Lots of cleaning between the two

Monday

I woke up with Reveille and was unable to go back to sleep, though I tried for 45 minutes. I got up and got ready for the day. I took morning supplements. I looked for an isochronic tones audio to download to my mp3 player, but could not find one short enough. I looked at my Neuro-programmer program but did not see a choice for isochronic tones. I looked it up online, but the company no longer supports it.

I parsed out a week's worth of supplements, then went to Housing to schedule an inspection for the apartment. Then I went to 632 to clean floors. There were a lot of black marks that had to be scrubbed or scraped that I hadn't seen before I started mopping.

After 2 hours, I got the mail and went home for breakfast. I checked e-mail. I jotted notes for my blog. I read in the sun until it went behind a cloud. I called Emily and made an appointment to turn in my paperwork. She gave me more paperwork to fill out.

I went by Housing to pick up a bucket trap. Then I went back to 632 and spent an hour and 15 minutes finishing the downstairs. I packed up my cleaning supplies. I went home to get the key went to #2, and a container of beef for Michelle. I cleaned there for an hour. Casey came by to get the beef. Also, Chris called and we talked briefly. I was upset that the fridge had been chained to the wall right in the middle of the back, where I would have the most trouble reaching it. Otherwise, I did mostly floors and baseboards.

When I got home, I was exhausted. I put leftover beef (from last week) in the toaster oven. I chose two hymns, then scanned, enlarged and printed them. I ate supper, then went to the chapel for band. Saronna could not come, so Keli and I played together. We did the two hymns and the Broadway tunes.

Jamie called during band, so when I got home, I called her back. We had a nice chat about cleaning and such. After the call, I made tea and took supplements. I watched two episodes of Call the Midwife. I posted to my blog. I took supplements, then got ready for bed. I laid in the recliner for awhile and got drowsy, then went to bed.

The big roast

Sunday

During the night I had RLS. I tried everything I could think of. The magnesium spray made it worse, so I took some calcium and, surprisingly, it stopped. I was able to fall asleep.

I got up at 8:30. Chris was gone. He had left a roast in the oven. I did the usual first things. Then I looked for egg and cheese recipes that bake at 250 so I could tell how long it would take. But I could not find any. I whipped up a batch of cheese squares, including diced scapes and sliced cherry tomatoes. I let it sit till 11, then put it in on the rack under the roast. It took about 50 minutes to cook at that temp. I read e-mail and made breakfast mix.

When the cheese came out, I cut it up and ate the crusts. I made and ate breakfast. I got dressed for church and put some in a container. I went to the chapel, and got set up. The traveling pastor came and preached from Mark. Afterward, I played with Saronna, Sophia and Keli. We all chatted. Jenni took the last cheese squares and we went home.

I turned off the oven. Michelle came over and took the heavy roast out. I gave her some cheese squares. We talked a bit and she went home. I changed my clothes. I read e-mail.I tried to take a nap. Then Chris called to say he was settled in his hotel room and had had supper.

I cut up the meat in the big black pot so it would all sink below the level of brine. I took some out for supper. I looked up music memes and downloaded some to use for advertising band. I made tea. I put the frost cover on the tower garden. I saw a small rodent run away. Sigh. How will I keep them out of the tower garden this year?

I worked on my blog, then watched an episode of Call the Midwife. I jotted notes for my blog tomorrow. I cued up some sleep music. I took special sleep-inducing supplements. I got ready for bed, then laid in the recliner for awhile, before going to bed.

Found a mouse

Saturday

I got up around 8. Chris was already up. I took supplements and brushed. I read e-mail. I asked Chris for a massage. So he did. We talked. He took his shower and I took mine. Then I worked on cutting chosen fabric for this afternoon and choosing some coordinates for the kids. It was after noon when I finished. I made and ate breakfast and read more e-mail. Jamie dropped by to return the key to 208 and pick up the key to 632. Then I quickly scooped up my sewing stuff and went to the chapel.

I opened the doors and went in to set up the room for sewing. I set up two machines. I set out the fabrics with their coordinates. The kids came in. Sophia chose the cats, and Wilhelm chose the trains. Moira stuck with her choices from yesterday. No one else came, but I was busy every second for over 2 hours getting their projects cut and sewn.

Finally I cleaned up, but left everything in place for tonight. We all walked out together, locking the doors behind us. I went home. Chris told me he took the tower garden out. It looked rather bedraggled so I watered it and hoped it would survive.

I read some e-mail as Chris cooked a sweet potato and bacon. He also put some roasts in the big black pot for tomorrow. I went to the post office to pick up the mail. I also grabbed the sewing machine that Summer left. I thought it was missing a part, but when I threw a bobbin and thread on it, it made stitches. I sent her a message asking if she wanted it back.

