Embroidery

Saturday

I got up around 8:30, not having slept well at all. My stomach seemed to be full all night long. I blamed the fiber gel. So I only made half as much today. I took supplements and worked on gifts for the colonel's family and Michelle's family. I selected and cut squares of fabric for each person. I went through my lace collection to see what will go and decided to do them all the same.

I took a break to shower and to get my bicycle out of the garage. I worked a little longer, then rolled the bike over to Geode Circle. A man there had posted that he wanted to help people with their bikes for free. He looked over my bike and made some comments. He promised to text me what kind of tires and tubes to get. I met his wife and we talked about all the things to do at the chapel.

When I got home, I was ready for breakfast. But it wasn't ready for me. I had to parse out supplements for the week first. Then I made and ate breakfast. Someone texted me about the swap shop. So after breakfast I walked down there and unlocked it, then got the mail.

When I got home, I resumed working on the gifts. I laid a piece of stabilizer in the hoop and did a test run with Jamie's name. It worked out ok. So I did another piece and was able to get 5 names in the hoop, each one on a different fabric. I did a second piece, too and got 6 names on. I was really tired but I pressed on. I serged the edges. Then I heated some beef and rice for a quick supper. My stomach didn't feel right so that's all I ate.

I grabbed a craft project and my sewing project and ran to the chapel to open it for Craft Night. I was alone so I got out a sewing machine and sewed lace on the sides of each of the squares. Then Saronna's family came and Karen came. I hid the square with Saronna's name on it. They had their own crafts and dug in. Saronna's husband was back finally from Cuba. It was good to see him and I am sure she was happier still.

I finished sewing on lace and did some ironing. They finished their projects and packed up so I did as well. There wasn't more I could do until I get more toilet paper cores. We all headed home. I stopped to lock the swap shop.

I started working on my blog but got sidetracked with Telegram messages and then Sudoku. Kurt started texting me which was strange because its two hours later there. I finished my blog and went through my bedtime routine. For the shortest day of the year, it felt like a really long day.

Game Night

Friday

I got up after 8. I brushed my teeth and got dressed. I took supplements. I got online but the power blinked and the internet went out. I texted Chris. Then I printed out a page of Christmas math. I sprayed my car windshield with alcohol. I did a few last errands, then drove to the chapel.

Karen pulled up beside me with Saronna's kids. I unlocked the door and we all went in. Only Moira had math so Karen brought crafts for the other kids. When they were done, they went to the nursery to play. Moira worked as fast as she could. They stayed late and I had plans to go cleaning at 10 so I shooed them out at 10:20.

I went to 638 and worked on the front door and baseboards. At noon, I went home and started the breakfast procedure. I ate while catching up on e-mail. Then Michelle called to see if I was ready to go. She came over and checked on her dehydrated sweet potatoes. She brought the snack she was trying to emulate. I thought it was close.

Then we left them there, and I got in her car and we went to Tooele. She dropped me off at Melanie's while she went to Great Clips to get my name on the list. As I was checking out, she came back. She used their restroom and brought me back the toilet paper tube. We went to Great Clips and they called my name in less than a minutes. As I was getting my hair cut, I said Dugway needed a hairdresser once a week. A lady spoke up to say that would be perfect for her. She gave her card to Michelle. If it works out, that's my gift to Chris.

After the haircut we went to Macey's. I got some groceries but they didn't have everything. So then we went to WalMart. I got a watch and some bananas. But they didn't have much in the way of black earrings.

We headed back to base, chatting the whole way. We stopped at her house to let the dog out. Electra was happy to be home. Then we went to my house. I brought in my groceries and she collected up her sweet potato chunks. Then she left.

I ingested the last of the fiber gel. I heated the last of the chili. I made a carrot salad and ate while listening to something and checking e-mail. Chris called and we talked. Then I worked on my blog. I was still hungry but so full of fiber that I couldn't eat.

At 8:25 I pushed myself away from the computer. I made tea, then watered the plants. Then I went to Game Night. Michelle was all excited over planning a trip to France. She wants to stay in a castle and is inviting people to go along. She'd like me to come. I played the game, finishing the original version and turning my attention to the first expansion pack. I tried to use the toran, distance and elevation figures to find the last markers, but none of the places I went seemed to be close, although the library did give me a red blinker. But no marker.

It was after 11 when I left. I was in a hurry to get home and did not stop at the stop sign. I got pulled over for it and did not have my license on me. But I did have registration and insurance. Finally he let me go and I went home, jotted notes for my blog, and went to bed.

Dehydrating sweet potatoez

Thursday

I got up at 7:30. I brushed my teeth and took the first supplements. I made solé water. Then I showered and got dressed. I put away all the dry dishes and took out the garbage.

I took the large print Bible and went to Bible study. No one else came, so the Chaplain went over the study sheet with me. Towards the end, Cpl Popkin came. When I told him about the Christmas Eve service I was planning, he offered to give a short message.

After the study, I went to 638 to clean for 90 minutes. I did the sliding glass doors and some baseboards. Then I went home for breakfast. I ate the fiber gel, then prepared the usual breakfast. I put on The Highwire to watch as I ate. The program was about the politics of polio vaccines. How they are credited with a reduction in the levels of polio, but actually it was changing the definition of what constituted polio that made the numbers go down. The photo of a gym full of iron lung machines was actually taken on a movie set. I also wrote an announcement for Christmas Eve service and sent it to Chris to forward to the people who send e-mail messages to residents. And I posted it to the Community page.

When it was over, I went back to 638 to clean the outside of the windows since it was the warmest part of the day. Because he (the former occupant) had dug out 6 to 12 inches of his back yard, I had trouble reaching the tops of the windows. I used the step ladder but it wasn't very stable. I also cleaned baseboards and walls and the inside of the front door.

I read messages for awhile, then ate the rest of the fiber goop. I heated up some chili and beef. I also made a carrot salad. After eating the salad, Michelle came over to use the dehydrator for slices of sweet potato. I ate the beef and chili as we talked. We talked more than I thought because I was surprised when she told me it was 10:30. I had to kick her out after that.

Then I took my evening supplements and answered some e-mail. Then I worked on my blog. It was after 11 when I went to bed.

Planning a service

Wednesday

I got up soon after 7:30. I prepared for coffee morning. I had to make more dosages. I exercised, meditated and tapped. I kept checking my phone and Facebook for messages from Chris or the community. Chris kept me up to date on his flights to Virginia. Nothing from the community.

