And we were so close...

I got up around 8:15. I brushed and swished. There was a card lying on my keyboard. It had nice verses and Chris had written some nice things in it. I made 4 breakfasts and made up more mixes. I put the breakfast box away and got out another box to hold the breakfasts and the supplements and such. I then turned my attention to my small suitcase. I packed it with clothing and toiletries and a massage ball, etc. Then I ate one of the breakfasts while listening to part of an interview, but it stopped after 10 minutes. I packed food from the fridge. I saw the mailman go by so I brought in the mail. There was a nice Valentine card from MaryAnne and her family. Finally, we packed the car.
Chris did the driving and I supplied the CD's from the audiobook. Traffic was quite heavy at times, but we made decent time. The signage getting onto I-20 was very confusing. I was glad I did not try to drive it myself. We stopped once to use a bathroom and Chris bought a burger and fries. I ate from the food box and took supplements mostly on schedule.
We got into Augusta around 6. But traffic backed up and we had to stop quickly. We helped the people behind us stop as well. My head snapped forward and back, and I got a headache. Chris called the police. I could see a red car behind us with a slightly crumpled hood. After a few minutes, they pulled around us and left. A man in a truck stopped on the side and braved traffic to come over to the car to tell us to pull off the road before another accident happened. Well, he was right. A minute later we heard another collision behind us, though I could not see it in the sideview mirror. We did pull off to the side. The police came, but attended the second collision first so we just sat and waited. Finally the man in the truck left. That was good because his headlights weren't helping my headache. Then the police got to us. Chris did the talking while I watched him in the sideview mirror. And then we were free to go.
We took the next exit and followed the GPS past our hotel. Then we turned around and went back to it. We checked in, then got a cart to carry all of our stuff. When we got to our room, it was very nice. One room had seating and a kitchen and the other had two beds. I thought it would be perfect for the ladies night. Silvia texted me so I told her about it and she asked if I could get a room for tomorrow. So I did. But then the other hotel would not let her out of the first reservation, so I had to cancel. Oh well, maybe next year.
I read e-mail while Chris played his game. I also used the massage ball on my shoulders and back and legs. Then we watched one episode of Call the Midwife. We lost an hour due to changing time zones, so watching a second episode would have gone very late. Usually we connect Chris' laptop to the TV, but it didn't work tonight so we used mine. Afterward, I wrote up my blog post and took supplements, while Chris played his game. Hopefully we will be asleep soon.
* This is Chris, in the sideview mirror, talking to the police man. *

It's going to be a cold night

I got up about 8:15. I brushed and swished. I typed up a sheet with my supplement protocol, and printed it out so I could follow it better. I listened to an interview from the summit with the creator of NanoVi. It is supposed to trigger healing processes in the body, and be very relaxing. But the cheapest one is $5000. At first the site showed a location in Huntsville where I could try one, but when I went back to get the name, it would not show me.
I took my supplements as per the schedule. At 11:15 I made breakfast and ate it at my laptop. Then I got dressed and bundled up. I put my sewing machine in the car and went to quilting.
I set up my machine and strung it with black thread. Most of the ladies left when they finished lunch. I edged a rectangle of wool to make a scarf for the Tuesday group. I also edged a name tag. It was nice to just listen to the ladies talk about quilts (and coronavirus).
On my way home, I stopped at the library to return my book and get some books on CD for the trip. Then I brought my plants into garage because the temp is supposed to go down to 26 tonight. Linda called and said we were still on for this weekend. I made more mixes for the food box. I got a new food box, and filled old box with recyclables and put it in the outside bin. Then I whipped up a batch of seed crackers. They were still in the oven when Chris came home. I put some lamb in the toaster oven, then went for a walk. It was awfully chilly and I rushed through it. I brought in the mail which contained our new driver's licenses. I filled a bucket with recycling and took it out.
I swallowed supplements and ate the lamb and salad for supper. I placed an order of nuts and seeds with Nuts.Com. I looked for cheaper versions of the supplements I am taking now.
At 7, my tapping buddy called on Skype. I uncovered my laptop camera so she could see me and we tapped on resistance. Later Chris and I watched two episodes of Call the Midwife. Then Chris went to bed and I stayed up to blog (and do a little yoga for relaxation).
* This is Carolyn showing off a quilt she made. *

