Yesterday I mentioned that love will win! This morning Oriah Mountain Dreamer posted the following on Facebook. It says it so much better than I did.
“It’s going to take “a lotta love”- not the fuzzy, sentimental variety, but the kind of love that helps us roll up our sleeves and work together, the kind of love that makes it possible to keep our hearts open to the person or group that disagrees with us as we work for peace and justice and a sustainable way to live together. When I was a child there was a poster in the church my family attended that said: “Love is a verb.” And right now- it’s gonna take a lotta love, perhaps a Love larger than we can muster on our own. ~ Oriah”
Sleep was very hard to come by last night. I finally fell asleep around 6:00 this morning but woke up at 7:00 and again at 9:00. Sure wish I could figure out this sleep thing. It is becoming foreign to me again.
I cleared out my egg supply this morning. A friend came to buy eight dozen eggs. Thanks Kris – I appreciate you! I already have two more dozen today as I finished filling a partial carton from yesterday plus gathered another dozen. I like when I clear them out as they seem to pile back up rather quickly. One I picked up this morning was still damp as it had just been laid. I love when that happens. Talk about fresh, country eggs!
Almost have the third panel completed on the baby blanket I am making. Not sleeping is good for something! I wasn’t sure if one skein of yarn would be enough but so far it doesn’t even look like I have used any out of the big skein. May have enough yarn to make two out of one skein. I will weigh the skein when I get the first one done and see if I still have over half of it left.
Tonight is music night on Main Street of Cottonwood Falls. I trust I will remember to go. They move it inside if it is too hot to sit outside. I sure enjoy going and watching the musicians perform. All levels of talent come to play and sing and all are appreciated and honored.
I need to go into Emporia sometime this weekend and get lettuce for my girls for next week. I am stocked up with everything else the critters will need next week while I am in KC. Sometimes Wal-Mart doesn’t have enough lettuce in stock when I am there. My girls enjoy their greens once a day. Sometimes I think they eat better than I do.
I got a message from the Kumano folks. They wanted to know what time I wanted our luggage dropped off. I am hoping that is a translation error as I want it picked up that morning and not dropped off. I must have it at the train station at 7:45. The guide I wanted to use that day wanted me to be on the 6:45 bus. Not sure if there is a place to leave our bags or if I can’t use that particular guide. Oh the challenges of international travel! It will all work out some how eventually.
I figured out how to request our seat assignments for the return flight from Toyoko to Chicago. I have to register us first and that requires putting in our passport numbers. I am going to take my passport to KC with me and will register us together then. I didn’t see how to upgrade us to business economy like we did for the flight there. May need to call and ask if that is a possibility. We fly home using a Japanese Airline that is a partner with United. While I was looking at their site I noticed I have to go on line within 24 hours of flight time to register or they can give our seats away. I’m glad I went looking for a way to get our seat assignment or I wouldn’t have known I had to do that. What do travelers do that don’t have access to the Internet?
Nicole is checking with her phone service to see if she can get international service for the two weeks we will be gone. I had read in the guide book they strongly recommend we carry a phone and have it programmed to the local 911 number in case we run into trouble. If she can’t get it added we will pick up an international phone at the airport in Japan. Better safe than sorry I guess.
Wish I could find some motivation to do something. Mine seems to have left me behind in its dust. I’m tired of sitting but can’t seem to find any motivation to do anything else. I read a horoscope last night that said after the full moon tomorrow things will settle down and motivation will return. Trusting that is so!
It is a hot, beautiful day on the prairie. All is quiet and well!