A visit with the dentist

I got up a little after 7, surprised to see it was so early. I got a head start on supplements. I brushed and swished. I dressed in green because Gwenda said she was going to wear David's favorite color today. I had to look up some of the supplements to remind me why I was taking them. I finished making 14 days of supplements. I swept the kitchen, and texted with Faye. She sent me a pic of the service. I went outside for better reception so I could download the pic. What a nice sunny day it was! No coat necessary. I talked to Mary, who was on a long trip. I made breakfast, and vitamin water for the day. I listened to podcast for awhile, then carefully brush and flossed breakfast away.
At 11 I went to the dentist. I read a book in the waiting room. When I was called back, she led me to a room with a small cup of germ killer. I waited until she left, then pretended to swish with it. I poured it out. She came back with a back massage unit, which she put on the chair. After I sat down against it, she covered me with a blanket and brought me a warm neck pillow. For some reason I did not have any hot flashes. She prayed with me for my cousin's family. Then she took x-rays, and cleaned my teeth. Afterward, the dentist came in for a look. I knew she was going to suggest a crown or two. She said there was enough bacteria under the filling to show up on the x-ray. We discussed my concerns about getting a crown. She did not think it would get infected like the first one did.
After she left, I was taken to an office. I straightened the pictures on the wall until a lady came in with a printout of recommended treatments and associated costs. We talked for some time. I agreed to the treatments and we went round and round trying to fit the dentist's schedule to mine. Finally we agreed on something and I left.
It was after 2. I headed to quilting, but on the way decided it was too late plus the day was too gorgeous to be inside. I went home, changed my shoes, and went for a walk. My foot bothered me very little. When I got back, I opened the doors. I saw a missed phone call from the dental office. They had to move the next appointment. Then I sat in the back yard and read my book, almost finishing it. When I went inside, I found Chris sitting at his computer. I greeted him. We talked. It was a little early for supper, but I put something together anyway. It was such a nice day and I didn't want it to end.
I pinned a purple fleece strip to the costume and started sewing. The sewing foot pushed the fabric so much that I had to take the pins out before I got to them. The strip wasn't long enough so I added another one. I was surprised to see that it was not the same width as the first. So I cut an inch off of the first one. When both were sewn to the front, I threaded a needle and started sewing the back down.
When Chris was ready, we sat on the couch and watched two episodes of Call the Midwife. It was an emotional rollercoaster as usual. Chris held me while I cried. Finally I told him he could go to bed. I took supplements and wrote my blog post, then got ready for bed.
* Faye sent me this pic before the service for David started. I heard the church was packed and people waited to get in. *