Maybe moving to California

My alarm woke me from a dream where I was looking at fabric in a store and a man from church had fallen down. The store wouldn't let the wife back in so I checked on him and he was ok but not great, so I called an ambulance anyway.
I let the alarm ring itself out and I dozed off. I got up about 8:45. It was raining again. I tested the first urine of the day and it was 5.9. I went to the kitchen to take 'push' supplements and make up some future doses. I boiled water and soaked sprouts. I started my exercises. I took the 'catch' supplements. I jotted notes for my blog while waiting for the router to warm up. I brushed and swished. I put purifying charcoal bags in the master bath and in the fabric room to catch mold spores. I did not light the candle.
I checked e-mail. I turned off the heat and meditated and tapped. Then I took a shower, got dressed, and cleaned the bathrooms. I carried some of the recyclables out to the bin.
I listened to an interview. I taped paper over the camera on my laptop. Too often my screen follows a link that I did not click on but I WAS looking at. I made breakfast and ate it. I paused the interview and went to the Korean clinic. They told me they'd put an offer on a property in California. I told them about eating the root that wasn't a carrot. She acted shocked and exclaimed that I wasn't an herb doctor. He said I should have taken 5 or 6 charcoal capsules at a time.
He asked me to re-certify his student loan. He had an e-mail that said ti would be easy. Ha! The object of the link said our browser wasn't supported. But I found it (Edge) on the list of approved ones. I checked on updates and he'd just had one. So I ignored that message and tried to go on. But none of the options seemed to fit our situation. Eventually I did get in, but then it automatically imported his 2018 tax form rather than the 2019. Since he had just filed this morning, I concluded that we filed too soon. We agreed to try again next week. He brought me a tub of hot water for a foot detox. While I soaked, she talked to me and I didn't understand it all. But she did say she was bringing her sewing machine next week for me to fix or figure out. When I was done, we tried out yoga poses. (I am not sure how that came up). Before I left, she gave me a box of onion juice.
When I got home, I went for a walk because the sun was suddenly shining. I made hummus (and a mess). I ate supper and washed all the utensils. I was getting ready to leave for choir and the rain suddenly came really hard. So I texted her that I wasn't coming in this rain. I went through all the rooms and checked for water leaking in. It made me anxious.
Around 7 it slacked off. I read e-mail, thankful for no leaks. Chris went out to buy me a Valentine card. He had planned to do it while I was at choir practice. Awwww. I listened to another interview from the summit.
Around 8:30, he was ready to watch TV. I sat down with my bottle of vitamin water and watched two episodes of Call the Midwife. The choir director texted that she'd brought me a gift but given it to another lady since I wasn't there. Lentil soup! I took some magnesium and wrote up my blog post, which I had fairly well put together beforehand. And now I am almost ready for bed.
* Robin was working on this yesterday. *

