven and heated up the heart. He had been watching The Two Towers and I joined him. While watching the hobbits, I opened the gift from Eileen. It was a golden behive ornament. I hung it on the tree. From the RCMQG, I opened a roll of batting.

We finished The Two Towers and watched Tron. You wouldn't think of them as Christmas movies, but...in Tron, the programs revere the users as gods, and Flynn gets scanned into the computer like a program and he saves all the other programs and the world from the evil MCP (Master Control Program). In Two Towers there were lots of little speeches given by various characters which seem particularly relevant to current events.

I dozed offf several times during Tron so Chris suggested that I just go to bed. I gulped down some magnesium to avert RLS and went to bed.

Christmas Eve

I had RLS in middle of night. I got up to stretch which helped, and went back to bed. It still took me a while to get back to sleep, so I stayed in bed late the next morning.

I decided to have the regular supplement schedule instead of the lemon detox one. I pulled up a Christmas playlist on Youtube and listened to it while I checked e-mail. It was a little distracting.

I took a break to go to the post office with a letter. I came home with 4 packages. Chris opened the boxes for me. I called William to tell him the package had arrived. Then I made and ate breakfast.

I read e-mail, and found some from Kurt from awhile back. I researched stuff to compose an answer. I listened to tapping audios, and read articles about the new vaccines. Then I decided that it was time to decorate. I searched for decorations in the garage. I found two small tabletop trees, but no big tree. I found lots of ornaments for a big tree. I put garland here and there and some red bows and jingle bells. I was sad because I couldn't put up the big tree. I asked Chris to search some boxes in the garage. He found the little PVC elbows that I was looking for in one box. Then he found the big tree, not boxed but wrapped in paper.

The tree was in three pieces which we set up quickly. Then I fluffed out the branches and put green garland and lights on. Then I hung all the white and silver ornaments on it (except for the little trombone ornament which is gold). I washed up and got dressed for Christmas Eve service. I listened to part of a video, then we went to the chapel.

I gave the colonel's wife a lip balm. I sat at the very end of the second row. Chris sat up by the advent candles. When the service started, the chaplain said a prayer, and then Chris read the reading and we sang a carol. Over and over again. Then just before the end, the chaplain gave his sermon about the source of evil being the hearts of men. We sang one last song, then it was over. I talked to a few ladies and handed out more lip balm. Chris was at the door, so I hurried up and we left.

When we got home, it was nice to be greeted by a lit tree. I changed my clothes and ate supper. Then I finished listening to whatever it was and read e-mail at the same time. I don't think I did either one well. I heard Chris make popcorn in the kitchen. It wasn't 8 yet, but I made my evening drink and we sat in the livingroom to watch TV. We watched three episodes of RoD. I got sleepy so I went to bed. Chris turned out the lights and router and came to bed.

But then I remembered an e-mail from Paypal saying I had a negative balance because the number on file had expired. So I got up, Chris turned the router back on, and I tried to remedy the problem. But the system insisted on linking to a bank account or debit card. Chris was adamant in his refusal to let me do either one. I checked on the site for other options but didn't find any. I tried to contact them but the system said no one will be available until Monday morning. Sigh. I typed up my blog and got ready for bed.

* Why does "Home Alone" seem like the perfect Christmas movie? *

Too easy?

I had nearly fallen asleep last night when the red cellophane fell off of the window, waking us both up. I had been listening to the next Holosync level which I had put on my mp3 headphones. I took the headphones off and went back to sleep.

My phone alarm rang at 7:30. I was up before 8. I rearranged the Christmas CD's in the player and got the lineup started. I started meditation morning with exercise and coffee. Chris played games on his laptop until I reminded him that I had asked for some alone time this morning. So Chris went to work, and coffee morning proceeded. I could not find the drybrush, so I used a lufah. I took special supplements and meditated. I cleaned both bathrooms and the kitchen. I mopped the kitchen floor, then showered.

When I got out, I found Chris was home. He prepared a beef heart and put it in the oven. I made lemon water and drank it at intervals over the next 4 hours. I was unusually tired, so I laid down for awhile. Sleep did not come, so I sat in the recliner for awhile. I read some e-mail and listened to several tapping audios. I walked to the post office to check the mail, and ran into the colonel's wife. William had told me to expect a package, but I came home with only junk mail.

I read older e-mails, trying to get the unread count down to 500. Chris shaved to get ready for Mass. He ate some heart for supper. I made breakfast first, then ate some heart as well. I went back to reading e-mail. Chris came back from Mass and changed his clothes. I dowloaded another set of Holosync audios. I bought ETH (crytocurrency) through Paypal. It was so easy I wondered if it were true. I lstened to two bitcoin videos. I cleared out more old e-mail. I watched an interview on back pain.

I made my evening drink. Then Chris chose to skip RoD and watch another episode of Sherlock, which we both enjoyed. Afterward, I brushed my teeth and swished while writing up my blog notes for the day.

* There wasn't much worth taking pics of today. This is some of what the RCMQG sent. *

Counting gets harder

Because we went to bed last night without all the usual preparations, I did not have my phone alarm to wake me up. I got up at 8. I noticed that I felt pretty good. I was afraid my back would be upset over the lifting and rearranging of stuff in the sewing room, but no.

I skipped the first round of supplements and proceded to the lemon detox. I made 16 oz of lemon water and 16 oz of distilled water. One lemon gave a little less than 2 oz, but it was close enough. I washed up in the kitchen. I read e-mail and listened to an interview with a lady doctor on imtermittant fasting for women over 50. But I didn't hear her say anything different from IF for the rest of the population.

At noon I made breakfast. Chris came home from work and said there was no mail for us. I finally remembered that I hadn't posted to my blog for yesterday and I took care of that. I read an article from Children's Health Defense pointing out that CDC has created a new mortality category ; PIC. Instead of counting them separately, it wil now count flu-pnemonia-covid as one number. This will only make the numbers more confusing.

I suddenly realized I had more to mail. I put one item in a large flat rate box and taped it up. I wrote out three cards. I got something from the fridge and put it in a baggie. I wrote down some addresses and drove to the post office. I put the big one on the front desk and wrote out a label for it. While he was processing that, I boxed the baggie with a card and labeled it. His internet was down because of all the power outages so I had to pay cash to mail them.

When I got hom, I listened to two tapping audios while playing Solitaire. I put soup and pickled eggs in the toaster oven. I reconsidered my sewing room, measured a few things, then decided it wasn't going to fit. I juiced a package of sprouts and drank it, then pulled the soup from the toaster oven. William called to see if we'd gotten a package, but I had to tell him no. Then I remembered an envelop that came Saturday. It was from the Huntsville church. It had a nice card in it, and a wooden ornament. But the hanger was broken off.

