Too tired to clean

Thursday

I got up at 7:30. It seemed suddenly cool, too cool to walk outside barefoot. So I read e-mail and looked at sewing projects online for awhile. Later I went out and watered the plants. Then I changed into a nice top and black pants. I drove to the school for the Change of Responsibility program in the auditorium. Basically, the old CSM handed off responsibility to the new CSM. Afterward, I stood around talking, first to the chaplain, then to the principal, before getting in line to say farewell to Mauvet.

Then Chris got in my car and we went and parked behind the library. We went to the reception for the new CSM, Henderson. I shook hands with him and his family, then went and talked to Jenni. I got a plate with veggies and fruit. I called Michelle and she came over. Saronna joined us too.

In the middle of all of this, my phone rang. The lady whose apartment I was supposed to sign for, called to ask where I was. I thought it was at 1!. I ran home for a contract, then to her apartment, where she and the inspectors were waiting. She gave me the key and the cash, which I put in an envelop. Then we all signed the contract and I left.

I went home to get the sewing project announced on our Facebook pages. Then I made and ate breakfast. At 12:30 I went to the school, as the principal had suggested. I was able to go into the band room and look through sets of music. Not everything had every part, or the score. But I pulled quite an armful. I stopped at the secretary's desk on the way out. Then I carried the stack to my car. Was it ever heavy!

I went home to finish watching The Highwire. The broadcast was almost over. Then I went to the gym to walk with Michelle. We talked about her, and also about CJ offering to let us milk her goat next spring. Michelle suggested we could keep it in her back yard for the summer and get enough milk to last us both all winter. Hmm. We also got a big ladder and plugged in an extension cord so we can charge our phones while we walk.

So then I went back home, too exhausted to go cleaning. I read some e-mail, and made cheese squares. Then I sat out on the porch and read for awhile. It was lovely with the breeze. When I came in, I read some more, snacked on frozen watermelon, and worked on my blog.

I made tea and we watched two episodes of Andromeda. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to tap and to read.

** This is apalling! **

Too much cleaning

Wednesday

I got up at almost 8. I did my exercises and made coffee. Then I meditated and tapped, When that was done, I turned my phone back on and checked Facebook. A lady was looking for someone to sew patches on her scrubs, but by then it was too late.

I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I washed a sinkful of dishes. I vacuumed the carpeted areas, then showered and got dressed. I went up the hill to clean for an hour.

Then I met Michelle at the gym for walking. After walking, we did a weighted workout. I went and cleaned for another hour.

I came home and saw the plants were looking droopy again so I watered again. Chris came home from work. We talked for a bit. I worked on my blog. i talked to Jenni for almost an hour. Then I made tea and we watched two episodes of Andromeda. Chris went to bed and I stayed up later than I intended. But I did get in a couple of tapping videos.

Two more houses off my list

Tuesday

I woke up hearing Chris getting ready to leave. A little later I got up. I got dressed. I watered the plants outside. I finished mending Chris' pants and I laid them on the bed.

I went to 648 to take one last look and realized that the ceiling fan was dirty. I went up the hill to get my fan blade cleaner. But then I had to go to 408 for inspection. Thankfully it was in good shape. Collie said they were going to replace all the carpet (which I had just shampooed). Sigh.

Then I went back to 648 to clean the fan and wait for the inspection team to come over. I also wiped some windows. Then they arrived, took pics and had me sign the paperwork. I went by Housing to turn in the key and garage opener.

I went home to hydrate, then up the hill to work on the CSM's house. I cleaned the windows on the front of the house, trying to get them done before the sun got to them. I just barely made it because I kept getting texts from the swap shop.

At noon I went home for breakfast. I finished the fruit watermelon. I read some e-mail. I started a tapping sequence and Chris came home. He said the plants needed watering, so I went out to water and he left.

It was 2, so I grabbed the new music book and headed to Saronna's house. We talked a bit, then played from the book. It was called It don't mean a Think if It Ain't Got That Swing. We did ok for sight reading. We tried to play with the CD but it was pretty fast.

She had to pack up early to get her kids from school, so I packed up and went up the hill to clean again. The windows were done so I focused on the kitchen: stove and lower cabinets.

At 5 I went home for supper. The steak was gone so I went for a pickled egg. There were redbeets in there, and I found a jar of mushrooms. Then Chris said it was time to go, so I grabbed a banana and some walnuts.

He drove us to Headquarters for the town hall. He went up front and I sat in the second row, behind the garrison team. I didn't see Michelle come in. Then Shannon sat beside me. The command team was at the front table and told jokes while waiting to go live on Facebook. When it started, there was a page of topics in order. Then, as slides came up, different members got up to explain their information. Questions were invited and asked and answered.

When it broke up, I spoke to a few people. I let Mauvet know I will miss her. I spoke to the chaplain. Karen asked me to text her before band practice next week. Then I waited for Chris to finish up, and he turned out the lights. We ran into a few other people who were just leaving, and walked out to the parking lot. Chris drove us home.