When I finished coffee morning, I started cleaning. But I guess I was distracted because I started washing dishes before the bathrooms were done. I vacuumed the den and mopped the kitchen. I went to 620 at 1 to open the door so Kyle could get the vanity. I went home and did the C cleanse again, for two hours with no result.

At 3:30 I went to 638 to start cleaning the kitchen cabinets. Jamie came by right after 5 to run the trash out to the street. We talked for 20 minutes and she went over to 620 to finish cleaning. I cleaned until 6:30, then went home.

I talked to Michelle about having a singing service for Christmas Eve since neither of the churches had any plans. She seemed to like it. She said she would ask around. I put on an interview to listen to while peeling eggs. But I only did two and then ended up reading e-mail and Telegram messages.

Finally I worked on my blog. Jamie called to let me know Samantha had picked up the table and chairs. I ordered an egg-peeling device. I posted about the craft night. I put on another URU video and paused it. I watered the plants, then played it while I peeled the remaining eggs.  Soon it was 11 and time to get ready for bed.

Fern

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die leaving undone.

Pablo Picasso

Let the shenanigans begin

Tuesday

I got up before 8. I took supplements and steamed over a dozen eggs. I checked e-mail. I prepared an ice bath, then put the eggs in when the timer rang. Mikeala called to ask me to unlock the chapel. So I threw on some clothes and drove over to open the door.

When I got back, I prepared for cleaning. I went to 638 to see what condition he had left it in. The door to the garage was open and would not close. I started to clean and Jamie came over. We discussed what to do with stuff left behind. We went through some of the food.

I went to 620 for an hour. When Jamie arrived, we changed the garage code because someone had left a window open since I left last night. At noon I went home for breakfast. Someone posted on Facebook that they wanted to get into the swap shop, so I went and opened it. I proceeded to the library. We talked about the craft kits they were handing out and if it would be ok for me to schedule a craft night for that.

Then I went to 620. Jamie and I talked for a bit, then I cleaned for 2 hrs. A man came to fix the toilet. Jamie moved the leftbehind stuff to the laundry room. She wanted to finish up so I gathered my cleaning stuff and went home.

Chris arrived seconds after I did. He changed his clothes and we filled the water jugs at the Primo machine. When we got back, I made supper. He packed the car, kissed me and left for Salt Lake City. I ate supper and worked on my blog. I wanted to watch an episode of Call the Midwife, but I could not find the open tab. So I watched a bunch of URU videos.  It was very soothing.  At 11, I quit and went to bed.

A house with hay

Monday

I got up around 8. I watered the plants. I checked e-mail. I made more breakfast mix, and chia water and fiber gel. I went cleaning at 10, then stopped at 11 to go to a signover. But when I got there, he said it was rescheduled for 3. I went back to cleaning. At noon I went home for breakfast. Saronna wanted to get in the swap shop so I walked down there to unlock it. When I got back, I worked on scanning and printing hymns for this coming Sunday and the next.

I was going to go to the library but there wasn't time. In a few minutes, I went to the signover. Along the way I got a text from Keli that she had to work till 7 (which means either she would miss band or I would have to reschedule everybody). But I didn't have time to deal with that. I found the occupant talking to the ladies from Housing. He said he had to go get more cash so he left.

We looked around and commented on the yard which he had dug out and filled with hay. She called Gary to come look at it. He said they would have to charge the resident to remove the hay and fill in the dirt. I called Jamie to see how much she would charge to remove the hay. The resident paid me for cleaning and we all signed the contract. Jamie came over and quoted a price. Then she went to talk to Carrey about the hay.

I went to 620 to clean. Housing wanted it back sooner than usual, so I finished the downstairs and worked on the tub upstairs. Someone had flicked ashes in the toilet so I flushed it. I kept cleaning and eventually realized that the toilet tank was not filling. I tried to settle the circular thing in the middle but with no luck. So I called Chris and he said to call Maintenance. So I did and they said I had to stay there until someone came out. So I continued to clean. And a man arrived to assess the situation and jury-rig it to stop running.

After he left, I turned out the lights and went home. I ate the last of the fiber goop and put some chili in the toaster oven. I made a carrot salad and ate that. Then I ate the chili. Chris came home from work and set up the rice cooker.

And it was time to go to band. I took my trombone and the music and headed to the chapel. Saronna was there with Sophia. I unlocked the door and we all went in. We turned on the lights and got set up. Janet and Liliani came. We went through 4 carols and a few tunes for the possible talent show in January, all without piano.  But I was very happy to have Saronna back.  Afterward we packed up and went home.

I walked to the swap shop to lock it up. Then I started working on my blog. But Faye called, so I talked to her till 9pm. Sounds like she has been working on the house. Then I made tea and we watched two episodes of Taxi.

Chris went to bed and I worked on my blog and read some e-mail. Then I went through the bedtime routine and joined him as he slept. However I could not sleep, as usual.

Christmas readings

Sunday

I got up after 8 and brushed and took supplements. Chris cut up the bacon from yesterday. I made cheese squares using the bacon. I read some e-mail, and asked for a massage, then took a shower. I ate some fiber gel, read a little e-mail, then worked on breakfast. After eating, I got dressed for church. I put the cheese squares in a container and went to the chapel.

Having arrived, I put the cheese squares in the back. I came up front to greet Keli. She paid me for cleaning. I talked to the chaplain about putting up the lyrics to Little Drummer Boy next week. There was a chair and stand set up by the Christmas tree for readings and I suddenly remembered I had agreed to do one. It was still in my music bag so I looked over it hurriedly while placing hymns on the stand by the piano.

We sang all the verses of two hymns. Then the chaplain explained the order of the readings. He read first, then I went up to read, followed by Janet, followed by Keli, followed by Rick, then Jenni, then Bryce, then Summer. The chaplain said his closing prayer and I indicated our playing. So he invited us up to play. We did our two hymns and he prayed again. Then Mikeala came up to entreat people to stay after the service and help with Project Poinsettia.

After the service, no one had opened the cheese squares, so I did and I walked around offering them to whomever would take one. One little boy followed me and he ended up getting three. Then I said goodbye and went home.

I changed my clothes and contacted John who needed another 15 minutes. I read some e-mail and then he and I got on Discord. We talked about all the numbers that needed updating since our group is now at level 4. He sent me a large print game sheet. I printed it off but the gray parts did not print and so there were no lines or boxes to write in. I started writing in the new numbers as best I could understand them.

I ate the last of the fiber gel. Chris started the game: We met clandestinely with an older fellow for information but he got shot in the eye by an arrow. We caught the culprit and questioned him. He agreed to talk if we agreed to let him go. He was more helpful than his life was probably worth, but we let him go anyway.