Chris came home from work. This is his last day of work for the week. I listened to a TEDx talk about why you should stay off of social media. I read and deleted some e-mail. Then I made my evening drink. We watched two episodes of RoD. I wrote my blog post and got ready for bed.

Christmas already?

I got up on time to start a new protocol. I took the first round of supplements, then made a 1:9 ratio of lemon juice to distilled water. I drank half a cup of lemon water on the hour and half a cup of distilled water on the half hour for a total of four hours.

I looked up Sucuri because it was blocking me from a website I have accessed before with no problems. It is some kind of cloud-based firewall. I listened to Christmas music on cassettes. The sound wasn't good anymore. I listened to the church service in Huntsville.

At noon I made breakfast. Chris came home with packages from the post office. I checked e-mail while I ate, and ordered supplements. I opened the packages, and resisted the compulsiond to flatten all of the packing paper. I got lots of great stuff from the Rocket City Modern Quilt Guild. In with the other things, was a wrapped bundle. I did not open it so I could save it for Christmas.

I researched and ordered meters for testing conductivity and refraction. I read more e-mail. One article said over 3000 vaccines reactions have been recorded so far. It was less than 1% of the vaccines given out so far, so vaccination is proceding at an incredible rate.

Chris said the weather was nice, so I took a walk around the nearby neigborhood. I went back home to get a card and took it to the post office, dropping it in the box outside.

I heated up soup in the toaster oven, Faye called to clarify Michele's address. At the same time, Michele called Chris to tell him that her boyfriend tested positive for covid so she wasn't going to visit Al and Cecily for Christmas after all. She had already told them so, and they tried to talk her into coming anyway. The power of being the grandchild.

Then I ate supper. I listened to an interview with Dr. Stella Immanuel talking about the HCQ protocol and how helpful it was and is for treatment, but to also use it in advance of getting symptoms. I rearranged boxes and shelving in the sewing room. I was a little disappointed that things don't fit as well as I anticipated.

I made my evening drink and Chris had a few evening drinks. We watched two episodes of RoD. He became quite tipsy, and … we retired early, forgetting to watch the night sky for the Christmas star.

* Really cool stuff from RCMQG, like a wool pressing mat, a rotary cutter case, a RCMQG mug, fat quarters, a book, and more! I literaly won the lottery. *

Rollercoaster power

Chris got up early today in order to be in touch with the people testing the electrical system on base. I got up around 8. After the first two rounds of supplements, we went back to bed and Chris gave me a coconut oil massage. He took a shower and then I did. The power went out, and came back on in about half an hour.

I didn't know if the chapel was going to be open or not, so I put on nice pants, which would suffice for church or staying home. I made mouthwash, but could not find all the ingredients. I put all my essential oils in the medicine cabinet in alphabetical order. But they were not all there. I checked e-mail when I could. Then we went to the chapel. I had taken some pots of homemade lip balm to pass out to the women. I gave out two. As usual there was a countdown to the beginning of the service so it would start on time for those tuning in via Facebook. Well, promptly at 11, the power went out. The chaplain led the service as usual, and in the middle of his sermon, the power came back on. I wanted to call out “let there be light”, but it might be recorded for all time. After the service, we stayed to talk.

When we got home, I made and ate breakfast. Then the power went out. I read a book until it came back on. Then I read e-mail. I called Dad, but no one answered, not even the machine. So I called Faye and she said they were on their way home from the grocery store. I hung up and went back to my laptop, and forgot to call her back. But she remembered and called me. We had a nice chat. During the chat, I whipped up a batch of seed crackers and put them in the oven. Chris got a message saying the power would go down again in 20 minutes. We were not certain if the gas oven would stay on or not. I put bean soup in the toaster oven to heat up before the power went out. I looked for essential oils online because I could not find the ones I wanted to make mouthwash. They've got to be in a box around here somewhere.

When the power went off, I went walking. I met Brian and Johnny. They'd been headed to my house, but then saw me out walking. He gave me a jar of pickled eggs that he picked up. We talked for awhile, then I went home to check on the crackers.

The crackers looked done, but were not crispy so I gave them some extra time. The soup was hot so I put some sliced cheese and seaweed on it and ate it. Also had some kimchi and nuts. I listened to a podcast on breathing. Among other things, the man said most people breathe too much and wearing a mask should help. He's not a doctor, just a research journalist.

I searched for the best price on Min-Col. I listened to tapping videos. Then I made my evening drink. Chris called up Republic of Doyle and we watched two episodes. We made the bed with fresh sheets, and I brushed my teeth. Then I looked up a few characters, and wrote my blog post for today. The power outages are over (I hope).

* This is what Johnnie was working on yesterday. *

It's in the mail

I had only a little trouble falling asleep. I slept through the night and into the morning. The phone was in another room so I never heard it go off. I was shocked to see it was almost 9 when I got up. Knowing the post office closes at 11 on Saturday, I started making 'fudge' right away. I wanted Michele to get it by Christmas so figured it needed to be mailed immediately. I melted the chocolate and mixed in everything else. Just as I turned off the burner, the power went out. And stayed out. I wrapped a few small things, then took a shower.

The fudge was cool enough to roll into balls, but there wasn't enough time. I took the earlier batch from the fridge to give Michele. I filled out a mailing label for her. The power came back on and I used the internet to look up prices for flat-rate shipping. There was just no good way to ship what I had.

Everything else (except the heaviest thing and the fudge) went into another box. Time was running out. I taped the box shut and took it to the post office, expecting to wait in line. But there was no line. A man did come in right after I did, but the clerk helped him while I packaged Michele's fudge in a small flat-rate box. I took a medium and a large box for later. I filled out labels and return addresses for both packages. The clerk typed them in and I paid by credit card. But the moment it went through, the power went out. She said I was lucky because otherwise the packages could not be mailed until Monday. I think it was after 11. I went out to my car but could not find my keys. I had to go back in, and sure enough, they were by the flat-rate boxes.

When I got home, the power still was out. Chris struck a match so I could light the stove. I made a quart of tea and boiled water for nuts. Then I started making breakfast. But I could not grind the nibs, chia and flax seeds. Chris tried using a mortar and pestle, but the seeds were not affected. So I added them whole to my breakfast and ate. The power came back on. I rolled the latest batch of fudge into balls and coated them with coconut flour. They were very chocolately, but a little gooey.

I deleted a bunch of e-mail. I packed up the materials I needed for class and went to the chapel. Chris came later with my sewing machine. I arrived early to turn on the heat. While waiting for the time for people to arrive, I checked out the books in the fellowship hall, wondering how many people might like to check one out since the library is closed. I played scales and then hymns on the piano. I unpacked the materials and set out the crafts. I pulled out a project for me.

Johnnie arrived a little after 2. She had her hexagon project to work on. No one else came, so we chatted. She got more done than I did. Sometime after 4, she packed up and walked home. I called Chris to come get my sewing machine. Then I packed up my stuff and moved it to the front door. I locked the door and met Chris coming up the sidewalk. He took the machine home and I followed in my car.

