Let it snow, let it snow

I woke early, hearing Chris take a shower. But I stayed in bed. Eventually some daylight came in. I got up to find out that it was raining, and later than I thought. I listened to interviews while swishing and rinsing sprouts. Beverly called to say she might be late.
At 9:15 I went to quilting. Beverly arrived just before I did. She gave me a bag of gifts and I gave her a stack of fat quarters. I put red and white fat quarters in the bags for Robin and Anita. Susan was handing out small bags she had sewn with some special soap inside. It is meant to go in the closet. Someone was giving out little santa faces and we each pinned one to our chest. Then I put my swap gift (of fabric) on the swap table. Soon the group gathered around the swap table, sitting in chairs. Robin read a poem that instructed each person when to select a gift and who to trade with. It was more interesting than it sounds. When all was said and done, we each opened the gift we were holding. I got basting spray and a crocheted doily. The maker said she made it in an evening. Wow!
We all chatted, then went to see the decorated sanctuary upstairs. When we came back, ladies were setting up for lunch but it wasn't even 11 yet. Anticipating a busy day, I took my leave. As I said good bye and walked out, Susan called me back and handed me a bag of fabric. Ha ha. She was the one who got the fabric I brought to the game.
When I got home, it was still raining lightly. I made breakfast, and ate some before I got a call. It was the assistant to the functional medicine doctor. She reviewed my test results with me and made supplement recommendations. She recommended a fogger for eliminating indoor mold. I took notes, but she is going to send me a protocol to follow along with a list of supplements that they sell. I finished breakfast and made seed crackers.
I went to church a little early because it was snowing. I entered numbers on the computer, then texted Elaine to see if she wanted to meet. She wasn't feeling well. So then I printed the reports and took the deposit to the bank and went home.
The seed crackers were crisping in the oven. I ate a bite. I also had some soup. I turned the interviews back on. I read e-mail while listening. MQG canceled their party for tonight because of the snow. I started sewing. Chris came home from work. He took a picture of the snow in the back yard and e-mailed it to his buddy in Honduras. I talked to Faye, but she wasn't at the rehab yet, so hadn't seen Dad today.
Stacey agreed to go for a walk even though it was snowing. I bundled up warmly and stood by the window. When I saw her come out, I went out to greet her. We walked three times around the circle in the falling snow. Then we hugged and went home.
I think I ate a little something more. An orange? Then I quilted placemats while listening to an interview with Stefanie Seneff. When it ended, I asked Chris if he had something to say. I should know better by now. It wasn't pretty. I sewed some more, until 8. Chris brought me some pumpkin/banana cream. Then we sat on the couch and watched two episodes of ST:NG. He went to bed and I stayed up to blog.

Getting ready for parties

I thought about getting up this morning when I heard the front door close behind Chris, who was on his way to work. But I stayed in bed until after 7 when my cortisol kicked in. I brushed and swished. I made vitamin water. I put away the pumpkin door hanging. I read e-mail and listened to interviews from the Fatty Liver Docu-class. I wrapped a gift for the Tuesday night exchange. I also put together a pile of stuff for the Tuesday morning party.
I took binders before 10 and pre-breakfast supplements after 10. Finally I made and ate breakfast. My machine was already in the car so I just carried out the projects that I wanted to work on. Then I drove to quilting, going the round-about way because I was so used to turning onto Triana.
I chatted with the ladies whom I hadn't seen since before Thanksgiving. I trimmed placemats and turned them right side out. The blue quilt was missing 4 inches of binding. I pieced in a segment and made it continuous. But it took me three tries. I am losing my touch.
I watched the other ladies help Lauri get her machine to embroider names. How many quilters does it take to embroider? Kurt texted me about a plant he got from his ham radio club.
Around 3:30 I packed up and headed back to base. I stopped at the post office because I thought Chris had a late meeting. But the box was empty and when I got home, Chris was there. He pulled my machine from the trunk and I put the tomato plant in the garage in prep for inclement weather tomorrow.
There was a box from Swansons on my chair. I opened it and put the contents away. I also dealt with junk mail. I checked the home mail and found two Christmas cards, one from MaryAnn and one from Linda. They are both way ahead of me.
Chris cooked heart, and brussel sprouts and sliced tomatoes with cheese. Oh, and mashed yucca root. I did stretches and used my massage ball. I put away some fabric from the sewing table, and arranged the remaining strips.
When supper was ready, I put some food in a bowl and put juice on the mashed yucca. For dessert I ate some of the pumpkin/banana cream. I drew tiny flying geese on graph paper while listening to interviews. I meant to make something for the party tomorrow, but forgot all about it.
I sat on the couch and picked up the binding of the red quilt. Chris put on a Michael Caine movie from Netflix. It was another old man movie. No adventure and he dies at the end. I finished the binding just before it ended. Then Chris went to bed and I stayed up to write two blog posts, and take the liposomal glutathione that arrived today.
* How many quilters does it take to run an embroidery machine? *