Saving 4%

I got up about 8. I brushed and swished, and lit the candle. I made a list of supplements in the order that I take them. I wrote down the ones I still have to fit into the schedule, then rinsed sprouts. I made up a week's worth of practitioner supplements. I needed to order more, but had trouble getting onto the internet. I rebooted my laptop, but that did not correct the problem. I had to reboot the router. I ran out of time to read e-mail, and still didn't order more supplements.
I got dressed and went to quilting. I looked through the give-away fabric, but didn't see anything I liked. I sat with Beverly. Linda called and we talked about Saturday. Anita brought out some bags of t-shirt remnant and we cut them up for dog bed stuffing.
I meant to leave at 11:30 but was there until almost 12. I came home, and took vit C. I prepared the fat soluble mix. I checked e-mail for a few minutes, then made bone broth to take the supplements with. I finished the list, and blew out the candle.
I went to the church, and entered the offering data. When the task was done, I tried to make a change in an entry from last November without success. I went to talk to the organist, but it was a different lady playing the piano. After talking to her for some time, I went back to the office and figured out how to make the change. I printed a new list for the organist. I packed up, locked up, and went to the bank to deposit the funds.
I went home and took the midafternoon supplements. I opened a Swansons box that Chris brought home from the post office. One item didn't look right so I prepared the return label. That is when I discovered a big sticker on the top that said Same Item – New Look. Sigh. I put the supplements away. I made a salad for supper and ate it. Then I had to run to church for a stewardship meeting.
I brought my red folder with me. But it turned out not to be necessary. We did not talk about reports and such. Instead, we talked about recommending ideas about updating our facility to the council. And other ideas as well. I guess this year our meetings will be entirely different.
When I got home, the rain had stopped. I had some yogurt and seed crackers, then took the supplements I was supposed to take before I left. Chris pulled up Call the Midwife while I got my vitamin water. We watched two episodes. He loaded the dishwasher and went to bed. I took my dishes out and washed them by hand, then ran the dishwasher. I searched the internet for identical but cheaper products to what the practitioner wants to sell me. I managed to save 4%. I am not sure it was worth my time. Because of that, I went to bed very late.
* Some people in our group are doing pig blocks this month. *

Tea tomorrow

I got up around 8. It was raining. I took the first supplement. I lit the candle and placed it in the master bathroom. It is for mold, but also might help the smell of the vomit. I read more of my book while completing the morning supplement regimen. Finally I turned on my laptop and checked e-mail. I listened to one of the speakers on The Genius of your Genes summit. He said most autistic children are poor methylators.
After breakfast, I got dressed. I decided not to go to quilting after all because I don't like driving in the rain, plus a funeral was also taking place at the church and I didn't want to take up a parking spot.
I put on another interview, and did some sewing. Then I sat and finished my book.
I vacuumed the bare floors and then mopped. I started with the floor in front of the hall bathroom, and went down one side of the hallway to the kitchen. I mopped all of that, then worked my way back to the bathroom. While the floors dried, I wiped vomit from the toilets, walls, door and tub. Then I mopped the floor and threw out the wash water. I mopped the kitchen again with the water left in the mop.
I went back to reading e-mail. Chris came home, and brought in two boxes he found on the porch. I never heard the doorbell ring. One held a new teapot. I put it in the sink to get washed. I went back to reading e-mail. I looked through all the offering sheets to find a missing check. I deduced that the giver did not have an envelop number at the time so it was not credited to her number.
I ate a banana with a handful of nuts. Then I made a big salad for supper and put an egg on it. I also had a bit of yogurt and pumpkin cream. Then I washed the dishes and the teapot.
The rain had stopped so I texted my neighbor to see if she wanted to go for a walk. But when I didn't hear back from her, I found other things to do. I sent a photo of fabric to the desktop computer. I imported it to Kaleidoscope Kreator and played around with wedges of different sizes. I wanted to get a feel for how large pieces should be to get the best effect. I started watching videos by Bob and Brad, physical therapists on Youtube. I had moved on to another video when Chris was ready to watch TV. We sat on the couch and watched two episodes of Call the Midwife. I sipped magnesium water and vitamin water.
After the show, I took the next round of supplements and wrote my blog post. I'll be brushing my teeth soon and doing a bit of yoga to relax before going to bed.