When I got home, I unloaded the stuff I had. I took the mid-afternoon supplement, and jotted notes for my blog. I read e-mail while I heated bean soup in toaster oven. I ate supper and read more RBTI articles. When I noticed how late it was, I made my evening drink. Chris wanted to take a break from RoD, so we watched a DVD called I Robot starring Will Smith. Chris stopped it multiple times in order take calls or make calls relating to the power outages and how to do them better. I got really sleepy and after the movie, dozed off on the couch. Then I got up and went to bed.

* Part of the library in the fellowship hall *

Catching up

I got up when my alarm went off at 7:30. Chris had already turned the router on. I sat at the laptop to delete as many new e-mails as I could while listening to an interview on changes to the monetary system. Promptly at 8, the power went off. I put my laptop to sleep.

I felt terrible and didn't know why. I tried to read, but it didn't go well. I tried laying down but wasn't comfortable. Finally Chris took a shower and suggested we go to Tooele. He packed the ice chest and put it in my car. I watched while he scraped the snow and ice off. I would have helped if I had gloves with me. When we headed out. But just before we got near the front gate, he realized he didn't have his ID, so we went back to get it. My car was showing a warning about low tire pressure. I had asked him about it weeks ago and he said not to worry, it was just because of the cold. Today he was telling me I should have put air in the tires. Luckily the Shoppette had electricity so we went there and he added air to all four tires.

Then we went to Tooele, not listening to the book on CD, but discussing our lack of communication. We went to Luckey's first, then to Melanie's, then to Macey's. He got calls that something wasn't going right with the power situation on post. When we got back to post, we saw they had power. We stopped at the post office and picked up some packages. We went home and put away the food.

I made and ate breakfast. I also ate the jackfruit that we bought in Tooele because it was looking a little past its prime. I finished the interrupted interview from this morning. I resumed looking into RBTI. One of the articles talked about the lemon water fast and how a person can detox too quickly and not feel well. I think that's why I felt so bad this morning after having two lemons worth of juice yesterday. I considered doing it again on a day when there was little going on.

I wrote a Christmas card. I looked for a box that all the presents could fit in, but did not find one of the right size. I ended up back on my laptop, looking for a certain product but no one had it. Chris baked bacon in the oven, then used it to make some kind of mixture with onions and peppers and such, which had to be baked. I just ate leftover bean soup with hot salsa on it.

I made my evening drink, and put away Chris' bacon mix. We finished watching the RoD episode from last night and watched two more. Then I wrote and posted to my blog for yesterday, and then again for today. Phew!

* Mountains white with snow *

More power to us

I got up late after being awakened early. I might have gone back to sleep, but stayed in bed until 8:30 wondering how to prepare for the power outage scheduled from 9pm to 2am. I saw that the snow was mostly gone and figured we weren't getting the snowfall predicted.

I checked my ph. I made a tall glass of lemon water and sipped it off and on through the morning. I brushed and swished. I tried to get presents together to mail, but kept getting distracted. I tested ph again. I found some old stamps and boxtops. The boxtops were expired, so I threw them away. I think my mom had saved them for me.

Finally it was breakfast time. I went through the protocol. Chris came home for lunch. He said everyone gets to leave 4 hours early, and it was snowing like the dickens. I said we wouldn't be watching TV tonight since the power is going down at 9, but he said we will because the generators will be on. When he went back to work, he took three of the bread wreaths to hand out.

I watched The Highwire. Their presentation today was titiled “Who is responsible?” Del talked about the Milgram study where participants are encouraged to give electric shocks to an unseen person when they give a wrong answer. Most people will do it as long as the scientist running the study says he will take the responsibility if the unseen person gets hurt. In the Jaxen report, we learned that there are no studies on what happens if the vaccine gets too cold or too warm before being used. It was not studied in reative people. Hotez wants to do a study just to prove its ok in reactive people. A true scientist would do the study to find out how it affects allergic people.

FDA vaccine committee document: section 8.2 unknown Benefits/ Data Gaps: unknown how many will die, unknown if it affects transmission, unknown adverse reactions that take longer to be detected.

Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi: he is pro-vax, but not for the the rna vaccine. Killer lymphocytes are much more effective than antibodies because antibodies can only kill as many virus particles as there are antibodies. But each lymphocyte can kill more than one human infected cell. Vaccination is planting the seed of autoimmunity by the injection of RNA. We don't know the effect on fertility. It could be permanent. There is a petition for stopping forced experimental vaccines at Stopmedicaldescrimination.org. I went there and signed it.

When Chris came home from work, I was rearranging my fabric room and the fabric closet. I was trying to clean off one of the shelving units to make more working space. I asked Chris to move some big boxes on high shelves, and he did. Then we took a break to carry the last bread wreath over to Johnnie. We chatted with her for awhile, then walked back through the snow and ice.

I heated up bean soup for supper. I looked up articles and videos on RBTI. When I realized how late it was, I made my evening drink. We sat down to watch two episodes of Republic of Doyle. But partway through the second episode, the power went out. It was supposed to be just a blip as the generators kicked in, but they didn't. Chris called someone and there was a discussion. I went to bed. But then the power came on at 10, just in time for the playing of Taps. We decided to finish the episode, but then the power went out again. So we went to bed.

Unplanned baking

In the morning, I got up soon after the alarm went off, having slept a long time. My back was still a little iffy. I got ready for my meditation and detox morning. I took out the regular line-up of CD's and put in 6 Christmas CD's. I made coffee and did lymph-moving exercises. I took truly awful-tasting supplements. I typed in some notes for my blog. I looked high and low for the Ph tape. Not finding it, I proceded with the schedule of activities. However, later I did see it, and remembered that I had seen it earlier but did not recognize it because it was in its box.

When the morning activities were finished, I did some cleaning. Chris came home with packages from the post office. I asked how many coworker gifts he needed. I said I could do two bread wreaths and two bags of fudge by tonight. He thought four would do. He got the marble board from outside and brought it in. Since the 'fudge' was sticky and a bit malleable, I cut it into pieces and dusted them with coconut flour. I made up two bags of 'fudge' and tied them with gold twist ties. The bags and ties were from Korea. God bless the Koreans. For tags, I gave him stick-on labels and he wrote the names and pasted them to the bags.

I looked for my cardamom bread wreath recipe. I could not find it on my laptop or in the bread book. I started bread dough using Chris' usual recipe. I rolled the rest of the fudge into balls and dusted them, them put them in the fridge. I cleaned up the kitchen. I took a shower, then finished the post from yesterday. When the dough was ready, I divided it into six portions and braided two wreaths. I let them rise and stuck them in the oven to bake. I chose another recipe from a bread book and mixed that up. I grated a lemon and put some in the dough and the rest in the freezer. I squeezed the lemon and sipped the juice all afternoon. I listened to a podcast on how conflicts of interest have greatly affected the American dietary guidelines.