It got late so we ended the game there and promised to meet back up in January. I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched three episodes of Taxi.  Later Chris went to bed, but I stayed up to read.

Cousin Gwenda comes to Dugway

Saturday

We got up around 8, after hearing the alarm. I brushed my teeth and prepared solé water. While drinking it, I checked my phone and saw a text from a man asking for house cleaning. I texted him back and 15 minutes later was on my way to his house. He had added upgrades and all his own appliances, which he was taking with him. I looked around and admired what he had done. There were no holes in the walls. He said he had covered and painted them. A truly excellent job! The fronts of the cabinets were really covered in drips so I figured it all canceled out. I charged him the starting price of $600 for a 3 bedroom.

I went home. I checked my phone again and saw a text from my cousin saying they would be here in about an hour. Oh! You never realize what state your house is in until company is coming. So, I started working on the dining room table. I also cleaned clutter from the vanities. I dusted in the livingroom and moved clutter around.

She texted that they were at the front gate. Chris went to meet them while I continued to clean and then set the table. When they arrived, we greeted each other warmly. We had lots to talk about so we all sat in the livingroom. Then we went around the housing area for a tour. Afterward, I took them to the swap shop. Dale wasn't thrilled, but Gwenda and her two daughters loved it. They all got stuff. Gwenda got things for her new granddaughter. They even left two bags of stuff. Then we went to the house I am cleaning so they could see that kind of housing. They seemed to like it. Chris was hoping to talk the daughters into getting jobs at Dugway.

When we got back, we sat down to lunch. We had leftover chili from last night and some shredded beef. Chris found some rice. We chatted as we dined. I gave them the rest of the cheese squares to snack on their trip. While I cleaned up, Chris took them to the commissary to check it out, and then they were on their way.

We read e-mail for a bit, then I put together a cleaning kit and went to Keli's RV at 3. They weren't quite ready for me. So I waited as they unloaded their truck and put the dogs in and drove off. Then I did the usual cleaning. I texted her when I was done, emptied the vacuum cup and threw the contents out. She was waiting in her truck outside as I drove off.

When I got home, I read e-mail and Telegram messages. I ate half of the fiber I had mixed with water this morning. It was kind of like a thick jello. There were other supplements to take with it. Then I prepared my usual breakfast. I ate that plus some pickled eggs. I worked on my blog and got ready for another Game Night. They offered me an extra one since the game kept quitting on me yesterday.

I went over at 8:30. The kids were still up. They chatted as I played the game. There was a difficult jump to make and they interrupted me each time till finally it quit being fun. I was able to return all 4 pillars and collect the symbols associated with each one. I went to the cave to enter them on the obelisk. Something started to happen and then it quit so maybe I had them in the wrong order?

I went through the different worlds looking for more markers but didn't find any. It got to be 11 but Michelle asked me to stay until she finished whatever she was doing on her phone. Then I thanked her and went home. Chris was still up. I went through my bedtime routine and hit the hay. Chris came in afterwards and was soon asleep.

A cracked filling

Friday

I got up at 8. I got dressed, took supplements and read some e-mail. I went out to brush the snow off of my car. It was light and dry so easily brushed off. I read a little more, then grabbed some paper and went to the chapel for Math Morning.

I saw footprints going up the walk then around the side to the back. I walked up to the front door and unlocked it. I got set up. No one had come yet, so I got one of the Catholic hymnals and perused it for lines with simple rhythms.

Saronna and her kids arrived, covered in snow. Moira sat with me and we worked on decimals. Then Jedediah came over to work on counting. At 10 they started packing up. After they left, I locked up and went home. I texted the chaplain that there was mice dirt on the tables and surfaces needed to be wiped down before the food was laid out. He apparently didn't know that the Polar Express event was having food.

Chris said the Pass was not safe to drive so I called and rescheduled my dentist appointment. But then he said we could go the long way around. So I called back. Then I spent an hour parsing out supplements. I made and ate breakfast. Chris was swearing at his computer or his phone or maybe both. I kept to myself.

We left at 12:30 for Tooele, listening to a book on CD. He dropped me off at the dentist and went shopping. He was back before I got called. Presently the call came. I was shown to a booth. We chatted about dental injectables. I had a short list of ones that were claimed not to have graphene oxide, nanoparticles, etc. She had one of them so I was relieved. The dentist came over to give me the numbing shot. He left for a few minutes, then came back to drill out the cracked filling. But it hurt. So he injected me again and left. Meanwhile the assistant had nitrous oxide on me (with my permission). But I felt like I couldn't breathe. She adjusted the air flow and turned down the nitrous. I enjoyed the feeling, kind of. But my body needed more oxygen.

The dentist came back and completed the replacement filling. Again, the feeling of suffocation. I had to remove the nasal canula to breathe. She hardened the filling, and I was free to go. I went up front to pay. It occurred to me later that I should have asked for nitrous-to-go. Might be helpful at bedtime.

We went to Melanies and Chris helped me get bags of flax and coconut. I also got berberine. Then we headed back to base. We stopped at the commissary and I let Chris go in by himself. I rested until I remembered fruit. So I called him and he picked some up. Then we went to the post office and I let him go in and get it. No packages.

When we got home, he put the food away while I laid down to rest. But I couldn't sleep. I wished I had some of the nitrous. I got up and checked my messages. Chris made chili and took it to the chapel for Polar Express night. I said I might come, but I never felt like eating chili. I stayed home and ate the rest of the turkey soup, which made room in the fridge for leftover chili.

I watched some URU videos to remind myself of what I needed to do for Game Night. I read e-mail too. Chris came home after 8, while I was working on my blog.  I prepared a bottle of tea and went to Michelle's house.  She wasn't home, but Casey got the game up and running. 

 Then, at a critical juncture, the whole thing shut down. He had to restart the computer and the TV.  Steam insisted on updating (as it always does).  It's a long process.  And this happened several times, much to his perplexion.  Michelle came back from the gym and we talked.  I got to play some more and it didn't happen again.  He said it must be from the dryer.  On the same circuit?  Anyway, I played till 11.  They said I could stay longer or come back tomorrow night.  I said I would, then thanked them and went home.  

Chris was still up.  I did a quick check for new e-mail, then went to bed. I finished my routine, then got under the covers.  That's when Chris came in and got ready for bed.  

LDS Christmas party

Thursday

I got up before 8, having been awake for while and not able to go back to sleep. I made solé water and drank it. I read messages. Then I got dressed up. Michelle started texting me. Chris came home to get me. We went to the school for the Assumption of Responsibility for our new CSM. I spoke with CSM Cho's mother who is Korean. Then we took our places for the ceremony. It took about 15 minutes. Afterward, Shannon talked to me about her daughter's science fair project.

