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.