I went to house #2 to check on the bucket. I didn't see any mice, but it was dark. I poured in a gallon of water, then saw a mouse swimming around in it. I closed the door and left.

Michelle texted that the German army was back and they wanted to borrow the guitar again. So I left it in the hall. Chris took my car to put gas in it and was gone longer than I had time for. I stood outside anxiously awaiting his return. When he pulled up, I jumped in and took off for the chapel.

I was a few minutes late. The Luna's got there before I did, but everybody else came later. Summer came to teach crocheting. Anka came to pick up her dress. But her kids 7, 5, and 4, wanted to sew projects. And not the ones I suggested. So I helped the oldest make a knot bag while helping Jenni make the sling purse, then helping all three kids sew and stuff a bird. Oh, and Stirling broke the thread spool pin and had some trouble supergluing it back on. He didn't sew after that, but his wife worked on monitor covers. Michelle came by for the guitar but I told her it was at my house. So she went there to get it.

It was after 9 when the family left. The Luna's and Jenni helped me clean up and pack up. They walked out with me while we locked the doors. They went home and I went home.

Chris loaded the episode of WTR that we hadn't finished. We watched it to the end and I tried again to sing the theme song, but could not go low enough. Then Chris asked me to help him make the bed. But first we had to put the stacks of laundry away. Then we dressed the bed. He packed his suitcase and went to bed. I stayed up to work on my blog. Around 11, I shut down the computer and got ready for bed. While I laid there trying to fall asleep, I could hear a ferocious wind blowing outside and I prayed God would protect my tower garden.

The Game is over

Friday

I woke up after hearing the 7:30 alarm, but did not get up till 8. I did the usual to get ready for the day. I got what I needed for Math Morning plus the book to return to Casey. Then I headed to the chapel.

Saronna came with her kids. I brought out the fabrics from the storage room and asked them to choose for tomorrow so I can have it cut and ready. They did. Then I sat with Sophia and we worked on problems she chose from an old old math book. But we spent more attention on the conversation among adults about distopian books. I returned 1984 to Casey.

It was after 10 when we all packed up and went home. I saw Summer's Facebook post and walked to swap shop. I donated some non-stick pans left behind, and we talked about crocheting at Project Night. I also picked up a bathing suit. Then I got our mail and walked home.

I picked up the bucket trap. It was full of water so I dumped it out and there were 5 dead mice. I added peanut butter, then took it to house #2, and set it in the storage room with the mouse nest. I wanted to put water in it, but the outdoor faucet wasn't working.

I went home and read more e-mail. I made and ate breakfast. I sat in the sun till Chris came home and ate something. I got ready and we went to Tooele, listening to the book on CD. We shopped at the usual places and came back. Then we shopped at the commissary.

We unloaded the food and put it away. I heated beef and read e-mail and listened to Telegram videos. I shortened Anka's dress, both layers. I worked on my blog.

I made tea and got ready for Game Night. I took some eggs and went to Michelle's house. Isadora let me in. We chatted as I got the game started. I had to watch some scene sequences to get to the puzzle. When it got to that point, I saved the game in case I had to restart. But with the notes I took, I was able to solve the puzzle without much trouble. I didn't need the solution. Then a harder one came up and I solved that one as well. Almost too easy. There were several other sequences, Atrus thanked me, and the game ended.

It was only 10, so Casey suggested loaded Myst V. We talked while the circle spun around and around. He showed me how he cracks eggs slightly on the bottom so when they are hardboiled, they are easy to peel. At 11, I thanked Casey and went home. Chris was already asleep, so I got ready for bed and climbed in beside him.

Too much time spent on project

Thursday

I slept well and got up at 8. After brushing and taking supplements, I chose fabrics for a sample sewing project. I tried to adjust for the irregular edge so as to make best use of the fabric. Then I readied a check for the mail, got dressed, and went cleaning at Steve's.

After a little more than an hour, I met Anka at the Community Club. She gave me her dress and we discussed when she needed it back. I went to the house to pick up cleaners, then stopped at the post office and took the packages home. I went back to Steve's for another hour or so.

When the carpets and kitchen were done, I went home for breakfast and watched The Highwire. Afterward, I put on a bathing suit and read in the sun for a bit. Then I came in and read some e-mail.

While I was readying, I got a call for an emergency sign-over. I threw on some clothes, grabbed a contract and ran over there. Everyone was waiting. I looked around the house, which she said she had mostly cleaned, and quoted her $280. She ran off to get cash and I filled out the contract. Then she paid me and we all signed. She mentioned a mouse nest by the water heater. Then inspectors said I would be responsible for that if I signed for the house.

Afterward, I went to Steve's to finish cleaning the bathroom. I took an appropriate amount of the cash that he had left for me. I moved all my cleaning stuff to my car. Then I went home. I took the carpet shampooer out of the trunk and put it in the house.