We all went to the Club for a reception. I stayed in the adjacent room, chatting with various people. Jack invited me to go hiking with him after Christmas. Considering how tall he is and how short I am, I don't think we would be moving at the same speed.

I wandered into the main room and found Chris. He was getting a plate of fruit and wanted to finish before we left. I wanted to be introduced to CSM Cho. So he introduced me and then finished his fruit while I chatted with her.

We left the Club and went home. I consumed the fiber drink, then read some e-mail and made breakfast. I ate it while watching The Highwire. Chris went back to work. I finished the Highwire and read some messages.

Then I went to 620 to clean. I spent two hours. It got dark and I couldn't see well enough to clean walls. I went up to the chaplain's house to leave him a jar of solé water. Then I went home and had another fiber drink and the other stuff that goes with it.

Chris came home from work. As he started to make supper, he talked about going to Polar Express tomorrow instead of game night. So I asked him if he was going to the LDS party tonight. Well, he had forgotten, but since I reminded him, he said he was going. I didn't want to go, just wanted to have my supper in peace. But he insisted it was part of his job to go so he went. I stayed home long enough to eat a bowl of turkey soup and the cup of soaked chia.

Then I changed into a red and green outfit and drove to the church. Michelle had saved a seat for me. So we talked as others were eating. She made up a plate of food and took it to the new guy at the gym. When she got back, the play was starting. It was pretty simple. The kids were dressed up and approached the stage one group at a time. We sang carols after each group. Michelle took pics.

When it was over, Chris and I headed back to base. I got the extra door mat and went to the water machine to place it, but someone already had. So I just drove home. I ate some cheese squares while I worked on my blog. I made tea and played my trombone. Then we watched three episodes of Taxi. We both stayed up till 11 on our laptops.

The vitamin C cleanse

Wednesday

I got up around 8, not having slept well. I brushed and swished. I put on coffee. I checked Facebook for messages. Then I looked at settings for Edge and saw that Yahoo Mail was set at 50% zoom. I deleted the entry (the only option it gave me) and then it displayed my inbox at the usual size. Whew! I did my special exercises, then spent time tapping and meditating. I watered the plants, at least the ones that seemed dry.

I cleaned the bathrooms and washed dishes, including all the utensils used in making cheese. Chris came home for lunch. I vacuumed and mopped. I took a shower and got dressed. I read some e-mail, then put away the drying dishes and cleaned the stove. I started a vitamin C cleanse. I dealt with some mail, then other stuff piling up on my computer table. 14 doses by 6:58.

Michelle stopped by to get the jar of cheese that I made for her. Gwenda messaged me on Facebook asking if they could come over on Saturday morning.

I watched a presentation on microgreens. Chris came home from work and changed clothes. No Mass tonight. Chris asked for their info to do the background check. I went through a holiday tapping video. I gave up on the vitamin C cleanse. It wasn't having any effect.

I watched part of a video on Syria, then worked on my blog, made tea, and played trombone. We watched three episodes of Taxi. Chris went to bed, but I stayed up to catch up on e-mail.

Good start on cleaning

Tuesday

I got up before 8. I brushed and dressed. I read messages and checked e-mail. Before 10 I went to the post office to mail the blocks I made. I got into a conversation with the clerk, and then she got a phone call, so I left.

I went to 620 to clean. I was surprised to find the front door open. Did I leave it like that? I closed it. I parked in the garage. I started cleaning the kitchen cabinets. I turned on the self-clean cycle.

At noon I went home for breakfast. But first I had to mix a tsp of fiber in water. I tried using just a small amount of water to make a paste, but all that did was give me all clumps. I ingested about half, then set the timer for 30 minutes. Surprisingly it took 30 minutes to make breakfast what with all the additions.

I ate while reading e-mail and Telegram messages. I called Saronna to see if I could come over and show her my method for using the magnifier sheet. I jotted notes for my blog.

I took my contraption over to Saronna's house. All her kids were there because today was a short school day for teachers. Anyway, I showed her my set-up for attaching the magnifier sheet to the stand. We discussed it and the kids put in their 2 cents.

At 3:30 I went to 620 to clean. I cleaned the stove and fridge for 2 hours. Then I locked up and got in my car, noticing that my car sign was gone. It was not on the ground.  So I drove home, retracing my route, but I never saw the sign. I wondered if someone took it.

When I got home, I ate the rest of the fiber drink. I set the timer for 30 minutes. I took the other pre-meal supplements. Then I put turkey soup in the toaster oven. I read the latest messages and looked for another magnetic car sign online. Amazon had lots of the wrong thing but none of the right thing. Wrong search terms?

Around 8, I posted to my blog and made tea. I made a pre-meal box of supplements/powders. But there was no room in the pantry closet to put it. I practiced a little till Chris was ready. Then I turned on the red lights to shine on my head while we watched three episodes of Taxi. Afterward, Chris went to bed and I stayed up to look up some of the characters we saw that looked familiar. I took two swigs of silica before going to bed.

Last minute blocks

Monday

I got up before 8. I brushed and took supplements.

I worked on my supplement sheet, trying to integrate the new ones with their recommended timing, like 30m before a meal, or midafternoon, or after supper, etc.

I got dressed and went to a signover on Coyote. It was kind of sad because I like her. After she left, I took a pic of the remaining table. I put hot water in the tubs with ammonnia. I soaked paper towels in vinegar and lined the toilets. I also put the stove filters in hot ammonia water to soak in the oven.

I found a box on the front porch. I brought it in and unpacked it. It was the felt and tissue paper from Blicks. I consumed some fiber water. It was more like gravy. I looked at music clips online, then went to make breakfast and realized I needed more breakfast mix. So I had to use the old version of the supplement sheet to do that. Then I could make breakfast and eat it.

I continued looking at clips, changing my search term to adjustable lyres. I didn't find anything that would quite fit the bill. But I looked in my trombone stuff and found some marching music lyres there. I was able to put some pieces together to get the effect I wanted: clipping the magnifying panel to the music stand several inches from the music.

I typed in a few more things on my supplement sheet and printed it out. Then I found more things to type and ways to tweak it. I steamed a dozen eggs. I sent a pic of the table to the new guy from last week. Yes, he wanted the table. So I met him over on Coyote and open it so he could get in. He had tools to take the top off and he put it in his car. I went to the post office to get mail on my way home. Soon after he arrived with my table and table cloth.