I went to my sewing room to work on the masks. I looked for my second rotary cutter so I would not have to borrow one from the class supplies, but my search was fruitless. William called and I talked to him as I searched, then heard the timer ringing. I didn't know how long it had been ringing, so I rushed to the kitchen expecting burnt bread, but it wasn't. I pulled it out and rubbed butter on the crust.

When the next recipe was rising, I made two masks. A piece of thread guide broke off of my machine, but I kept going. After I finished, I made breakfast for supper. The wreaths went into the oven to bake. I ate while reading e-mail, then pulled the bread out. Chris came home from work. He said someone asked him if I would like to take over the Swap Shop (which is closed right now). We discussed it, but really did not have enough information to make a decision.

I went back to reading e-mail. I tried to get a Paypal Cash account but there were no instructions on their site on how to sign up for one. When I noticed how late it was, I wrapped the bread wreaths in foil, in fridge, and made my evening drink. We watched a Michael Caine movie that came in the mail from Netflix. Some cloak and dagger thing that wasn't very entertaining. Then I brushed my teeth and wrote my blog post so I could get ready for bed.

* Co-worker gifts in a hurry. *

Toys, toys, toys

I woke up early this morning. I thought I heard Chris leave the house, so it must be after 7. No point in using the headohones. But then the trumpet player started and it sounded like he was right by my bedside. I blocked my ears until he finished, then put on the headphones.

I got up before 8. I took the usual supplements, now including Mars Venus minerals for Women. I read in the recliner with the HappyLight and heating pad. I brushed my teeth and swished. I scrubbed a dish in the sink that was stained from holding a plant.

I read e-mail. I got one in my gmail account that said a message could not be delivered because the account doesn't exist. So how is it I am receiving the error message through a non-existant account? I made and ate breakfast. Chris came home for lunch, bringing the mail and a gift bag. He said maybe we ought to give out co-worker gifts too. (Did I not ask him this two weeks ago?) There was a package of fabric for a mask. I washed the quarter yard of fabric and ironed it dry.

I finshed watching several church videos. I was underwhelmed with the one for the pastoral candidate. Then I watched some tapping videos. I hunted up the pic of component hookups, but it was for a different receiver. I tried plugging the tape deck into the front of the reciever, but that did not work. Finally I figured it out, plugged in the cord ends to the right connectors and nearly lost my balance when the music blared out. I took a new pic for next time.

I sent a fudge recipe from my laptop to the desktop computer and printed it out (slow as molasses in January). I gathered the ingredients for the fudge. I cut up pieces of dates and left them to soak. I heated up the coconut milk and chocolate. No such thing as low heat with this stove. I wished I had thought to use the double boiler. I finished making the recipe, spread it on waxed paper and put it in the fridge. I cleaned up a little.

I read e-mail for a bit, then went to help stuff stockings at 3. Eileen was there, too. First we (about 6 of us) upacked some boxes of toys that had been donated, and arranged them on tables according to girls, boys, unisex, and older kids. Then we stapled sheets with each kid's name on it to paper bags and put 8 toys in each bag according to the age and gender of the child. There were still piles of toys left and we didn't open half of the boxes. So we put more toys in each bag, then boxes up the rest for some other event.

I was home by 4. I read e-mail, and got interested in RBTI. I put supper in the oven to heat, then ate the fish and the bean soup. I did more RBTI research, and looked at conductivity meters for sale.

I made my evening drink. We watched two episodes of RoD. A great somnolence came over me during the second episode. I hadn't taken all the evening supplements yet. So I just brushed my teeth and went to bed.

* Bowled over by success *

Still in Wonderland

I used the mp3 headphones this morning while Chris took his shower. Then the battery ran down. I stayed in bed until 8. I started my usual daily routine. I read a book by the happylight. I wrote a couple more Christmas cards, then bundled up to take them to the post office. I walked in the snow, both on the ground and falling through the air. It was remarkably tolerable for being below freezing. I brought some mail home, leaving one piece for Chris to find.

When I got back, it was time to make breakfast. As I was eating it, Chris came home for lunch, early. Then he had a noon meeting to run off to.

I read e-mail, trying to catch up by sorting by sender so I wouldn't have to change gears all the time. Then Michele called. She seemed very happy and told me all about her weekend. She talked longer than ever. I think it's serious.

I read more articles, and listened to an audio. Talk about conspiracies, only this was more about the resistance than the technocrats. I wrote two more Christmas cards, and made list of things to mail. I made and ate supper.

Chris came home from work. I told him some of the things I heard. I finished reading several articles so I could close those windows. I made my evening drink and we watched two episodes of RoD. Chris made a bowl of popcorn in between. Then I looked up some of the guest stars for the second episode.

Just skidding!

I stayed in bed late. I had not used the mp3 headphones to get to sleep, nor did I think to try them in the early morning when I woke up. It was almost 9 when I got up. I reviewed my supplement schedule to account for a shorter morning. I took the H2, then brushed my teeth and read e-mail for 15 minutes. I took the second one, then showered and got dressed.

I read e-mail while listening to an interview with Tucker Goodrich on the dangers of too much linoleic acid. Chickens fed corn are high. Buy Omega3 fed eggs, or pastured eggs. Consumption of seed oils leads to the munchies. OmegaVen for parenteral nutrition because it is not made with soy. Omega6 seed oils worsen covid symptoms. After curing himself of irritable bowel disease, he told his girlfriend to avoid omega-6, and she lost 56 pounds and her fibromyalgia went into remission.

I cleaned up spilled bean soup from the stove. I paused the interview to put on a coat and boots. We went to the chapel. The first two songs I knew, but the third one was new. After the service, we stood around talking. The chaplain said there was going to be a load of equipment stored in the fellowship hall next weekend and did I want to hold my class in another room? Chris assured me that arrangements would be made. As we drove home, he took a turn too fast and the car skidded on the snow. My reaction was one of alarm. His reaction was more like “Again!” .

When we got home, I changed clothes, and made breakfast. I ate while catching up on tapping audios. I studied the map of the post and made a plan. I drove to the commissary and parked. I went for a walk in a big circle, covering several streets. I mostly walked in the grass because the road was slick. When I got back to my car, I drove home slowly. No skidding.

I listened to more tapping audios. Then I heated bean soup in the toaster oven and listened to Alison McDowell talk about the data harvesting of children from cradle to grave. She said it is all a big game to the uber rich: tracking and influencing society and betting on the outcomes. My life already feels like a game.

I made my evening drink. I sat with Chris and watched two episodes of RoD. Then I brushed my teeth, and sat down to write my blog post.

