Today is a quiet day on the prairie. I do need to go into Emporia to pick up a prescription but they haven’t let me know it is ready yet. Nothing else I have to do today.
Have all but one dining table set for Thursday. Arranged the flowers and wiped the silverware clean. The tables look so pretty. I love setting pretty yet simple tables.
Kathy is baking a cheesecake for Thursday. She always made one for her family as part of their tradition and decided to make one for us. Yummy! I ask her to join me in eating a piece of pie Thanksgiving morning. Mom and I used to do that. The pie always tastes better before dinner. Love continuing family traditions in new and old ways.
I dug out my trail pants and tried them on to make sure they would still fit. I have gained weight since my Japan trip last August. They fit so am getting them washed up so I can get them packed for Peru. We won’t be doing much hiking but they make great travel pants as they wash easily and dry quickly. They also take up less room in the suitcase than jeans do. Three pairs of trail pants and three shirts and I am good to go for months at a time.
A week from today I will drive to KC and spend the night at Nicole’s house so we can get to the airport Wednesday morning to fly to Peru. I’m starting to get excited. I made a list of things I need to get done before I can leave.
The nurse for my Endocrinologist called yesterday and read me the ultrasound results. She didn’t know I had already read them. She said we needed to talk about the radioactive iodine treatment. I ask what the doctor had decided since I had an allergic reaction to iodine before. They had forgotten that little detail. She was going to check and get back to me along with several other questions I had for her. I haven’t heard back yet. For some reason they thought I was going to be gone the whole month of December. Not sure how they thought I was going to do the blood draw they scheduled for me to have done December 15. I sometimes think they need to zoom out and see the whole patient once in a while instead of just one detail of it. Still haven’t decided if I am going to have it done. Their communication errors make me lean towards not having it done.
Got most of the house cleaned yesterday. Still need to do my bedroom and the two bathrooms and then I will be done. I will do those rooms this afternoon.
Tomorrow I will bake five pies and break the bread into pieces for the dressing. I always roast the turkey Wednesday night so it is done and out of the oven so I have oven space to bake everything else Thursday morning. Makes the house smell so good during the night.
Since I have to go to town I want to set everything I need for Thursday out and make sure I haven’t forgotten anything. I am hoping not to leave the house again until Monday. Heaven on earth to me to be able to spend five days at home without having to go to a store.
Another beautiful fall day on the prairie. It is a tad windy but there are bright blue skies and the sun is shining. Forecast is for sunny skies for the next week or so. It is to be in the mid 60’s Thursday after only being 48 on Wednesday. Gotta love Kansas and its unpredictable weather.
Rest day today. Love Thanksgiving and family gathering together. All is well on the prairie!