I worked on the reversible purse sample for class. The pattern didn't call for pockets, so adding them was a problem, due to the construction. I measured and made special ones for phone, pens, keys, and small stuff. I basted it together so I can take it apart later and do it my way.

I took pics of it in different places: on the mannequin, my shoulder, and arm of chair. I posted the class announcement in three places, with three different pictures. I looked up math memes and copied a lot. Then I posted for Math Morning on three Facebook pages. It was after 10 and took late to eat supper. I kept looking at math memes. Finally I stopped around 11 to write to my blog. I got ready for bed, then laid in the recliner to listen to low hertz music until I decided to go to bed.

Mayday

Wednesday

I got up after 7:30, feeling pretty good from having slept well. I got ready for coffee morning and did all the usual stuff. After meditation and tapping, I cleaned house, washed dishes, mopped, and vacuumed. I boiled egg shells, then left them to dry.

I took a shower, then went to the gym to work out with Michelle. She was having a bad day so we had to talk about that first. After the workout, we looked at the flowerbeds in front of the gym. She wasn't sure she wanted to tackle them.

I went to the apartment to get the step ladder, then to the post office to get mail and drop off a broom at the swap shop. I took a pic of the washer and dryer that had just come in. I went home, and hydrated. I toasted the eggshells in the oven. I read outside, finishing the book. Then I checked e-mail. I looked through my sewing patterns for the purse pattern for Saturday and didn't find it.

It was after 4 when I went to the house to clean. I finished the kitchen and worked on the sliding glass door. Chris called to check in. Not much later, I went home. It was such a beautiful day that I wondered why Mayday is a call for help.

I talked to Jenni who was manning the swap shop. I posted the pic of the washer and dryer to the other Dugway pages that she hadn't posted to. Then I worked on my blog. I made tea and watched an episode of Call the Midwife. Then I checked Facebook and one of the ladies is looking for someone to hem a dress by Saturday. So I pm-d her and we agreed to meet tonorrow for the handoff.

I put on the same isochronic music as last night. I I did a bunch of thengs that are supposed to help one fall asleep. I laid in the recliner until I got really sleepy, then I went to bed.

Head start on next house

Tuesday

I got up around 7:30. I had had a hard time sleeping. I got gas, probably from the salad, and it seemed to bother me all night. Chris was gone on his trip.

I brushed and swished and took supplements. I checked e-mail. I got dressed and went to the apartment to clean. There wasn't much left to do. I was done in half an hour, except for the shampooing of the carpet. That's Jamie's job because it involves moving furniture.

I went home. Steve called and we agreed to meet at his place (which is the apartment next to where I had been). I grabbed my shampooer and went back. I carried it to the second floor to 208. When I heard his door, I went over and he showed me what he wanted done. We made arrangements to do it on Thursday.

Then I went home for breakfast. I also read e-mail. Then I paused something to go to the sign-over at 632. I was early but the inspectors were already there. The gentleman came out to greet us then we went inside for all the sign-over activities. Jamie had already confirmed that the quote had been paid by Venmo. So after the signing, I went upstairs to fill the tub with hot water, ammonia and Dawn.

I left it soaking and went home, only to turn around and go to Saronna's house to play hymns. We hadn't played in a while so it was fun, and we talked a lot too. Then she went to pick up her kids at school. I had agreed to unlock the swap shop for her, but forgot and went home. I ate some fruit and drank water. Then I went back to unlock the shop.

I went to the house to clean, but didn't have the house key, so I went home to get it, and back. I started cleaning in the kitchen and was surprised how many things I would need the stepladder to clean. But it was still at the apartment. Sigh. I did what I could, including windows and mirrors. I got a call from Brian and put him in touch with Michelle. Later she called back to say he had given her permission to plant flowers at the gym as long as she wrote a letter to the effect that the gov't will not be charged.

2 hours later I went home, stopping on the way to lock the swap shop. At home, I put beef in the toaster oven and made a salad. I ate while watching an interview with a man who wrote a book about how the moon landing was faked. Pretty convincing. Especially the part about the Van Allen belt killing whoever goes through it.

Then Michele called. We had a nice chat, and no she hasn't heard if she got the job here yet. She hung up because Chris was calling her. I worked on my blog. Saronna texted that she had time to get the food from the fridge at 632. So I jumped in the car and drove over there. I parked in the garage so she could park behind me. She brought bags and filled them with food from the fridge and pantry. Then we each went home.

I went back to my blog and the taking of supplements. I made tea while I typed. I watched one episode of Call the Midwife. Then I turned off all the lights, and put on soothing music and listened from the recliner. Sometime later, I got up and went to bed.