Flowers for David

I knocked over a glass jar in the bathroom last night and it shattered. Chris swept it up with a dustpan, but I had to vacuum to make sure we got all the pieces. And still there were more. Finally I went to bed.
My alarm woke me at 7:30. I shut it off and got up to get ready for church. I chose a green dress first, then decided on a longer one with a black background. I started listening to a podcast while taking supplements. I headed out just after nine.
When I got to church, the organ was playing and I thought I was late for choir. But only a handful of men had assembled. Several people offered their condolences. I noticed the flowers were very pretty. Then more ladies came. Roz was sick, but Jennifer insisted that she stand with the rest of us and mouthe the words. After running through the song several times, practice was over. I took a pic of the flowers. Barbara mentioned that they were nicer than usual. She offered her condolences as well.
I was holding up pretty well until I read the note in the bulletin about how the flowers were in memory of David Wagner. Somehow seeing it in print brought the tears on. Don decided to walk across the sanctuary to say hello to Jennifer. So I took his hand and made sure he didn't fall.
After we got back to our pew, I gave him an envelop and he put cash in it. Then the service started. Lars did the announcements. And Don L led the service. During the sermon he wanted us all to sing the chorus of a song called “We'll meet again” popularized by Vera Lynn. That brought on more tears.
After the service, Paige came over to say something sympathetic. Her husband Tim was right behind, moving the offering to a safe place. Somehow he got near the flowers and they fell down. Although they looked like they were inside the vase, they were actually in foam in a shallow dish on top of the vase, and precariously balanced. The two of them picked up the flowers and took them to the small kitchen in back. I went to the other side of the sanctuary to take a pic of the sister bouquet. I asked Jennifer if she would like to have them and she said she could divide it up and take some to each nursing home she visits this week. I took the first one with me to my car and perched it in the front passenger seat. Then I drove home.
At home, I changed clothes and then we made a shopping list and went to Publix. When we got back, we unpacked the groceries, and ate some ham. I wanted seed crackers but they were all gone. I put my sewing machine in the car and went to Renegades. But I needn't have bothered with the machine. Some ladies were putting binding on quilts, but I was recruited to help cut batting. And there were a lot of quilt tops with backings that needed batting. After two hours, we had gone through two big rolls of batting. I vacuumed the fellowship hall while the other ladies packed up the fabric and tables. Then I went home.
I took the midafternoon supplement and went for a walk. I decided to walk through the woods to see what might be flowering. Nothing was, but I got a twig in my eye. When I got back, Chris didn't see any scratches, but I washed it with soap and water anyway. Then I sat outside and read for a while. I also left the doors open because it was in the 60's. When I came in, I laid down for a bit but never quite fell asleep. When I got up, I ate some bean soup, and a little of the yogurt. I made a batch of seed crackers. I made Chris a loaf of bread. I also blended cooked pumpkin with coconut cream. It was quite tasty.
Then we watched the first episode of Picard. CBS wanted us to subscribe to watch the second episode, so we watched Call the Midwife again. I did not realize it was going to be an extra-long episode. Chris went to bed afterward and I stayed up to blog.
* A number of people remarked how the flowers looked particularly good this morning. *

Tag, I'm it

I got up about 9, and took the first supplement. Then I got some coconut oil and went back to bed. Chris gave me a full-body massage. It was great, but then I forgot to brush and swish.
I spent the next hour writing checks and putting sympathy notes in cards, then addressing and stamping them. I made a donation on Faye's behalf in memory of our cousin David.
I checked e-mail, got dressed, and made breakfast.
After eating, I loaded my machine in the trunk, and headed out to Sew Day with the Modern Quilt Guild. I brought the box for collecting dog bed scraps. I took Holmes to Pulaski to Oakwood and soon I was there. I rolled my machine inside the store and the sales man pointed out the classroom where the guild was meeting. I set up beside Vicki. The project of the day was to make nametags. I walked around looking at what others had done. Lunch arrived and the ladies gathered to eat. I talked to Vicki for awhile, then went to the notions table and selected some fabric. Diane had written my name on a piece of paper so I stitched through the paper onto stabilized fabric. Then I added borders and a backing. Vicki and her friends kept me entertained as I worked. When the name tag was finished, I made tops for towels. They found that funny because it looked like something else to them. All too soon, it was time to pack up. The store closed at 3. But right across the parking lot was a thrift store for the Downtown Mission. I walked through it hoping to find seam binding or trim. When there wasn't any, I drove to the Humane Society thrift shop. They had lots of fabric and yarn and stuff, but no seam binding. So I went to one more thrift shop. I found a small piece of gold gauzy fabric. The lady asked for 10 cents but I gave her a dollar.
Finally I went home. I took the mid-afternoon supplement. I asked Chris to get me a box from the garage. Sadly it was not the box of trims. I don't know what happened to it. I put on a podcast and experimented with how to attach a band to the costume. I handsewed some yellow netting to the raw edges of the costume. Then I ate ham and salad for supper. Afterward, I cleared stuff from my cutting table into a box. Then I laid out the soft purple fabric. I finally had enough room to make a cross-wise cut.
Then Chris finished his 8pm kill. We sat on the couch and watched two episodes of Call the Midwife. It was, as always, an emotional experience. Chris had laundered the sheets earlier in the day. So after the show, I put on the pillowcases and he put on the fitted sheet. Then we dressed the bed with covers. I took another round of supplements, brushed and swished, and wrote my blog post. Then it was time to get ready for bed.