A second day of sewing

Chris got up early, although I don't know why. I got up about 8 I guess. I did the usual morning stuff in a condensed fashion, then took a shower and got dressed for church.
I went to church with my choir folder and two bars of hotel soap to donate. I warmed up with the choir, then headed to the bathroom. Then I went to the church office to make a correction to the 11/17 offering report. ServantKeeper did not make it easy. By the time I got to the sanctuary, the announcements were almost over. When communion came around, we filed in from my side first, probably to make sure Don and Jim did not have to walk far. After the service, several people talked to me. Then I headed home. But I stopped on the way at Tuesday Morning to buy fabric packets for Dirty Santa gifts.
When I got home, I changed clothes and went grocery shopping with Chris. When we got back, I helped put away food. I wanted to eat breakfast but there wasn't room in the kitchen. I changed the doorhanging from the pumpkin to the present.
Then I drove to the Drury hotel. First I chatted with the ladies who mostly worked for Nasa contractors. Then I sandwiched placemats, and sewed a binding on a charity quilt. I did that all by machine then handsewed the corners. I also stitched on a label by hand. Once I turned it in. I stitched batting together and sandwiched more placemats. I asked at the front desk about the buffet. I told the ladies we were invited to eat. But they helped Carrie pack up first. Then the buffet was closed.
I packed up at 7:30 and went home. I made salad, sat by Chris and ate it. Chris put on ST:NG. After watching two episodes, we were both tired and went to bed. I did not stay up to blog.

Local retreat

I got up about 8:30. I brushed and swished. I took supplements at intervals. I made vitamin water, vinegar water, and dandelion tea. I read e-mail, and listened to episode 4 of the docu-series. Chris kept interrupting it to complain about it.
I finished the pre-breakfast mixes, then made and ate breakfast. I cut 4 strips for binding. I packed projects and batting for sewing. I looked up the route to the hotel. While moving bags to the car, I discovered a box on our porch. Chris brought it in while I took my stuff out to the car and headed out.
I had no trouble finding the hotel where the modern quilt guild was having a sewing weekend. Someone had 'donated' the use of the meeting room to us. I grabbed all of my bags and went inside. The nice lady at the desk pointed me to the meeting room. There were quilters inside, just sewing away. I found a nice spot to park my bags. Then I went to the back door. I asked Amanda to hold it open while I got my machine from the car and rolled it over. Then she held the door for the next quilter to drive up.
I sewed the binding strips together, pressed it in half, then sewed it to the blue quilt. I was surprised to find it 4 inches short.
Then I assembled the doorhanging and quilted it. I had a good time chatting with the ladies around me. Two of us took a break to sign cards to go with the auction items. Then I got out my bottles and took regular swigs while I made 3 placemats.
The manager of the hotel invited us to partake of the supper buffet they have for guests. So Peggy and I went to check it out. She ate a hotdog and I got a salad. Two other quilters joined us. Then I went back for a baked potato and sour cream. We talked about the Whole30 diet, which did a lot for her and her husband.
After supper, I went back to the room and pieced some batting to make a fourth placemat. Then I had to decide whether to leave my stuff there for tomorrow or take it with me. I decided to pack up and take it with me, leaving myself the option of coming back tomorrow afternoon.
I packed up and drove home. Chris had cooked pumpkin so I ate a small piece. We watched two episodes of ST:NG. Then we made the bed with freshly washed sheets. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to blog.