When I got home, I picked two Christmas hymns, scanned them into the computer and cleaned up the copy. Then I printed them out as large as possible. Then I remembered I had forgotten to make the 5 quilt guild blocks that are due tomorrow. I had to e-mail the lady in charge for the directions. She responded pretty quickly. Then I sewed all the strips together and pressed the seams as instructed. It only took half an hour.

I peeled the dozen eggs, messaged the egg lady for more, then went to the chapel for band. The lights were all on, but no one was there. I unlocked the door and we went in. Keli and I played through the hymns, then a number of Broadway tunes including some we had never played before. It took almost an hour. Then I tried the stand clip. It seemed to work. I wanted to take a pic to show Saronna, but I didn't have my phone. So we locked up and left.

When I got home, I drank the rest of the psylium husk water. Then I read some e-mail and put turkey soup in the toaster oven. I took the supper supplements and ate some sweet potato casserole. Then I ate the turkey soup. I wasn't really hungry after the fiber water.

I made tea and we watched three episodes of Taxi. I had the infrared light on. But I didn't notice anything from it. Then Chris went to bed.

Making cheese

Sunday

I got up after 8. I took supplements and checked e-mail and other messages. I asked Chris for a massage (that I didn't get yesterday) and he complied. Then I took a shower and got dressed. Jamie texted me looking for a gravy boat. I unpacked it and left it by the door. Then I went to the chapel.

Mikaela and her sister and Summer were working on Project Poinsettia. Mikaela was baking and the others were setting up stuff in the fellowship hall. I suggested we wash the tables first. Then we put out two sets of 62 gift bags. In the first set we put a coffee cup with a candy cane and a packet of hot chocolate. Then we tied them shut. The other set was for cookies which she was still baking. We were instructed to sign all 62 cards. So we did. As we were signing, Jenni asked me to be her helper in the nursery during church services. I was not inclined to say yes, valuing my calm service time.

I went home to eat breakfast and get ready for church. I also warmed milk to make cheese since Michelle gave me 4 quart jugs of goat milk. I got dressed, put cheese squares in a container and took my trombone to the chapel.

I arrived, and put the snacks in the back then took my trombone up front and assembled it. I chatted with John till the service started. Then we sang three songs, two of which were Christmas hymns and one of those two was one the band planned to play after service. So I turned around and mentioned it to Keli. She went to get her Christmas book and I picked a hymn from Winterfest.

We enjoyed the service. Then the chaplain invited us up to play. I saw Mikaela sit in the front row. I assumed she was listening to us play, but when we were done, she came up to the podium to ask for volunteers to stay after church and help her bake. With such a tiny kitchen, I wondered how many people it could handle.

Keli told me about the washing machines not working at the laundry room. And about a pitbull at the dog park. Then she left to change clothes and help Mikaela. I talked to John about a number of things, including my shrinking inbox. He suggested looking at Edge settings.

I went home. I put rennet in the fermented cheese. I scooped curds from the vinegar cheese on the stove. Then I read some e-mail before cutting the curd on the fermented cheese and straining the whey out.

Chris heated up turkey soup. The game started a little late. I ate while we played. Immediately we were attacked by orcs. We eventually won the fight as we always do. We tracked them back to a larger group and decided not to engage. We continued on our way. We ran into a BisonRider with his Bison. Kiki and Gravewarden went nuts petting and feeding the bison. The rest of us asked him questions about Entropy and the Vessel of Light. After he left, we were visited by the avatar of Entropy. We fought him and he disappeared.

After the game, Chris and I talked. I told him what Keli had told me. He asked me to put it in an e-mail, so I did. We dressed the bed. Then I worked on my blog. It was 10 till I finished. We watched one episode of Taxi, and it was a to-be-continued episode. Chris went to bed. I stayed up to put in a Swanson's order before the current code expired. Then I went through my bedtime routine and climbed in bed.

Sewing class and Project Night

Saturday

We woke up around 8. We cuddled for awhile, then got up to start the day. I checked e-mail and read messages. I made a batch of cheese squares and threw in some salsa. I pulled some Christmas fabrics for class today. I threw in a pair of kitchen scissors for the pipe cleaner project. I didn't want them using fabric scissors for that. I made and ate breakfast. I read more e-mail. Chris put together leftovers to make turkey soup. I watered the plants and took out the peelings for compost.

I stopped at the post office. I went to the chapel to set up the machines and iron the newest fabrics. Saronna came with the three younger kids and Erin came with her daughter. All the kids wanted to make the pipe cleaner star but no one was interested in sewing a gift basket. Fair enough. The star as modeled on Youtube was a little tricky for them, but they made their own versions, which was just as good. I made some versions that used fewer pipecleaners and they were better.

After they left, I stayed to iron more fabrics and to cut some kits and straighten the edges of fabric that I might have to cut strips from tonight. The place smelled like a dead mouse, but I couldn't find one.

At 4 I went home. Chris had soup on the stove. I finished up the fiber from this morning, and read e-mail for 30 minutes. Then I jotted notes and had some soup. I unpacked cod liver oil and an infrared light bulb. I read Telegram messages and ate some sweet potato casserole. I looked up how to make divinity. I tried several ways to set up the red light, then used it with the light-on-a-stand and that seemed perfect. It did seem relaxing shining on the back of my head and neck. I experimented with the viewing panel that magnifies a page. But the distance needed was more that the depth of a music stand. I'll have to find a way to clip it to the stand in front of a book. Like marching music.

I worked on my blog. Then I went to the chapel to open up for Project Night. Mikaela and her sister were there to bring in their stuff for Project Poinsettia. She plans to hand out hundreds of gift bags and cards to first responders. I don't see how we can have that many on our tiny little base.

Janet and Lilani came. So we worked on reading rhythms from the Catholic hymn book. Lilani is in first grade and she already knew some of the notes from school. But she said her music teacher did not know the names of the notes. Seemed odd to me.

After ward, they wanted to make the pipecleaner stars so I showed them how and they did. The people that came for Project Night left early. Then Janet and her daughter each made a fabric gift basket. They left so proud!

Casey had invited me to come over for a Game Night since I missed it last night. So I went home and got ready. Then I went to Michelle's house. But she had gone to bed and he had shut down the game thinking I wasn't coming. But he fired it back up. I had about an hour to play. She came out and talked to me, then gave me 4 quarts of goat milk. It was very late, so when I got home, I left the milk in the car. I kissed Chris good night and got ready for bed. I took a swig of silica, and did my yoga stretches, then laid down and was almost asleep when Chris came to bed.