Beware of carrots

I got up at 7:30. I brushed and swished and took a shower. I checked the weather, then put on a dress. I washed dishes, and did some sewing. At 9 I left for church. I arrived a little early for the choir warm-up. I talked to people before and after singing. Doris showed us an afghan that she made. She said it took an hour to do each inch.
I sat in the pew and waited for Don. His hair was sticking up and I tried to calm it down. I handed him an envelop for his offering. During the service, the pastor talked about Jesus telling his disciples that they are salt and light. After the service, I helped Don put money in the envelop and I took it up to the offering plates. I moved the money to the safe. I told Don I would be absent next week, but that many people would watch over him. One person showed me her giving statement and said there was a check missing. I promised to look into it.
Then I went home. I took vitamin C, changed my clothes, boiled water for nuts, and took the fat-soluble supplements. Then Chris and I went to Publix. The parking lot was crowded so he dropped me off. I submitted bags and styrofoam for recycling. Then we shopped for groceries. When we got home, we put the food away. Then he prepared a lamb roast while I made my breakfast. I read some e-mail as I ate. Then I texted Stacey to see if she wanted to do something. I got out the stuff we dug up yesterday and planted some of it in pots. Stacey came over and helped me plant the rest. We used dirt from pots whose occupants had died. But in the digging, I found carrots that I thought were dead. I showed them to Chris and he said they probably were carrots. I washed them off and tasted it. I offered him some and he took a bite. Then I ate the rest, saving the top for replanting.
When Stacy and I were done planting, we walked to the Express. She asked if I wanted to see the PX and I said yes, so we walked over there. We roamed around the store. I picked out a trowel and a packet of seeds. She got a diet coke. Then we went into the commissary to look around. Finally we walked back to our neighborhood. We'd been gone for hours and it was getting dark.
When I got in the house, I could smell the lamb cooking. It was appetizing. I took the mid-afternoon supplement and went to the bathroom. Then I wasn't feeling so good. I read, hoping to take my mind off of it, but eventually the heaves came. When they were done, I drank some water. I laid down, but the heaves came again. I drank more waer and laid down. But it wasn't over. This time Chris threw up too. We both took activated charcoal. I read some more, but the charcoal did not stay down. I took more. Chris' came up, too. Trying to read my book, my stomach interrupted 5 or 6 times. I lost count. I apologized to Chris for offering him a bite of the carrot.
Around 9, I told him I was ready to watch TV. But he had put the food away uneaten and was coming to bed. We cuddled for awhile and might have fallen asleep, but my legs started cramping. So I had to get up and take some magnesium. I decided to write to my blog before going back to bed. Chris couldn't sleep so he got up too. Before I go to back to bed, I offer one piece of advice - beware of carrots.
* These are apparently not carrots. *

Two walks!

I got up after the 8:30 alarm. Chris stayed in bed while I started my day the usual way. I got a little worried, but he said he was just tired. I started reading e-mail and got caught up looking into something else. I can't remember what just now, probably an e-book. Chris gave me a coconut oil massage before stripping the bed to wash the sheets. I was done with breakfast by noon. I meditated with Deepak. I sat by a sunny window to read my book. It was quite chilly outside.
At 3 I decided to go for a walk. I invited Chris to join me and he surprised me by agreeing. So we walked up the hill at the back of the neighborhood and came round by the main road and then home. I tried to make conversation, but just didn't have much to say.
When we got back, we folded the laundry together. I cleared e-mail and made more vitamin water mix. Stacey called me to ask if I wanted to go walking with her. I said we could hunt for wild daffodils and she was ok with that. So I put on a coat and hunted up two trowels and a bag. She came over, and we headed toward the Space and Rocket Center side of the neighborhood. We found some daffodils which hadn't bloomed yet and we dug them up. She was also kind enough to dig up some of the peony root. It was no easy task. My cheaper trowel was ruined in the clay soil. We put our treasures in a grocery bag and walked home, talking all the way.
When we got to my house, we met my neighbor walking her two dogs. One was new and she told us about him. Then Stacey went home and I put my bag of plants in the laundry room because it was too dark to plant.
I made a big salad for supper and finished off the ham. Then I looked online for the cheapest place to order a DUTCH test. When Chris was ready to watch, I made magnesium water and sipped it while we watched two episodes of Call the Midwife. I can't get over how real they seem, often moving me to tears. Then Chris and I dressed the bed. He asked me if this was a good day, and I said I wouldn't know until I read my blog post. I took some supplements and sat down to write this blog post. Soon it will be time to get ready for bed.
* This is Chris' costume...so far. *