Yogurt for kimchi?

I heard the alarm go off at 7:30. I got up soon after. I brushed and swished. I made vitamin water and vinegar water. I collected a sample for Viome and packaged it for mailing. Then I went on their website to register the kit, but it was already registered. I noted that new kits are cheaper than the ones I previously bought on sale. I added updated info to my account.
I watered the plants, and listened to interviews from the Fatty Liver summit. I read e-mail and unsubscribed from a bunch of newsletters. Dr. Lee called to say I should come by the clinic because he had kimchi for me from Dr. Grace. So I got dressed. I picked knotted stitches out of an embroidery project that my mother barely started. I thought Michele might want it.
At 10 I went to the post office to mail the sample. I found a package of supplements in our box. Then I went to the Korean clinic. He gave me kimchi, and I gave him a jar of anti-aging yogurt. When I got home, I started the pre-breakfast mixes. Then I made and ate breakfast. It was not a sunny day so I stayed inside. I tasted the yogurt. The flavor was good, but the consistency was gummy. After breakfast, I got out all my supplements and made up two weeks worth of dosages.
Chris came home from a work party. I sat at my sewing machine and pieced a back for the doorhanging. Then I went for a walk and some fresh air. As I walked, I noted that everyone has a black door, and few were decorated. Of those that were, only one wreath actually showed up against the black.
When I got back, I put some pulled pork and kimchi in a dish. I sat on the couch beside Chris, who apparently ran out of e-mail and was listening to music from the '80's. Then I made a large salad. After supper, I looked for a piece of batting for the doorhanging. I wasn't happy with what I found. I went back to e-mail and found a tapping video. Then William called from the grocery store. Afterward, I called Faye. As usual, she was worrying about lining up supervision for Dad when he gets out of rehab.
Chris and I watched two episodes of ST:NG. Then we watched a documentary about a prehistoric fish. Then I typed up my blog so we could retire for the night.

World Soil Day

The house was cold this morning because we had turned the heat off last night in order to hear the TV, and we forgot to turn it back on. I got up about 7 and turned the heat on. I brushed and swished. I stretched my left leg and foot. I mixed up a bottle of vitamin water and one of vinegar water.
My blood sugar was 93. I ate some dried jujubes. I got an e-mail from the dentist to confirm an appointment for next week at 8am. I called and said my appointment was for 9:30, and that 8 was too early. So I had to reschedule. The earliest they had was in February. I watered the inside plants, the outside plants and the garage plant. I picked a tiny tomato from the stalk in the garage which was showing new growth.
I listened to episode 2 of the Fatty Liver summit. I started a new batch of sprouts. My one hour after jujube blood sugar was 126. I poured boiling water into two small glass jars to sterilize them. Then I scooped some home made yogurt into each one.
I got dressed and took one jar to the chiropractic clinic. I had to have my back stretched before I could see the doctor. Then I gave him the jar. He seemed pleased. As he adjusted my spine, we talked about stem cell therapy. He checked the glide on both wrists. Then I checked out at the front desk. I did not have to pay this time, but next January is a different matter.
When I got home, I made breakfast, refilling some of the containers. It was sunny out, so I ate breakfast in the back yard. Then I put my machine in my trunk and went to quilting.
The place was full since it was pot luck day. I had to park far to the back. I decided not to drag my machine so far. So I just went in without it. The ladies were talking, having just finished lunch. I talked to several people, then settled next to Marjorie to hear all about her dogs. Gerry gave me a crocheted spool cushion. After Marjory left, I talked to Leanne, who was making embroidered ornaments. At two we started packing up. Then her blood sugar dropped because she had taken too much insulin after lunch. Christy and I stayed while she ate cookies to balance her blood sugar. When she went out to her car, we waited some more. Eventually I went home.
When I got home, I searched for the fabric wreath that I made in Korea, but with no luck. I checked the weather, then put the tomato plant out to get pollinated. I auditioned Christmas fabric for the front door. I brought in the mail. There was one piece for the neighbors, so I delivered it. I ate a banana.
I chose a fabric and made a 'gift' to hang on the door. I started cutting a backing, then stopped to make a salad for supper. I ate it in front of my laptop, reading e-mail. Then I ate some of the pulled pork with salsa. I called my sister to see how things were going. I got to talk to Dad for a little bit. I forgot to tell him that today is World Soil Day.
Then Skype rang on the desktop. I pulled Skype up on my laptop and tried to answer it. The connection was bad so she called again and this time it was fine. We tapped for my issues until almost 9. Then Chris and I watched an episode of ST:NG. Afterward, Chris went to bed, and I stayed up to blog.
* This is the new growth on my tomato plant. *

