The cat came back

Sunday

I got up around 7:30. I had slept ok, but no better than usual. I took supplements and read e-mail. I whipped up a batch of seed crackers for church. I made more breakfast mix, then more spice mix. I read outside in the sun for a bit. When I came in, it was time to make breakfast. I also practiced the hymns for church. Then I got dressed for church.

I took seed crackers and the hymns and went to the chapel. When I walked in, the chaplain was practicing the pre-sermon songs. He noted that I was not carrying my trombone. I dropped everything I was carrying into a chair and ran home to get my trombone. I came back and assembled it and sat it beside me.

I talked to some people as they came in. I gave Ginger some pink salt to try. Then I sat down and he started the service. We sang three praise songs and he spoke from Genesis. Then I played two hymns and the service was over. Several people commented favorably on my playing. I asked Rick about Jenni. People ate seed crackers and wandered out. I left just ahead of Ginger.

I called Keli to say I was going to the swap shop. I opened the shop and got the furniture room key to open it. She came in and got the inversion table. She also had a serger and allowed me to take it and try it out on Stirling's behalf.

When I got home, I changed clothes. I read outside for a bit, then laid on the recliner and tried to take a nap. I gave up a little after 4. I read e-mail and picked up the house a bit. Then I put on my bathing suit and grabbed an old towel and headed to the gym. Michelle had the sauna warmed up. We sat inside and talked and drank liquids until we sweated. Afterward, I washed off in the shower and redressed. We agreed to meet later to work on the “B”. I went home.

I checked e-mail and listened to a discussion of financial coups. Still no word from Chris. I made a salad for supper. I cut up a pineapple and stored the pieces in the fridge. I put on some drops of progesterone. I worked on my blog. Chris texted that his plane had landed. I started watching Call the Midwife. It wasn't a story this time. It was clips of the actors saying their thoughts on things.

When darkness fully descended, I met Michelle at the gym. She had a jug of iron water. She gave me some for my mister. We watered a big B in the lawn. When I heard the concentration she used, I was shocked. I hope it turns out ok.

I went home to finish watching. Chris came back near the end, so I paused it. He unpacked and went to bed. So I finished watching, thinking it was the last episode. But it wasn't and another one started. So I watched that one, too, thinking it must be the last since it was labled Christmas Special. When another one came up, I shut it off and went to bed.

Oh the projects we'll make!

Saturday

I got up around 8, having not slept well. I took the last of the probiotic. I checked messages. I took the morning supplements. I looked for hints to the game. I parsed out a weeks worth of supplements, but I wasn't feeling right. I read more Star Trek memes before I realized I was wasting time. I searched for a reference to RLS in my notes but could not find it.

I took a shower, then made and ate breakfast. I listened to an interview with Dr. William Pepper, a lawyer who investigated the assassination of Martin Luther King. He died earlier this month. He had written a book giving evidence that was never heard before the trial in 1999. King did not die from the gunshot, but rather from being smothered in the hospital by agents as health care workers were being shooed from his room.

Sewing class: I went to the chapel and set up the room with two machines. Then I started working on a sample of the heating pad project. Saronna came with her kids. They all chose to make the stuffed airplane. I helped Willhelm, but the girls did pretty well all on their own. Sophia gave hers to Jedidiah, who was the one who requested this project.

It was over early, so I went home. Not much later, I went to the commissary. When I got back, I put groceries away. Then I read a book out in the sun. I came in and laid on the recliner.

I was almost asleep when the phone rang. Michelle wanted me to come over to record a short video clip for inserting in a longer video. So I put on my shoes and went over to 2nd street. We met at Saronna's house and sat in Michelle's car to make the clip. Then I went home.

I read some e-mail then heated ground beef for supper. Then I went to the chapel for Project Night. Summer and her mother were waiting. I unlocked the door and we went in. Summer set her kids up with headphones and a pad showing a movie. Stirling and Meryann came. They decided to do the heating pad project and brought a big container of rice. Casey brought his electronic project to work on. Summer's mother made the airplane and then the knot bag. (You see, the airplane was just a gateway project) Jenni brought clothes to alter. I looked at Summer's machine to get it running. But it was missing a bobbin case. I finished the heating pad and laid out some hexagons. The chaplain asked that I read a verse for Project Nights, so Casey volunteered one: 2 Kings, chapter 18, verse 27. I started reading it out loud but could not continue. Who knew?