* The manger scene at the front of the church. *

A snow day

Because of my back, I was uncomfortable all night. I tapped to get to sleep, but kept getting sidetracked by ruminations. I woke in the dark and could not go back to sleep. As daylight came through, Chris got up and went to the kitchen to prepare bean soup. I got up slowly about 8. I noticed snow on the ground. Usually the temp is 20 when I get up, but it was above 20 today, although not by much.

Chris was busy in the kitchen, fixing bean soup, sauteing onions and cutting up ham. I laid in the recliner with the hot pad until it was time to take the next supplement. Then I sat in the recliner reading a book with the HappyLight.

I asked Chris for a massage, but he was skeptical. He agreed to rub my arms and legs, which lasted about 2 minutes while I sat in the chair. I took off the lidocaine patches, and asked Chris to rub an arnica cream on my back. I parsed two weeks worth of supplements while listening to sessions from the Essential Tremor speaker series.

"Thyroid disorder can cause essential tremor. Usually ET is a misdiagnosis. Iodine (too much or too little) can contribute to ET, as can gluten sensitivity."

I made and ate breakfast. I cleaned the counter tops. I refilled some small containers, and changed the jar for fermented coconut milk. I watched videos of 5 top brain tests. But somehow I lost the window with the list before I got to video number 5. I noticed my back pain was gone by 1pm.

Chris packed the cooler while I got ready. We drove to Tooele, listening to the book on CD. I wished I had brought shoes with tread because of all the slush in the parking lots. We went to Luckey's, Melanie's, and the auto store for new wipers. I got worried that Chris was going to be in a bad mood since he struggled to attach them, then got one of the employees to do it. Finally we went to Macey's for the rest of the groceries.

We drove back to Dugway. The CD ran out but I couldn't bend forward enough to get the next one out of the box. We stopped at the commissary, then the post office. And then we went home. We put away the food. I checked e-mail for half an hour, then ate the bean soup that Chris had made. I also had some leftovers that needed finishing off.

I spent some time concentrating on writing a few Christmas cards. Then I made my evening drink. We watched two episodes. I put away my laundry and helped Chris make the bed. I deleted several hundred e-mails, and cropped the pics I took. Then I concentrated on writing my blog post for today.

A bad back day

I went to sleep without the mp3 headphones. I woke up while it was still dark. I stayed in bed and eventually heard my 7:30 alarm from another room. Chris and I had some snuggle time, and then I got a pain in my back. I got up, took the first supplements, and had Chris put the heating pad on the recliner. I put on a piece of lidocaine patch and sat down to read a book. Later, I read e-mail. I skipped all the rest of the morning supplements and went to the breakfast process. My back hurt on the left side, but not in the usual way. So I wondered if I had a kidney infection. To test, I decided to do something that would make my back feel better, but shouldn't affect a kidney. I grabbed the kitchen sink and pulled backward to stretch my back. Well, the left side spasmed and I stood up rather fast. Chris got the rest of the lidocaine patch from the fridge. He said it was cold so I asked him to warm it up. He stuck it in his pants, and I had to turn away to not laugh (b/c that would spark another spasm).

I looked up the second person in UK to get the vaccine. I read William Shakespeare puns on Twitter: the Taming of the Flu, if first patient was 1A, was he 2B or not 2B? It was actually Christopher Marlowe who got the second dose of vaccine, but Shakespeare got all the credit.

I ate breakfast. My back still hurt, now on both sides, so I decided singing might help. Chris called up some Phantom of the Opera songs on my laptop and handed me the music book so I would have the lyrics. But the songs were not cheerful enough. He look for my Youtube playlist, but it was not under my gmail account, but under my Yahoo account. The playlist said there were 50 songs, but some links were broken. Anyway, I sang with a bunch of them, using another site to call up the lyrics.

I guess I was feeling a little better because I put on my coat and walked slowly to the post office and back. There were only a few envelops in our box. When I got back, I played a high school band tape, hoping it would spark old memories from when I did not have back problems. But I had to play it on the boom box in the bedroom and there was no comfortable place to sit. I tried it in the den, but could not get any sound. I called William and he said to check the cables in the back. But my spine wasn't having any of that. I sang with more my from playlist, then had supper, which Chris cooked for me: fish, stewed cranberries, quinoa and mushrooms. I checked e-mail, and listened to a talk from the Essential Tremor Series. He said E ET is not a benign condition. It is associated with cognitive difficulties, hearing loss, and balance troubles.

I made my evening drink. We watched two episodes of Republic of Doyle. I brushed my teeth and sat down to look up some of the actresses. Then I posted to my blog and realized I hadn't hit enter on the post for yesterday.

* This is the backhoe and truck that carried off the scrap metal yesterday. *

Essential tremor series

I think I did fall asleep with the headphones on last night, but woke up again and took them off. I wore them again in the morning, taking them off after Chris left for work. I got up about 8. I read a book until the sun came up high enough to blind me. I took the next supplement and read e-mail. I followed links to corroborate info. I took pics of items for sewing and craft class, then posted an announcement to Facebook.

I made and ate breakfast, and went through more e-mail. Chris came home for lunch. I put on headphones and listened to The Highwire. I hunted up some name/address labels and a pack of christmas cards. I watched a video debunking the nurse giving the first Pfizer vaccine to an old lady in the UK. I wondered what the odd machine was doing just beyond my back yard. It was there yesterday as well.

Del interviewed Dr. Paul Thomas, a pediatrician being under review because he doesn't coerce parents into vaccinating their kids. He informs them of the CDC schedule, answers their questions and lets them choose which ones to get. He gave his side of the cases that the board cited. Del also Interviewed Sheriff Mack, who said he won't follow any unconstitutional orders.

I wrote one card, and carried it to the post office. On my way back, I saw a backhoe picking up the old metal pile next door. I read articles inspired by the interviews earlier. Michele called for baking advice. She is making gingerbread cake without a mixer. She said she wouldn't complain if I sent her some special fudge for Christmas.

After the call, I heated some leftovers in the toaster oven. Chris came home to change clothes, then ran to the chapel for Mass. I watched bitcoin videos, and then essential tremor interviews. One doctor said she knew 50 ways to address essential tremors, including diet. Brain stimulation can be 90% effective at high-class institutions. Another lady recommended trying Topamax, and Gabapentin if the top tier meds didn't work. She also recommended fats and proteins, avoiding gluten. Al called Chris and Faye called me to see how Al was doing. I chatted with Faye until she arrived at home and went to take a nap. Apparently I wasn't boring enough so she hung up.

I finished listening to the interview, donning headphones when Chris ran the popcorn machine. Then I made my evening drink. We sat on the couch to watch two episodes. Later I brushed my teeth and composed my blog post. I felt a little sleepy and was ready to go to bed.

* This is the pic I posted with the class announcement. *

..unless it's Wednesday

My mp3 headphones didn't help last night, and they didn't help this morning either. The alarm went off at 7:30 and there was no reason to stay in bed. Not feeling well rested, I got up anyway.