Sympathy notes

I got up at 7:45. I brushed and swished. I chose fabric, then prepared and packed a project for tomorrow. I took supplements. I cut strips of yellow netting so I could put the roll away. I listened to a video on gut health but did not learn anything new.
I called Dad. He sounded pretty good at first. He told me he slipped out of bed in the middle of the night and could not get Patrick's attention. So after a while he crawled into the bathroom and pulled himself up at the toilet. He said his caregiver came this morning and told him her little boy was in the hospital. She told him to go back to bed and she left. When he talked to me, he was neither dressed nor fed.
I took protein supplements, waited to take the vit C. I washed some bowls and glass jars, and soaked the sprouts. Then I swallowed the fat-soluble supplements and colostrum. I read some e-mail, and then had breakfast. I spent time composing two sympathy notes. My handwriting wasn't great, so I printed them out. I texted back and forth with Kurt.
I called Dad again. He said he spent half an hour walking up and down the driveway since there was no one to take him for a walk. He said he left a message for Faye to call me. And she did, so I hung up with him. Faye was on her way to his house. I told her everything he had told me this morning. I offered to make a donation for her.
After the call, I went for a walk. I missed Chris' call from the airport. I turned on the wi-fi, and went to post office. I didn't find much there. When I got back, I tried to imagine a way to add a band to Chris' costume without adding bulk. Chris came home, and unpacked. He got on his laptop. I looked for an online option to donate to a charity, but they only gave an address. I called Faye to tell her.
For supper, I heated up bean soup and yucca. I made a salad, and had a little bit of fermented coconut milk. I looked online for MMST silica. We watched “Social Network” , courtesy of Netflix. It was the story of Mark Zuckerburg building Facebook. Afterward, I helped Chris pick stuff to add to our queue. I took supplements again. I posted to my blog and got ready for bed.
* This is a quilt Jane made and showed off on Tuesday. *

Eating in

I got up around 8, having dreamt about being. I followed my usual morning routine. I sewed seam binding on the shoulders of Chris' costume and finished off the side seams to stop the fraying. At 11:30 I made breakfast. I got dressed and was ready to go to quilting when William called, probably at a thrift store. After the call, I went to quilting, arriving late because there was a lane blocked on Bob Wallace. I set up my machine by Leanne. She showed me more butterflies that she had embroidered. I finished quilting some placemats. I talked to the others. We packed up at 2. I stopped at the store for sympathy cards, and bought a stack for now and in the future.
When I got home, I went for a walk in the sun. I followed the old dirt road, but turned around when I saw two vans parked at the end. I wondered what were they doing that they needed to park in such a secluded spot. When I got home, I sat outside and read, answering texts from two people at the same time.
At quarter of 5, I figured Stacy wasn't going to invite me for supper after all. So I ate supper while reading e-mail. I ate ham and bean soup and a can of tomato soup, and little bit of yogurt. I listened to a podcast on mold and fell asleep. I woke up at 6:30. I read e-mail until 7, then tapped with Nell on her issue. With general conversation, it went until 9. I called Chris, then watched one episode of Royal Pains while using the massage ball. I did a tapping audio on grief, then clipped my fingernails. I took my last supplement, and wrote my blog post. I submitted a complaint to BlogSpot because the PREVIEW button doesn't work. In the process I had to move Blogger from Waterfox to Edge. Now the PREVIEW button works. Sigh.
Now it's time for bed.
* I sewed one more row on this today. *

What's growing in your yogurt?