Festival of Trees

Friday

I got up at 8:30. Not much time to get ready. I got dressed, took supplements, and went to Math Morning. Karen came and we went through factoring polynomials. She had a video that showed me a new way to do it. Saronna and kids came but only for 10 minutes or so. They left, Karen and I continued till after 10. Then we locked up and went home.

I checked e-mail, then made the gift bag project. I took pics and then made and ate breakfast. I posted an announcement for Sewing Class to the Facebook pages. I made a shopping list. We went to the commissary for groceries and came home.

The only things I needed from Tooele were non-perishables. So I agreed to go with Jenni to the Festival of Trees in SLC. She wanted to leave at 3, so I went over to her house at that time. I got in her car and we went to Tooele. I needed something from Melanie's and from Joanns. We shopped in both places. There was a lot of waiting at Joanns.

Then we headed to SLC. But we ran into really bad fog. So it slowed us down a lot. Finally it cleared up and we continued on. I had brought a half gallon water bottle and finished more than half. We looked for a place that had a restroom, but were on the highway. So we ended up at the convention center. She dropped me off close to the front door and gave me a ticket. I ran in and waited it line to hand over the ticket and inquire as to the location of the bathrooms. Then I ran across the room to it.

Afterward, I couldn't find her. I watched a young lady doing acrobatics on a ring. She was REALLY good. Jenni called me and we met at the quilts. We looked at rows of quilts, most of which were already sold. Then we looked at trees. Many were sold and a few were gone. Up and down the rows, through throngs of people. She got tired and had to sit down. So I went to the bathroom. When I got back, I suggested we might go home, even though we hadn't seen all the categories. She agreed, then had to buy divinity. So we went to that booth.

Once the purchase was made, we went through the inner doors to the outer spaces. Then she had to use the bathroom, so I sat and listened to a woman in a sparkly jacket sing. When Jenni came out, she sat and we waited till the song was done. I was ready to go (not wanting to miss all of Game Night) but the lady was practically in tears because a few people were sitting and listening to her. So we stayed for another song.

Then we went to the parking lot and she couldn't find her car. When we did, she had trouble getting out of the parking space. Then she fiddled with her phone to get directions. We drove around and onto the highway, then she changed her mind and wanted to go the other way because of the fog. After a while she decided that she didn't want to be on the highway and got off somewhere to take 'the old route' back to Dugway. I texted updates to Michelle who would reply with the calculated time of arrival. Finally we were near the base. She stopped to find her ID. It was 10:30 so I told Michelle it was too late. She invited me to come tomorrow instead.

It was after 10:30 when she dropped me off at my car. I was going to pay her but I had to rush home to the bathroom. As it was, I leaked on the way. I took my evening supplements. I complained to Chris about all that had gone wrong. Then he went to bed and I worked on my blog before I went to bed.

Winterfest aka Santa's Workshop

Thursday

I got up just after 7:30, having slept pretty well. Maybe that evening gulp of silica helped. I brushed and got dressed. I checked for messages. I sprayed my car windows and headed to Bible study. I had to stop at the end of the street and wipe the frost off of the windshield. The side windows were fine. When I got to the chapel I realized I had forgotten my Bible. So I went home to get it. Ginger couldn't be there so Chaplain led it. We ended up discussing this and that and didn't do the lesson. But it was interesting and we stayed late.

I went home to parse out supplements. But I wasn't finished when I had to leave. Saronna dropped by with a page magnifier for me to try tonight. Then I went to see Emily at ACS. She helped me figure out how to get into VMIS. We talked about some other things as well.

I went home to finish the supplements. I made breakfast then put on The Highwire while I ate. Afterward, I tried to get into VMIS. It took a little more work than advertised, but I got in and applied for the 4 volunteer positions that she mentioned. She also said I could load all the hours in one of them instead of having to parse them out among the various activities. I jotted notes for my blog. I read e-mail until 3:25

I went to the chapel to open it for Keli, stopping on the way to pick up the mail. When I got there, the chaplain already had it open. So I went in and chatted with him till she got there with her son. They carried out the electric piano and I helped carry music stands. She headed for the community club.

I went home to get my trombone and stand. I met her at the club. She had the piano and stands. I got some chairs and we set up. She and I played a couple songs and decided that we had the right amount of light but that if they turned the lights down to project the lyrics, we'd need more lights.

So I went home and put my other trombone in the car. I printed out the lyrics for Michelle and put them in my music folder which went in the car. I also put the light-on—stand in my car. Then I went to get dressed. My stomach started swelling so I took 4 charcoal tablets. I put on my red dress but it was too tight. Why is this happening now? I texted Michelle about the music and the dress not fitting. She came over with some dresses, but they were just as tight. I pulled out the black dress I wore to the Air Force Ball and threw a red duster over it. I gave her the lyrics and she left.

I grabbed the clip light that Faye gave me but it didn't have batteries. So I put batteries in. Still didn't work. I got new batteries. Nope. I turned the batteries the other way. Still no. Finally I got the plant light because it could double as a stand light. Then I went to the club.

People were gathered outside for the tree lighting ceremony. I went in the club to make sure everything was set up. Keli said they weren't going to turn the lights down so we didn't need any extra lighting. Then she showed me that 2 of the pages of lyrics were short so they were incomplete. Say what? So I took them home and reprinted those two pages and went back.

By now it was 5:30. Someone had moved the chairs so we had to go over the plan again. Then I couldn't find Jenni. But finally we were all together. I asked people if they would take pictures of the band.

I asked Terry if he was going to introduce us before we played. Terry went to get Gary, who made the announcement. We started playing. It went ok. Kids kept running in front of us and I was worried about hitting one of them. Over halfway through, I got dehydrated and had trouble reading the music. So Keli played other songs while I went to get a drink. Then we finished our selections and played We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Everyone clapped.

Someone had us walk over and get our picture taken with Santa. Then we started packing up. Keli brought her truck to the door and two guys carried the piano out. Someone came back for the stands. The chaplain went and unlocked the chapel for her. Jenni talked to me about going to see the Festival of Trees with her, but I couldn't understand what she was saying because it was so loud in there.

Then I went looking for Chris. We packed up my stuff and put it in my car. Then we went back in and sat to chat with the chaplain and his wife. Later we went home in separate cars, the way we came. I ate some beef and Chaplain came over with a gift – a Christmas pillow. I changed my clothes and hung up all the clothes I had tried on. I ate some sweet potato casserole. I read e-mail, and my inbox got even smaller – 37 e-mails now fit on the page.

I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched two episodes of Taxi. Chris went to bed and I stayed up till 11, then went to bed also.