Before 9, we packed up. I went home and took supplements, I rubbed some progesterone on my wrist. I watched an episode of Call the Midwife. Then I worked on my blog. Finally it was time to go to bed.

An unproductive day

Friday

I got up hearing the alarm at 8. My back hurt and my ears were ringing louder than usual. I took the probiotic, brushed my teeth and got dressed. I checked messages. Saronna still had sick kids so they are not coming to Math Morning. Sigh. I took the rest of the supplements. I fertilized the plants, then got some paper and went to the chapel.

I opened the chapel and set up for math. I had a book. I read for 45 minutes, then concluded that no one was coming. So I locked up and went home.

I checked messages. I looked through cleaning contracts to make sure the information was all there. I cross-referenced them with my notes file. I made an envelop for Jamie with her payment.

I made and ate breakfast while listening to Tucker interview someone about the migrant crisis. I forced myself to make decisions about sewing class, then posted for that and for Project Night.

Then I chose two hymns for Sunday, in the same key and copied them from the hymnal. I blew them up 130%, then cleaned off the dark stuff where the page couldn't touch the copier because of the spine. I printed it and drew in missing notes. Then I practiced them for Sunday. I went to Saronna's house and sat on the back porch with Sophia. We worked on some worksheets she had from math class. Although, somehow her math class is over now and … what do they do for the rest of the year?

After that, I went to the house to clean. I discovered that the only way to get the embedded dirt from the floor boards was to scrub it with a mesh-covered sponge dipped in ammonia water. Sigh. I did the worst parts, hoping my back wouldn't go out on me. Chris called from the convention to say hello during a break. Then I went back to cleaning.

At 6, I went home. I listened to a talk on parasites while I made a salad and heated some cubes of steak. After eating, I watched videos of putting on a screen protector. I am not sure the one I found fits my phone so I looked up a video on how to cut it to fit. Hmmm. Not sure I have the right tools for that.

I worked on my blog. I made tea. I prepared for game night. I took some cheese squares and the notebook and went to Michelle's house. I gave her the cheese, then read some jokes from the notebook. The game was on, so I loaded my latest version. I followed the notes in my book, over and over again, not getting a successful result. Michelle called up a walkthrough on her phone and I saw my numbers were out of order. It still took me a long time to get it right, but then the walkway to the ruined elevator opened up and I could go see the medallion with the clue to Serenia. But it had no colors on it! Arrgghh! Thinking I had gone through the world of Spire too quickly, I went back to click on things that were clues. But still, no colors.

Michelle talked about making a video clip parodying SNL parodying a movie I never saw. Then I thanked them and went home. I got ready for bed and slept in my usual spot but as far toward the bottom as possible.

Composing a post for Math Morning

Thursday

I woke up before 7:30 but did not get up till 8. I took the probiotic, got dressed, drank some hydrogen water. I checked messages online.

I went cleaning for an hour, but still didn't get grease spots off of the wall. I went to Housing to turn in the bracelet, then went to the club for Bible study. No one there, so I got up to leave. I spoke to Stirling and two ladies came in. So I sat down again. We discussed health issues for 25 minutes, then read and talked about the last two chapters of Esther. Then one lady told us how God's hand moved in her life.

It was almost noon, so I went to the post office and then home. I made breakfast and watched The Highwire. I also read e-mail and Telegram messages. Then I remembered that it was Thursday, the day I post for Math Morning and Sewing Class. So I went through all the sewing stuff I have saved on my computer and picked a project. I made a template and then a better one. I cut and sewed and stuffed. Then I took pics of the airplane.

I composed an announcement for Math Morning and spent way too long looking for a Star Trek math meme to go with it. I finally posted it about 6:30. I went over to Keli's RV and bought some filters from her for the vacuum that she gave me. When I got back, I decided it was a good day for a walk. So I took a bag for trash and walked over to 408 to bring the trash can in. But it was not at the curb. So I guess someone else rolled it back. Anyway, I picked up trash as I went and threw it in my trash can when I got home.

I texted with Michelle. I made a salad and ate it. I listened to Dr. Shiva talk about the system in place to oppress the masses. I worked on my blog for Wednesday. Then I watched an episode of Call the Midwife. Then I listened to some ethereal music while reading e-mail. I took the evening supplements and a half tsp of baking soda. Finally I went through my bedtime routine and crawled into bed upside down. I may have gotten to sleep a little sooner than usual.