I shut off my alarm at 7:30 and stayed in bed until 8. I brushed and swished, twice. I checked messages. I finished drawing flying geese with EQ4 and printed them out. The size was spot on! I finalized a Swansons order. I soaked seeds for the next round of sprouts. I made coffee and did my lymph-moving exercises. I did lots of tapping and crying. Then I started cleaning the bathrooms and kitchen.
I talked to William. He told me that no caregiver came today to watch Dad. Dad says she spends time sitting in her car and talking on her phone instead of being in the house with him. That sounded bad.
I took a shower and got dressed. I called the church's florist to upgrade the flowers for Sunday. I vacuumed, and emptied the dust cup. I poured boiling water and baking soda on my comb in case there are mold spores on it. There wasn't time for breakfast so I ate a few seed crackers, then drove to the Korean clinic.
They were helping a patient. The bank was still garnishing their income. I looked into contacting IRS. Their website discourages phone calls and encourages using their automated system. Then Faye called. I talked to her until the patient and spouse came out front. He talked to me while she talked to Dr. Grace. I was finally able to set up an account with the IRS, but it didn't help. Dr. Grace tried to give me tea and more kimchi for coming, but I can't drink all the tea they have given me.
On the way home, I stopped at the post office. When I got home, I checked the house mail. I got similar junk mail in each place. Lucky me. I read messages. I searched the desktop and found pics of David that I could send to Gwenda. I read e-mail. I got a text from Stacy inviting me to go to choir practice with her. I ate bean soup, ham, and fermented yogurt for supper. I should have made breakfast, but totally forgot.
I put some yogurt in a jar for Jennifer. I am not sure which microbes are growing in it at this point, but she asked for it on Sunday, and it hasn't made me sick. I bundled up and went over to Stacey's house. We talked about grief on the way to choir practice. I gave the jar to Jennifer. I noticed the extremely shiny piano that took the place of the grand piano. We sang through the usual songs. Then we came home. Her car has heated seats so we sat and talked. Then I got out and went in my house. I called Chris and we talked. He was working on a presentation and had little to say. So I kept it short. Then I watched two episodes of Royal Pains while using the massage ball. Afterward, I took my supplements, wrote my blog post and went to bed.
* This might be the last time I saw David. *

At least it was only two weeks

After I went to bed last night, I heard that particular ringing in my ear that I associate with the router. I hadn't turned it off because the signal was shut down, which should have been enough. I got up anyway and turned off the power, then there was no more of that ringing. I had trouble sleeping of course due to thinking about David and his family.
I shut off my alarm at 7:30. I brushed and swished. I turned on the power to the router. I washed dishes. I sterilized a jar and poured fermented coconut milk into it. The rest went into the fridge. I woke up my laptop and checked for a signal. I also checked with my phone. They identified no wi-fi signal from our router.
Chris sent me an e-mail telling me to check my driver's license because his was expiring on Saturday. So I did, and mine expired two weeks go. Hmm. I did a search on renewing, and was able to do it online, for a fee, and print out a 30day permit. For the price of the fee, you'd think they could mail me a renewal form before the expiration date.
I got dressed and went to quilting. I dropped off two bags of scraps for dog beds. The class was making folded fabric ornaments. I joined in. It went slowly enough that I was able to do some whip-stitching on another project as well. I brought some themed fabric for Beverly and she cut some squares to make little sewn letters for her granddaughter to play with.
When I got home, I finished taking pre-breakfast mixes. I made up more greens mix. I fixed my breakfast, then ate it outside to enjoy the sunshine. I ate some bean soup as well. Then I went to the church as usual.
There was a big truck in the back which came to get the grand piano. The owner wanted it back. I secluded myself in the church office. The treasurer came by with his records. We talked and I gave him the check request form. After he left, I entered info into the computer, then signed up to sponsor the altar flowers this Sunday in memory of David.
I went to the bank to deposit the funds. When I got home, I checked messages, then went for a walk. Because it was so sunny, I also read outside until I got chilly. Then I made a large salad for supper, and also hardboiled a bunch of eggs. I ate two of them. I top-stitched some towels, and did some quilting. I searched for purple seam binding, but was unable to find my stash. I looked for matching fabric for another project.
At 8 I started watching Royal Pains. Chris called, and we talked but did not have much to say. I finished that episode and watched another. I got a message from my cousin about the funeral. I texted it to Faye and William, and e-mailed it to Kurt. It was too late to call anybody.