My back was not in good shape, but I could walk around. I modified one of my exercises and performed the rest. I made coffee, I took supplements. I read for 20 minutes, then did meditation and tapping. The meditation did not seem to do much. Also, I heard sounds like a truck was picking up the piles of metal left behind from the demolitions. But none of the piles disappeared.

I cleaned both bathrooms. I put ammonia-soaked cloths inside the hall toilet bowl to soak off the ring. I deleted years of spam messages from my phone. Chris came home late for lunch. He brought me a box from the post office. It contained supplements. I finished cleaning the kitchen and took a shower. He went back to work. I tried ironing more stamps, but inexplicably, today none of them would come off the paper. It was a nice (if really cold) day, so I took a walk around the nieghborhood.

I watched a video clip from the World Economic Forum 2016 on neural technolgies and how they could be used to scan someone's brain to see if they committed a crime (already led to a conviction in India), induce pain, and change or implant memories. Then I watched a video of Dr Pierre Kory, member of Front Line Covid Critical Care Alliance. He was speaking to the Senate about Ivermectin, for treatment and prevention. He submitted a host of studies and said he couldn't go on watching people die needlessly from covid.

I watched one interview from the Essential Tremor Speaker Series. I wasn't going to eat, but my brain wasn't working too well, so I heated up leftovers for supper. I got a text from the colonel's wife asking for help on Monday. Lots of people replied, so I guess she sent a mass text. Chris came home from work. We watched Michele gaming with her group on Youtube. The trumpet that usualy plays at 5, played at 6:30. I read messages on my friend's page and on Kevin Sorbo's twitter feed. I looked at data on the CDC's website.

I made my evening drink and sat down by the TV. Chris joined me and we watched two episodes of Republic of Doyle. The trumpet made the 10pm call. I brushed my teeth and wrote my blog post. I took the cloths out of the toilet bowl and scrubbed, but the ring was no lighter than before.

* I was looking forward to seeing how these things would be hauled away. But it didn't happed today. *

Ironing stamps works pretty well

This morning I put on the headphones after Chris left, but did not go back to sleep. I got up around 8. I took the first supplements. I brushed my teeth and got dressed. I plugged in the router. I wanted to sit in the recliner but was unwilling to put up with being blinded by the morning sun. Sure, I could close the blinds, but the plants in the window need it. I moved some books around to reposition the plants, then sat down to read e-mail until the sun was shining elsewhere.

At the end of the supplement routine, I made and ate breakfast. Chris came home from work with a package. It was a book I ordered. I watched Chris make his sandwich with the bread crust, so I started another loaf of bread. I read articles, and composed a response to someone's comment on a video. I looked up how to get stamps off of envelops. Someone mentioned a heat gun, so I ironed the stamps off and put them aside for Patrick.

I made a plan to drive to the commissary, walk around that block, then shop and drive home. But I couldn't remember what I wanted from the commissary. So I nixed that idea and decided to walk around the block here. But before I left, I used the restroom and put in a new roll of toilet paper. For some reason, my back decided that was too much. I walked anyway, but it was painful.

When I got back, I read articles, then made a list of people who sent me a birthday card. They'll be at the top of my list for Christmas cards. I put supper in the toaster oven. Later, while I was eating it, I remembered the monthly meeting of the Rocket City Modern Quilt Guild. I quickly found the link and signed into Zoom. The meeting had already started since it is an hour later there. I switched on my camera, but did not see myself on the screen. No one said anything so I figured they could see me. Later I found the option to activate the video feed, so I did. I had finished eating by then so it was ok to be seen. The president took us through the meeting agenda. At the end, she was handing out prizes while Kelci chose names from a box. One of them was mine! So exciting. And yet for some reason I was struggling to stay awake. The last thing on the agenda was for everyone to open gifts together. Since I hadn't participated, I bid them all a Merry Christmas and signed out.

I listened to an interview from the Essential Tremor speaker series. I laid down for awhile with a heating pad and coats draped over me. When it was over, I almost went to sleep. But I got up and made my evening drink. I asked Chris if he wanted to watch TV a little early and he said yes. So we sat down to watch Republic of Doyle. We saw two episodes and then Chris looked up one of the guest stars. We knew her from Warehouse 13. I brushed my teeth, and then composed my blog post.

* I did not take any pics today, so here is one from last week. Looks like something out of Jurassic Park *

As good as gold

I put on the mp3 headphones last night. At some point they became irritating so I pulled them off. Sleep finally found me. I woke up hearing Chris. I put the headphones back on, but they soon rand out of power. Then I woke up up at 8:30, surprised that I had fallen asleep for so long.

I started the day with the usual activities. I read a book while sitting against the heating pad. I checked e-mail. I looked at gold on several sites, but did not know how to choose the form. I looked into what form was easiest to sell. I called one company and asked questions. It was time for breakfast so I made it and ate it. Chris came home for lunch. He brought me two packages. I talked my plan over with him, then made a purchase. I took an envelop to the post office. When I got back, I searched all my coat pockets and handbags, and found two of the three masks that were missing. I washed them in the bathroom and hung them on doorknobs to dry.

I responded to Kurt. I made a breathe jar (essential oils on cottonballs), and thought it might be a good project for January (except that it doesn't take more than a minute). I whipped up a batch of seed crackers. While they were baking, I refilled the little containers of seeds and spices. I watched the Huntsville church service online.

I put fish and soup in the toaster oven. When they were hot, I sliced in some cheese and ate. I also had some seed crackers with avocado dip and black bean salsa. I couldn't resist having a little kimchi as well. Chris came home with a wrapped package. It was from the Colonel's wife. I unwrapped it but he opened the box. It was labeled Peppermint Pig. According to the instructions, you hang it on the tree until Christmas Day, then crack it up with the tiny hammer that comes with it.

I looked at Christmas banner ideas through the search engine, but what came up wasn't what I was looking for. So I looked on Pinterest. Initially I got caught up on humorous quotes, but finally got back to banners. But they still were not the right kind. I tried to re-order Holozyme but the coupon code wouldn't work. I made my evening drink and we watched two episodes of Republic of Doyle. I brushed my teeth and then took a pic of the pig and composed my blog.

* Now we HAVE to put up a tree. We need to hang this up where it can be enjoyed. *

Bad backs run in the family

We got up about nine. My back seemed to be sort of ok. I took supplements and sat in the recliner with the heating pad reading a book. Around 10 I took a shower and got dressed for church. I was unable to put on pantyhose, so had to make do with footies. Then Chris took his shower and dressed. We put on our coats and got in the car. But in the act of getting in, I pulled my back.