The integration of new supplements

Wednesday

I got up before 8. I brushed and swished. I put on coffee. I did the special exercises then took supplements and read for half an hour. I tapped and meditated. Afterwards, I washed dishes and cleaned the kitchen. Chris came home to check on the beef he was slow-roasting in the oven. Afterward, I swept and mopped the floor. I dusted the walls and fans. Strangely, I didn't get any dust from the walls.

I took a shower and got dressed. Then I finished vacuuming and emptied the dust cups. I read some e-mail, then went to Connie's house to give a quote. Jamie showed up while I was examining the kitchen. We looked upstairs and came up with $550, which she accepted.

Outside, I showed Jamie my poster, stuck to my car, advertising Winterfest. She was impressed. She typed the info into her phone because she did not know about Winterfest. I stopped at the chapel on my way home to make sure the decoration boxes had been moved out of the sanctuary.

I started trying to integrate the new supplements into my schedule. Suzi called to ask if the swap shop had a CD player. I had gotten one from the swap shop but never used it. So I took it over there. They were surprised and grateful.

I went back to the integration process. It involved a lot of reading to find out when and how much to take of each one. And each document had links to other documents. Then I saw an e-mail from a new guy who needed stuff from the swap shop. We agreed to meet at 4. I practiced my trombone, played each song twice because I forgot to practice yesterday.

I went to the swap shop at 4 and unlocked it. He found a futon and some kitchen stuff. He gave me his address. I looked through my sheets and linens. I went to his house with a extra pillow and case, shower curtain rings, a sheet and some ziplock bags. He asked about a table so I texted Jamie.

When I came home, Chris was home baking pies for tomorrow. I found a table in the garage and e-mailed the new guy. He came over to get it while Chris was gone to Mass. I practiced some more, then went back to integrating.

I worked on my blog, made tea, and we watched TV. Afterward, Chris went to bed. I stayed up to read e-mail and water the indoor plants. Then I went to bed.

Printing my own flyers

Tuesday

I got up before 8. I got ready for the day. I took supplements and drank a quart of water. I checked e-mail and made notes for Giving Tuesday. So many e-mails. Of course many places are continuing Cyber Monday. I looked up Charity Navigator and Give.org to vet the charities. Not all charities are included however.

Chris came home for lunch. He set out some stew meat to thaw. I made and ate breakfast. I went back to reading e-mail and making notes on charities with the intent of picking 10 to donate to.

I called Morgan to ask what time the band is slated to play for Winterfest. I went to open the swap shop for someone. Then I went to the library to ask for a large Winterfest flyer that I could put on my car. Keli showed me the Grinch cave she had built. Cool! Melissa only had one flyer and when she made a b/w copy, the information did not show up well. So Keli took me to the office of the person who prints flyers. But the lady was in a meeting. Keli left her a note.

I went home. I went back to reading e-mail. I got on the old desktop and made up my own flyer. In fact, I made one for Math Morning and Sewing Class as well. I put the flyer in a magnetic sleeve and slapped it on my car.

I got out some pipecleaners and beads. I watched the craft video that Donna posted and made a snowflake. It was not impressive. I continued reading. Chris came home from work. He brought in a big box from outside. I made some donations. I jotted notes. I looked up Heifer International because I always donate to them. But I came across an article saying its not good to give cows to people who don't have the resources to feed and care for them. Huh.

I made a few more donations, then had a bite of supper. I posted for yesterday. I made tea and we watched three episodes of Taxi. Chris went to bed and I intended to practice my trombone, but I forgot. I read e-mail and watched three tapping videos, then headed to bed.

Ground is frozen

Monday

I got up around 8. I washed up and brushed. I had had a hard time falling asleep because of my stomach, so I went through the evening supplements and moved the ones that weren't for sleep to the morning slot. Then I made a quart of solé water and took the supplements. I made a list of things to do today. I looked through e-mail and realized today is Cyber Monday so all the sales e-mails are coming in full force. Sigh. I watered the plants. I put on a tapping Masterclass. While it played, I put chia seed in a bowl to soak. I picked and scanned some hymns for next Sunday. The masterclass turned out to be mostly hype for selling their program.

Chris came home for lunch with a pile of Black Friday boxes. I posted to Facebook for band. I made breakfast mix, then breakfast. I ate breakfast and add-ons including a tomato from my plant. It looks kind of Christmassy with red tomatoes on it.

I looked through sales e-mails and ordered some felt and crepe paper. I steamed 11 eggs. I took egg shell water from last week out to the side yard to share with the gophers. However the ground was frozen so I could not find the holes or tunnels under the mounds.

I put the steamed eggs in an ice bath. I washed dishes in the sink. I peeled the eggs, but lots of egg came off with the peels. I unpacked all the boxes and put the cardboard and brown paper in recycling.

At 6, I went to the chapel for band. Keli, Jenni, Michelle and Sophia came. Since Saronna wasn't there to play her part on Angels we have heard on High, Michelle was going to sing it and I thought I would sing the alto part. But according to Keli, Michelle was singing it a third lower. Mathematically that doesn't work. She and the piano sounded ok, but my alto part did not fit at all. So strange.

We played through our two hymns and all the Christmas music. We chatted and then turned the lights out and left. When I got home, I heated supper and jotted notes for my blog and tracking journal. I made tea and we watched three episodes of Taxi. Chris went to bed. I stayed up to work on open tabs and then went to bed.

Decorating the sanctuary

Sunday

I got up late. I read e-mail. Chris surprised me by going to the LDS church. He said it was to keep in touch with the community. I look at sales on plant lights. I made and ate breakfast, then got ready for church. I misplaced my keys, which made me late. Finally I went to the chapel and realized I didn't have the snack. There wasn't time to go home.

We sang three praise songs. Then the chaplain preached. Then the band played two hymns. Afterward, Mikeala asked for volunteers to help bake stuff for the first responders – next Sunday morning. And the chaplain asked when people could help decorate the church. I suggested this afternoon.

I went home to change, picked up the snack, and went back to church to decorate. Keli and I unpacked the big tree and started fluffing the lowest layer. Then Karen and Tom came to help. He is tall and we needed him. Then Michelle arrived and kind of took over the tree. We also decorated all the little fake trees around the worship area. Some people put garland around and Tom put up the wreaths. Casey came to add some nails to hold up the garland.

At 5, Michelle gave me a large piece of cashew cheese cake. We all went home. Chris had supper ready for me. Ground beef, mushrooms and cabbage. I also had some leftover sweet potato. I ate while the game was in play. We delivered a necromancer to Yarl Freya and were rewarded with a feast and some expensive arm bands. Then we interrupted a vampire and she turned to mist and vanished. Gravewarden and Arnie went to track her. I interviewed the hiring official and checked out her space. We found letters which I took to Yarl Freya to read. She asked us to check them out.