Call the Midwife

Wednesday

I got up around 7:30. Chris had been gone a long time. I took the probiotic and made coffee. I exercised and drybrushed. I took supplements and read for half an hour. I did tapping and meditation. Then I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I washed dishes, and emptied the dishwasher. Then I vacuumed and mopped. Chris did not come home for lunch.

I took a shower, then went walking with Michelle around her neighborhood. I dropped motor oil off at Housing and returned the house key. I drank coconut water. I stopped at the post office, then went to the library to return a book and pick up another one.

I went cleaning. I brought an iron but it didn't seem to do more for the red wax than the plastic scraper. I tried scrubbing with blends of baking soda. Still nothing. The only thing that worked was steel wool and that took EVERYTHING off including the finish.

I called Chris but he was already on his way to the airport. After a bit more cleaning, I left. I ran the garbage bin of the previous house out to the curb. I came home and read e-mail, listened to episodes of the tapathon challenge for weight loss.

When I realized it was almost 9, I went to Netflix and called up Call the Midwife. The next episode (its been years) came right up. I watched it. After the episode was over, I got ready for bed. I set up a sleeping spot across the bottom of the bed.

Then I remembered my blog. After posting, I recorded cleaning hours for the current house, wrote notes on it, wrote a to-do list, and made a list of what I would like to have on hand next time I clean Keli's place.

Then I did my bedtime routine, and slipped under the covers at the bottom of the bed. Sadly it was not more comfortable than my usual spot, but for some reason it did seem to stop the hot flashes. I laid awake for a long time contemplating it.

Michele prepares for an interview

Tuesday

I woke up around 6 to use the bathroom. Then Chris got up. He hadn't heard his phone alarm so he slept in. We stayed in bed until after Reveille. Then he took his shower and went to work.

I scooted to the bottom of the bed and went back to sleep, sort of. I got up around 8 and took the probiotic. Then I finished listening to a podcast with a lawyer named Todd Callender. I jotted notes for my blog, then watered the plants.

I stopped at Housing to schedule an inspection for 408 for after lunch. Then I went to 646 to clean for 2.5 hours. I went home for lunch. I pausing it before 1 to go to the inspection. I explained to the inspectors the things that didn't work, like the toilet and doorbell. I asked Connie about getting a tumbleweed baler to the garden. Then just before I left, I asked what to do with the used motor oil in the trash can. She said I could take it to self-help. So I went straight there, but Self-help was closed.

I went home and finished breakfast and reading e-mail. Then I went by the post office to pick up the mail. I went back to cleaning for 2 hours. I would have stayed longer, but I didn't want to miss the quilt guild meeting.

It was already in progress when I got home. I signed in to Zoom and let it play on my screen while I heated up some steak and made a salad. As I ate and watched, Chris came home from work. He cooked up some ground beef and called Michele to help her prepare for an interview for a job on Dugway.

I worked on my blog. Chris wasn't ready yet, so I read e-mail for awhile, then I made tea. We watched two episodes of Walker Texas Ranger. He packed his suitcase and went to bed. I stayed up to read e-mail, then went through my bedtime routine. I laid in bed and prayed for sleep.

Goodbye Brittany

Monday

I got up at 7, having been awakened much earlier and unable to go back to sleep. I mended three pairs of pants and laid them on Chris' bed. I went cleaning from 9:45 till noon. It was really dirty kitchen. Jamie was there, working upstairs.

I went home for a long lunch. I took carrots, jicama and avocado dip to the going-away party for Brittany at the gym. The "B" still hadn't shown up. I sat for two hours talking to Michelle and the others. I kept texting Chris, and finally he arrived. We both had to leave at 4.

I went to the barracks for a quote. He showed me around his apartment. Then Jamie arrived. She looked around, too. We went to the hall to discuss and came up with a price of $320. The resident seemed ok with that.

Jamie and I went to the house to clean. I left around 7. I went home and got the stove grill and took it to Keli. She gave me her vacuum because her husband bought her a new one.

When I got home, I ate supper, and made a salad. I worked on my blog. Chris showed me another hole in one of the pairs of pants I had just mended. I made tea. We watched an episode of WTR. I fell asleep on the couch. Chris turned off the TV and went to bed, forgetting his phone. At some point, I woke up and went to bed.