Chris drove us to the chapel. I was able to get out of the car. We went inside and picked up a bulletin and communion packs. We chatted with a few people, then sat down for the service. I was uncomfortable, and had to keep moving how I sat. We sang Christmas songs. The chaplain gave a sermon about Simion. After the service, I remarked about the decorations. The chaplain said he couldn't find any Christmas banners. So I gave some thought as to the feasibility of making some in a short amount of time.

I didn't want to get in the car again, so Chris drove home and I walked. I had on my warmest coat so I wasn't cold, but my feet were not so lucky. I took the shortest route home. I changed my clothes. Chris called his parents and we had a nice chat, particularly about a medical procedure on Tuesday. Then I made and ate breakfast. I listened to an interview on improving brain health through light and vibration. I looked for PVC tee joints from numerous sources because shipping was more than the product. Finally I made a selection and submitted an order. I looked for some other products as well. William called to ask what we were doing for Christmas.

Chris cooked eggs for supper. I ate some of that, plus a piece of leftover fish, and the usual kimchi. I had some seed crackers with a black bean salsa that's really good. I listened to another interview on dementia. When I heard Chris start something on the TV, I joined him there. We tried an episode of Republic of Doyle which is about a family detective agency. Then I made my evening drink and we watched a second and third episode. By then it was 10, so I sat down to compose my blog post. I thought I had shut my phone off for the night, but it rang and Michele was on the other end. Of course I talked to her, and the call went long. Her back is nearly back to normal (unlike mine). Chris went to bed. Finally I had to remind her that I needed to go to bed. She hung up and I wrote this post.

* The church got decorated since last Sunday. *

Sewing class

Last night I made a wedge out of towels and pillows to help me sleep. I slept fine for awhile, then my upper back started to hurt. I rolled to the side to finish the night. I woke up hearing the alarm, glad to have slept so much, but a little achy.

I took the first supplements, then Chris gave me a coconut oil massage. I continued the supplement regimen, and brushed my teeth. I made some nasal rinse and used it. I took a shower to get the coconut oil off. Oil got onto the bottom of the tub and I tried to clean it off. I hurt my back. I gingerly got dressed, and sat in the recliner with a heating pad. I took more supplements, and made more spice mix to refill the container. It didn't quite fill the container which made me wonder if I ran out of a spice and forgot to buy more.

I chose fabric and cut it for masks. Chris found my bag from Joann's in his car. The paint and glue were frozen, as well as the remainder of my tea. I worked on making pleated masks. I selected Christmas fabric for class. I packed up all the projects, and Chris put the stuff in my trunk. We each drove over to the chapel and he set it up. I was really glad he was there because someone had taken down the table by the outlet, and I could not have put up the table by myself with a sore back.

After he left, I turned the heat on, and unpacked the projects. I worked on cutting pieces for shuttle blocks. Johnnie arrived with some English paper piecing to work on. Later, Melissa and her granddaughter arrived. The girl picked out the fabric and Melissa made the masks. I gave her some scissors and paper to cut. Then the grandmother went to get the mother, so there were 5 of us at that point.

After they all left, I called Chris to help pack up. I packed what I could, then he picked up the rest and put it in my trunk. When we got home, he pulled the machine and bag and iron out, and took them inside. I walked to the post office to pick up mail. Chris pulled roasted beef out of the oven, and made a mixture of onions and garlic. I ate that with quinoa.

I watched an interview on glia cells in the brain and how they are primed by trauma to overreact to future traumas. The only answer is to work up to fasting for three days. Autophagy kills the pre-primed cells so the body creates new unprimed ones.

I heated the leftover tea and added the tulsi tea bag, plus some honey and vinegar. I looked up some info to respond to Kurt's e-mail. At nine, Chris reminded me of the time and my laptop lit up. (I don't know why but the screen dimmer does that at 9). I made my evening drink and we watched an episode of Sherlock. Then we dressed the bed (he did most of it) and I sat down to finish my e-mail to Kurt and write my blog post.

* Another pic from the CDC room for the virtual visit with Santa. See the ninjabread man? *

Playing with the oximeter

I slept through the night. I suspected it was the Tulsi Sleep Tea. Chris got up first. I stayed in bed hoping to go back to sleep. But Chris came in at 7:30 to tell me my alarm had rung. Because of the red film on the windows, it was less bright than usual, but it was a good compromise over blackout curtains.

I followed my usual schedule. At 9 Chris showered and went to work, to take care of some last minute thing. I listened to waves and laid in the recliner watching the oximeter. It hovered around 93. I tried with mask, and saw the same fluctuations. But the heartrate might have been different.

I started making breakfast, and then Chris came home. It turned out that they have an extra week. I read articles and put items on the list as I thought of them. Around 2 Chris suggested we go to Tooele or wait until tomorrow. I voted for today. So he packed the cooler and got the list. I put on shoes and got my coat.

He drove us to Tooele. We shopped at Luckey's, then Melanie's, then Joanns. I bought paint to replace what I used on the candy canes. Chris stopped at the auto store for windshield scrapers. Then we went to Macey's for the last of the groceries, and went home listening to the book on CD (it's a long book). There were lots of cattle out in the fields.

We stopped at the post office, and picked up a box before going home,. Once there, we took our purchases inside. We put away food, and I washed the cans. I read e-mail and articles, and watched short videos. Chris cooked fish for supper.

At 8:30, we watched one episode of Gilmore Girls. Then we did a o2 test where I called out the readings to him every 15 minutes for 2 and a half minutes. Afterward, I put on my mask and we did it again. Although we did not add up and average the readings, it was obvious that they were similar, around 92. Chris tried wearing the oximeter and his reading was as low as mine.

After watched a second episode, he told me he didn't like it. So I said he should choose what to watch tomorrow. Then I brushed my teeth and turned on the air purifier for the night. I was not too sleepy to finish my blog post, but maybe tomorrow night I'll be sleepier.

* This might be the answer *

Tree Lighting and Santa

This morning, I went back to sleep with the mp3 headphones. I woke again with the 7:30 alarm. I actually got up at 8. I took supplements, then unrolled the red plastic sheets from the tube. I measured door windows in my bedroom and went to the sewing room to cut the plastic. But I could not find a rotary cutter for the job.

I brushed teeth and took pics of excavator picking up more slab pieces. I read e-mail and replied to Kurt. I tried the oximeter while sitting at the computer, but it got in the way of typing so I tried it on my toe. But it did not work that way. I watched an interview on breathing. She said to breathe horizontally, not vertically. I used the oximeter with different breathing patterns. After the rock and roll breath, my o2 went up to 98. She said older folks exhale becomes too weak, and leads to feeling like not enough air. Exhalation is not just relaxing the diaphragm. She recommended stretching the intercostals. I began the breakfast process, keeping an eye on the excavator ripping up the driveways next door. Chris came home and brought me a package. It was full of Swanson stuff. I put each supplement in its place, combining powders where possible.