After the game, I worked on my blog. We watched three episodes of Taxi. Chris went to bed. I stayed up to play through the Christmas music. I stopped at Angels we have heard on High to find a version in D for Michelle, but all the books I had had it written in F. I messaged her then finished the line-up, one at a time, answering her responses in between. I had trouble reading the music.

Finally I was ready to go to bed, but then realized Chris left the bread machine out for me and I had forgotten to fill it. So I did that and got it started. Then I remembered the grow lights I had seen earlier so I went online to finalize that purchase and realized I had chosen the wrong length. So I went through the options again and spent more time than I anticipated before making the purchase and going to bed.

Fabric shopping on Fern Day

Saturday

I woke up after 8 having slept ok. We laid in bed for awhile. Then I took a shower. I watered plants. I checked e-mail. I made and ate breakfast. I filled my half gallon water bottle. Michelle texted that she would be 10 minutes late. I watched URU videos to catch up on what I had accomplished last night and where I got stuck.

She texted me when she got here. I took my water bottle and went out to her car. We went to pick up Jenni. Then we headed to Tooele. On the way she called her hairdresser to see if she would be interested in working one day a week at Dugway.

Our first stop was Melanie's. He gave me a free shower bomb for my birthday. I shopped and bought some stuff. So did Jenni and Michelle. Then we went to Joanns. We looked through Christmas fabric, etc. I bought some. Jenni bought Halloween decorations and Michelle bought Gingher scissors.

Finally we went to WalMart. We hit the Christmas section and bought lights and decorations. Jenni got some kid stuff. We also shopped in the grocery section. Michelle didn't get much. But we had a good time visiting. Faye called and was very disappointed that I didn't plan to come for Christmas.

To cap it off, we went to a new Indian restaurant that had just opened. It was packed. But everything was done in a timely manner. And it was a very good meal. Jenni and Michelle split the whole bill. After much conversation, we got in Michelle's car and she drove us home.

Once back on base, she dropped off Jenni and her bags. Then she dropped me off at my house. Chris came out to help carry bags in. After she left, he showed me the custard that he made for my birthday. It was very good. I ate it while working on my blog.

Then I made tea and we watched 3 episodes of Taxi. Afterward, I played through all the Christmas music. I read some e-mail and went to bed. Chris stayed up a little later, then came to bed just as I was falling asleep.

Too many sales

Friday

I got up around 8, not having slept well at all. Was it something I ate yesterday? I got ready for the day and took supplements and drank a quart of water. I looked through my e-mail. I looked for ways to change the font size in Yahoo back to its original size. And I thought changing back to Yahoo Basic did it.

I put on my coat, took my clipboard and sewing project, and headed to the chapel. My windshield was frosted so I sprayed it with alcohol and ran the windshield wipers. I think a squeegee would have been more effective. When I got to the chapel, I parked in the sun. Saronna and the kids were waiting for me. So I unlocked the doors and let them in.

First I helped Moira, and then Wilhelm had to show me the mouse that was in the sticky trap in the kitchen. Then he did some math and I checked it. Casey came with Cedric. Sophia played with Jedediah. At 10 they packed up to leave. I gave her a bottle of vitamin C. I stayed to iron my sewing project.

When I got home, I jotted notes for my blog. The Yahoo font size was small again so I checked again for a way to make it bigger, but couldn't find the 'options' button. Yahoo was full of Black Friday sales!

I steamed the rest of the sweet potatoes. At noon I made and ate breakfast. When Chris came home from the office, he made his lunch. Then we went to the commissary for food. When we got back and put the food away, he was ready to go to Tooele, but I told him my friends were taking me there tomorrow for my birthday. So we stayed home.

I fended off more sales. I tried to clear out some e-mail and and close tabs. One e-mail recommended tapping to the sound of a bubbling stream. I did, and it made me sleepy, so I hooked up the long headphones and laid in the recliner. The sleepiness remained, but I never actually did fall asleep. Sigh.

Chris went to his game night. I kept trying to close open tabs. I practiced all the Christmas music. I took pics of my notes for Game Night. I worked on my blog. I ate some cheese squares with avocado dip as supper, then packed the rest in a jar.

I drove to Michelle's house, thinking how cold it was. When I got in, I gave her the cheese squares and some boxes of omega's that Melanie's gave me. I started playing the game as Cedric watched. Then they sent him to bed. I completed the first task on the list, but needed a little help to solve a puzzle to open the cube doors. I did not know what to do inside. There was a linking book and I linked through it, but was back in a space I had already cleared.

I went on to the second task. I completed it too, and went to a new place. But I did not know what to do with the viewers there. Then I went on to the third task. It also got completed. I went into a new space and was doing fine, until I kept falling for no discernible reason and ending back at square one.

It was 11, so I shut down the game and thanked Casey. I went home and found Chris waiting up for me. He went to bed and so did I after completing my bedtime routine.

Thanksgiving

Thursday

I got up around 8. I drank a quart of water but forgot to take supplements. I researched red light therapy and ordered a unit, I cut up two sweet potatoes and put the chunks in the steamer. I continued my search for the new recommended supplements. When the steamer was finished, I put the chunks through the mixer and added all the ingredients, plus pumpkin seeds, goji berries (I was out of cranberries), and cinnamon. Then I made the topping and added oatmeal. Finally I threw it in the oven.

I made breakfast and ate it while watching part of The Highwire. Michelle texted that she wanted to eat at 2 instead of 3, so I told Chris. He jumped up to start the cranberry sauce and take a shower. When it was all finished, I put on my shoes. We took the food to the car. He brought the 5 gallon water bottles too.

We went to Michelle's house for Thanksgiving dinner. Jenni and Sophia came as well. We put our food on the table and Michelle said grace. Then we lined up to fill plates with food. After eating and talking, Michelle took funny pictures of us. Like Chris sleeping. She had cashew cheese cake for dessert and I had a helping of that. There was also a plate of tiny crusted baked goods. I had one. But later I didn't feel so good. Michelle sent us home with a bag of turkey and one of the vegetable casserole.

Afterward, Chris and I filled the water jugs and brought them home. I spent the rest of the day and evening finishing The Highwire and comparing supplement prices. I finished the largest part by 9pm. Then I worked on my blog. We watched one episode of Taxi, then I practiced the Christmas music. Chris went to bed. I stayed up to read articles.