While I worked on my blog, Chris tried on the pants and said they fit better. After blogging, I made tea and we watched an episode of Andromeda. Then he went to bed, and I stayed up reading.

Starting a big project

Monday

I got up at 7:30, having slept fine. I watered the plants outside and in. I leveled some gopher mounds. No gophers came up to face the music. I put a check in an envelop and called my bank to find out who to mail it to. I also watched a video on how to let out men's pants. Then I opened the back seam of Chris' suit pants.

Just before 10, I packed my car with cleaning supplies and went up the hill to the CSM's house. The inspectors were there. We chatted as we waited for the CSM. They want the house back in 10 days. She arrived, and we signed the cleaning contract. She gave me a wad of 20's and I counted too many. She said she gave me extra. Probably for Jamie. I moved my cleaning supplies inside and started cleaning, hoping they would leave. Eventually they did.

Then I discovered a small crack or gouge in the tub as I put ammonia water in to soak the decals off. I went by Housing to report it and to schedule two inspections for tomorrow. Then I went home for a few things I forgot and I put the check in the mail.

I went back to the CSM's house and worked here and there, soaking stuff in the kitchen and doing some cupboards. Then I went home for breakfast. I ate and read e-mail. At 2:30 I went back to the CSM's house to work on windows in the back where the sun doesn't shine in the afternoon. A plumber came over to look at the gouge. He also mentioned the tub in 408. After he left, Jamie came over to talk about how she could help. Then she left and I cleaned windows and tracks until 5:30. I took some food from the fridge and went home.

I ate the last of the leftover steak from the fridge. Chris came home from work and started cooking mushrooms in the oven. I picked some greens for a salad. Chris made some salad dressing. I ate it and headed to the chapel.

Keli was waiting in her truck. We went inside and she immediately noticed the spiral bound hymnal. She played piano while Dylan and his mom and grandma came in. The women listened while the three of us played from the hymnal, then from a score of music that I had grabbed from the bandroom. It was a lot more difficult than the band books. But we did ok, seeing as we had so many missing parts.

When my lip gave out, practice ended. Grandma wanted to see the CSM house that her son will be living in, so they all followed me up the hill. I opened the garage and let them look around the house. I texted Saronna and she came to get the food from the fridge and cupboard. We talked about the change of command eremony on Thursday. Then we all went home.

I sat down to write my blog, and then we watched an episode of Andromeda. Only time for one. Then he went to bed and I stayed up later as usual.

The potluck and the watermelon

Sunday

I had not slept well (as usual for a Saturday night. I blame the pool.) I woke up thinking about how I am signing for the CSM's house to clean it and the new CSM is waiting to move in. I got up and suggested to Chris that I could clean one end of the house while they replace the carpet in the other end. Then I would clean the carpeted end. But he said I should go through with a gov't representative and spell out what is my responsibility to clean, and what cleanup is on the contractor.

Then I went outside to water the plants and annoy gophers. None came topside. I pulled some weeds that grow thorny seeds. Then I came in to jot notes for my blog. Chris took his shower, got dressed and went to Mass, which is not usually on Sunday.

I read e-mail until 11:45 then started making breakfast. At 12:30 I got dressed for church. I found a round tray and a knife for the watermelon. I carried them to the car while Chris carried my trombone. He drove us to the chapel.

We went in and I put the stuff in the kitchen. He talked to a young man playing at the keyboard. Michelle came in with two hymnals that she had spiral-bound. That made them much easier to play from. The commander and his wife came. We talked to them while Jenni and Rick came in. No SGT King, though.

Once the visiting pastor arrived, we got ready for the service. Saronna, Sophia and I played an opening hymn, then Pastor Chris started his talk. It took him most of the service to get back to the actual content of Revelation. He said a prayer, then the three of us played two closing hymns suggested by the congregation.

The commander and his wife left. We set up food in the fellowship hall. There was a vegetable tray, two kinds of chicken, my fruit watermelon, and some dessert that the pastor bought. We talked and ate. I had seconds on the chicken legs, and fruit watermelon. It was good, but the gelatin didn't stick to the rind. I guess you can't leave any watermelon behind because its too juicy.

Later we cleaned up and everybody went home. I carried the watermelon while Chris drove home. He changed his clothes while I cleaned up the extra rind and sliced it for the compost. Then I changed my clothes. I read e-mail for awhile, then went to 408 to get the leftover stuff. But Jamie had already done it. I cleaned the outside back doors, then moved more of my stuff to my car. I found my purse hanging on the inside of the door to the garage.

I went home, I watched Telegram videos until the game started. We spent a lot of time describing what our character did for three weeks of wait time. Then the DM told us what the outcomes were. He gave me a minion. So I thought about what sort of minion I might want, or would make sense. Then we played a vignette where a circus troop lost a member and we volunteered to find her. In our searching, we came upon a 10 foot spider … and the game ended due to time.

I heated tea and we watched two episodes of Andromeda. Chris went to bed and I stayed up later to read more e-mail, then I did my stretches and retired for the evening.

And I win! If you can call it that.