I watched The Highwire. He talked about symptoms of the frontrunner vaccines, vs symptoms of covid. The placebo group had more people with symptoms of covid. But the vaccine group had more people with symptoms of adverse reactions than the placebo had covid symptoms.

Quantas airline will be requiring vaccine passports for international travel. Hospitals are advised to plan time off for health care personelle after vaccination, and to stagger vaccinations, so they won't all get sick at the same time. The 4th phase of trial is post-marketing, where the vaccine is given out to sectors of the public and (hopefully) monitored for signs of infection and adverse reaction. Even doctors and nurses are hesitant to get the mRNA vaccine. Swiss say info is missing from the drug study reports. Doctor said the PCR test has less than 3% accuracy rate at cycles 35 and over. Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg, epidemiologist and public health expert, says govt is betraying the people. He made a petition asking that vaccine studies be stopped until problems are addressed: Due to lack of accuracy with PCR, Sanger sequencing should be used. Also rule out other viruses. In addition, SarsCov2 spike protein is similar to syncytin-1, which is part of the placenta which keeps mother and baby separate. If antibodies to SarsCov2 mistake the protein in the placenta as the enemy, women could become infertile. We need testing to determine if infertility happens or not. The public should tell their elected officials that they will be personally held responsible if they allow a dangerous vaccine to be given out.

I wrote some checks and got them ready to mail. I drove by the post office to drop them off, then went to the CDC to view the decorated room. I spoke to a bunch of ladies. The colonel's wife was there. I got to take pics of the room where the kids will get to speak to Santa by portal, which was good. Sadly the portal is very small. A big screen would be nice, but they didn't have time to set up and debug such a system.

When the group broke up, I drove home. There was about an hour before the tree lighting ceremony. I cut up the red film and adhered it to the windows in the bed room. There were four phone-sized rectangles left over. I put one on my phone to see if I could read through it. Yes. I tried them on my computer screen. They didn't cover it all, and I discovered that the touchscreen option has somehow turned itself back on. I had to look up how to turn it off again. Putting the red rectangles on top of each other blanks out the ads on the right side of my screen.

I watched Huntsville church service. I realized it was 5pm so I put on my warmest coat and drove to the hotel, which was on the next block to the tree lighting. But the trumpet played just as I got there, so I had to stop in the middle of the street and wait. When it was over, I parked in the hotel parking lot and walked around. I met my neighbor and we walked to the tree area. An elf was handing out programs, such as they were. It was cold enough that I put on my mask for warmth. But when the singing started, I had to pull it away again. Then Santa was driven up in a fire engine. He waved at the kids for several minutes. Not that there were all that many children. After he drove off, people wandered away, some to the CDC to meet Santa electronically and some went home. I thought it would be a good idea to walk to the nearby segment of street that I have never walked on. That way I can cross it off my map. Well, the temp dropped as I walked and my fingers (gloved) became icecicles. When I got back to my car, it read 32 degrees. But in the few minutes till I got home, it went down to 28.

Chris was home. I had seen him briefly after the tree lighting, which he missed because of something that happened at work just as the day ended. He pulled four sweet potatoes out of the oven. Then he went off to Mass. I stood by the oven and warmed my hands, rotating them constantly. Finally I sat down to jot some notes for my blog. I had a lot of notes.

Supper consisted of sweet potato, a can of artichoke hearts, and a packet of tuna (time to go shopping). I read e-mail until Chris got home. He was quite cold, and thoughtful (he resisted placing his icy fingers on the back of my neck to warm them up). He made himself the usual burrito and ate a sweet potato.

I did some research to answer one of Kurt's e-mails, then worked on my blog post. All of a sudden, it was almost 9! I made my eveing drink and put in a packet of Tulsi Sleep Tea. Then we sat down to watch an episode of Sherlock. I drank the tea and took magnesium supplements as we watched. I also checked my O2. When I first put it on, it was 85. It climbed up, and then back down again. I emptied my lungs and took a fresh breath, and the reading went up. When the show was over, my reading was 96. Chris wondered if it was calibrated correctly.

I was so sleepy that I didn't post to my blog. I went straight to bed. I still didn't fall asleep right away, butI stayed sleepy long enough to nod off. I don't know when Chris came to bed.

* I made the large candycanes and gingerbread man on the back wall with the help of the transparency projector *

Maybe the air is a little thin up here

I wore the mp3 headphones before I fell asleep, and then after I woke up. They helped dampen environmental noise so I drifted off again. The 7:30 alarm sounded, letting me know what time it was. I did not feel like getting up, but when the sun reached a certain point in the window, I got up.

I made coffee. I answered some of Kurt's e-mails. I turned on the CD lineup, and did my exercises. The excavator was in full swing, first cleaning up the house debris and then cracking up the foundation and patio. Mediation was not easy under the circumstances. At one point I watched the machine take a load off of the truck and put it back on. It turned back and forth. Finally the guy got out. The truck drove away and another guy got in the excavator. Then the debris got cleaned up quickly. My guess is the truck driver wanted to take a crack at operating the machine.

When I came out from meditation and tapping, I found Chris had come in and I hadn't heard him. He put a package from the post office on my laptop. It held two oximeters. Not sure why there were two. Chris told me that the lady at the CDC liked my decorations, including the ninjabread man. (She is so clever!) Sadly I forgot to take a pic of the guy with the red belt and gi. I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen, swept some floors, then took a shower.

I vacillated between going to the CDC right away to help decorate or making seed crackers first. I decided to make the seed crackers. They had to bake for an hour, so I refreshed the ingredient mixes for next time. William called and that took the rest of the hour plus some. Finally I put on my coat and left. I stopped by Self Help and picked up two bags of softener salt. I asked if the water in the softner would freeze if the salt got too low and he didn't think so. Then I drove to the CDC. The parking lot was full, but no one opened the door. So I went home. I had forgotten how blinding the sun is at that time of afternoon. If there had been traffic, an accident would be likely.

When I got home, I checked e-mail. I called Faye to ask her some things and tell her about my idea to get Patrick to help. She said it wasn't safe for me to visit for Christmas. I made and ate breakfast (at supper time). Chris came home. We talked a little, and he watched Michele gaming while eating his supper. I went back to reading e-mail and articles.

I found some AAA batteries for the oximeter. I sat in a chair with my mask on and relaxed. The readings changed from time to time, varying between 92 and 95. Then I took off the mask and the numbers ran about the same. I listened to a subliminal recording in the background, and answered some of Kurt's e-mails, still wearing the oximeter. The avg reading was 93.

Finally Chris said it was 9 and he wanted to watch TV. So I made my evening drink and we watched one episode of Virgin River. We discussed watching Gilmore Girls, but he wasn't enthused about it. Then I brushed my teeth and sat down to type up the events of the day. I deleted most of the pics I took today, and cropped the only decent one.

* Any machine that can break up a slab and a patio easily is a little scary. *