Calling to confirm what I already know

Chris got up really early. I guess he ate breakfast and I heard him take a shower. When I heard the front door close, I got up. I started my detox morning by harvesting water and making coffee. I listened to a podcast while I exercised, dry-brushed and rebounded. Then I put on meditation music. During the tapping and meditation portion, Chris came home. He had dropped his car off at the dealership, but apparently it took them 3 hours to give him a ride home. I told him he could use my car until 2pm. I finished the detox and started cleaning. Then I took a shower and got dressed. It was sunny out so I
sat outside and finished my book. Then I came in and made breakfast. Chris took my car to collect 2 weeks worth of mail at the post office, and to drop off the rent check. He was back by the time I finished breakfast.
I got ready, and went to the Korean clinic. They were happy to see me. When I said I would be gone two weeks, they thought I would miss two Wednesdays. He wanted me to check on his application to Texas. He had gotten an e-mail that clearly said he had to take and pass all four parts of the NCCAOM test. But he made me call anyway to confirm. She said it was too stressful for him at his age to study for the tests. So they are not going to Texas.
Then she wanted me to call the airline to see how many free bags she could take on a flight. I looked it up on the website. The answer was 2. She had been told 2 when she made the reservation, but again, I was entreated to call and make sure. But I couldn't get through so the airline put me on call-back.
We had another talk about paying sales tax. He found out that the store next door has a CPA. He said CPA and HnR Block are two separate things. She said they were the same. They turned to me for the answer. I said I thought they were very similar and to call them.
Dr. Lee poured me a detox foot bath. While I relaxed into it, Dr. Grace told me stories about someone they knew in California. Afterward, she fed me some of her kimchi and said the Asian store puts msg in their kimchi, but tells people that they don't. Ooooookay. She said to come back on Friday and she would give me a package of kimchi.
On the way home, I stopped at the library to return one book and pick up another. When I got back to the house, Chris was watching The Last Jedi. I watched for a little while, and ate some of the pulled pork that he roasted in the oven all day. Then he suggested we finish the book on CD. So we listened to the last CD. The voice threatened to put me in a trance state which would lead to sleep. I did not want that because I still had to drive to choir practice.
I had about 15 minutes after it ended to get ready. He wanted a loaf of bread for tomorrow. But we did not have enough flour left. So he gave me a container of corn flour to make up the difference. I was skeptical, but I had no plans to eat it anyway. So I threw it all together into the bread machine , the left for choir.
When I got there, I turned in the blue bank bags, then found my folder and sat with the choir. When I couldn't find my glasses I realized that I had forgotten my purse. I sang the best I could considering I was sight reading blurry music. Afterward I talked to Lars, who was going to have a knee operation.
When I got home, the yogurt was done. I called Faye back while I put it in the fridge to solidify. Then we watched a Michael Caine movie called Nothing On, or something like that. I thought it was silly and slapstick, but Chris seemed to like it. He went to bed and I stayed up to blog for today and yesterday.