Saturday

I got up after 8. I watered the indoor and outdoor plants. I poured ammonia in some gopher holes. I went to the company house to start the laundry, but there wasn't any. The beds were all made like I left them last week, but there was a little garbage in the can and one of the chairs had been moved from the table. Well, it's a good day not to do laundry since there expected power outages.

I went home and got online. I read up on the next thing to do for Riven. Later I asked Chris for a massage. During the massage, Faye called, but I didn't answer. After the massage, he took his shower and then I took mine. I laid out on the back patio for a bit, then remembered Faye's call. I called her back and we talked. Nothing urgent. Then I made and ate breakfast while reading e-mail. Well, mostly. The power went out for a minutes and when it came back, the internet did not. So I worked on my blog.

When the internet came back up, I listened to a podcast on lymphatics. Around 3, I went to the company house to clean. I cleaned for almost an hour. Then I went to the swap shop to vacuum and mop. The vacuum didn't work that well. The dirt didn't make it to the dust cup. I also swept and mopped some in the room across the hall.

Then, I went to 408. I mopped all the downstairs floors. As I finished up, I heard a lawnmower and it was Jamie. I helped her pick up the tumbleweeds in the lawn so she could mow better. Then I gathered my cleaning supplies and appliances, and went home.

It was almost 6. I ate leftovers while reading e-mail, then I put on my bathing suit and went to the pool. Michelle and her family were there, as was Jenni. I swam around as we talked. I went off the diving board, but could not touch the bottom. When the lifeguard announced it was 7:45, we all got out. I gave Michelle a key. We all dried off and went home.

I changed out of my suit. I texted Michelle. I finished up my blog. Michelle invited me to come over at 9 for another game night. So I did. Casey was working on programming a string of tiny LED lights. The game was up on the TV. I had several moves planned, but the first one got unexpected results, so I was winging from there. With a little help from Michelle and the internet, I was able to open the star fissure. A video clip played of the characters thanking me and then they went back to Myst island and I found myself falling into the fissure and a voice told me I would find my way home. So ends the game.

It was 11 and I was ready to go, but we chatted a little longer about tomorrow. Then I went home. Chris was awake, reading in bed. I went through my evening routine and turned out the lights.

The investment

Friday

I got up at 8, not having slept well. I went to rinse the sprouts and they were gooey. So I went through them all and rinsed off old shells and such. I got a text from the new lady who wants to open the swap shop on Fridays. I threw on some clothes and went to open swap shop.

When I got back, I watered the outdoor plants, and fertilized them. I leveled gopher mounds and poured in some ammonia. CSM wanted a quote for cleaning so I checked the time spent on 408 and based the quote on that. I think Chris went to see the new chaplain, then was off to the office. I talked to Jamie to come up with a plan for getting the last two houses done and turned over to Housing.

I amended the loan contract and sent it to Melanie. I went cleaning: shampooed carpet on stairs somewhat, then vacuumed and collected supplies. After an hour of cleaning, I went home and made and ate breakfast Chris came back from work, and added to the grocery list. He packed the cooler and we went to Tooele. We shopped at Luckey's, then I went to Melanie's to shop and to sign the loan papers and write them a check. Then we shopped at Macey's and went back to base. I had left my ID near the computer so I did not have it at the gate. But they let us in anyway.

We went to the Commissary and got a few last things, then went home. We put the food away and Jamie came over with a gift – an electric scrubber on a long handle. She was in love with it so she bought me one. She also gave me money from the last house we turned over. She said she had taken the couch to the landfill and trimmed the yard of 628. Then we talked about her new cleaning job and how she wanted me to sign up as well.

I got online and saw an e-mail from the other lady who cleans. She wanted me to call her and sign up, too. Chris said I shouldn't sign a contract that I am not comfortable with. I.E. it has a clause about not having other employment that might conflict with an on-call status.

Then I cut the top off of a watermelon and scooped the insides out with an ice cream scoop. I washed grapes and berries. I threw them in the watermelon, and added chunks of cantaloupe and strawberries. Then I mixed gelatin in hot water to dissolve and added ice to cool it down a little. I poured it over the fruit. I put the top back on the watermelon. Chris set it in our mixer bowl and held it while we went to the chapel and put it in the fridge for Sunday. We brought back napkins and plasticware for CSM's going away party.

I got a text from CSM saying she accepts our quote and will meet us Monday for the sign-over. (It's a big house). I asked her to bring cash. I went by Michelle's house to pick up the extension cord she bought. Then I met her at the gym. She got a small stepladder from the closet and we went upstairs to plug in the cord, but she wasn't high enough. We discussed getting a bigger ladder but it was too conspicuous.

I went home to work on my blog. Then I went to her house for game night, bringing the empty water container. I played Riven while her husband hung out and Michelle did stuff on her phone. The kids had gone to bed. It was nearly 11 when I discovered a journal for Catherine (in the game). It was in cursive and hard to read. And it was long. I was determined to get through it before saving the game and leaving. Casey filled up the water container with filtered water. When I had finished reading, I saved the game and exited. We chatted just a little longer and I went home to bed.