We are still on the prairie. The house sitter that is coming to stay for a week had something she wanted to do tomorrow morning before she came. We decided to stay one more night. I was tired when I got back from my drive to Topeka this afternoon. This way I didn’t have to be on the road for five hours today.
I got to Topeka at 12:30 for my 1:00 appointment. They called me back at 1:05 and I was done by 1:10. The girl that did my ultrasound did a quick job today. It didn’t feel like she did a thorough job but maybe she was just fast at what she does. I was home by 2:20. Seems like a long trip for a five minute appointment.
Called Best Buy to see if I could arrange an exchange for my oven that is too small. The delivery guys yesterday still haven’t completed the paper work so the main office for Best Buy can’t do anything yet. I had called them last night and waited for over an hour to talk to someone to be told to call today. I waited over an hour again today to talk to someone to be told to call tomorrow. Trusting tomorrow will be the magic day. Third time is a charm – right?
Called the A/C people. My A/C is struggling to keep the house cool. They haven’t been out to do their annual check of the system yet. When I talked to them today they said they got a late start on their annual checks due to Covid-19. Then the heat wave hit and they have been busy doing emergency service calls. They have me on the list to come out and check the unit out. It isn’t an emergency as the house is cooling – just not as cool and as efficiently as it should be.
This house was not vented properly when it was built. There are rooms in the house that are ice cold and other rooms that are barely cool at all. It drives Jim a bit crazy. I have talked to the service guys before about it and they said I would have to have all new venting installed to fix the problem which means cutting through lots of walls. We may try to find an expert to come check it out and see what they recommend. We also need to fix the hot water problem. It takes a long time to get hot water for the kitchen sink and showers. I had turned off the system they used that provided instant hot water as it used way too much propane. I think we need a on demand hot water heater on the main floor. Maybe I’ll put that on my wish list for next year.
I fell asleep in my chair again this afternoon. I don’t know why I have been so tired lately. I slept fairly well last night. Have felt sleepy and a bit cranky all day. The good news is my heart rate hasn’t dropped below 44 for 24 hours. Maybe I scared it into behaving when I went to the Cardiologist.
Took two calls on the Crisis Hot Line last night. Both calls felt incomplete to me. The first one felt more like a prank caller than a person in crisis and the other one disengaged fairly quickly after we started. I always wonder if I said something wrong to make them pull away. The only hard part of doing this type of work is the not knowing what is really going on with the texter and what the rest of their story is. I can only hope I do more good than harm.
We added some distance to our walk last night and ended up going 2 3/4 miles. We will try for 3 miles tonight. I always resist getting going but always enjoy our walk once I get out and get started. We saw lots of deer last night feeding in the fields. They are so fun to watch run through the fields.
We will drive to Stillwater late morning tomorrow. I still need to pack some things to take. We plan on staying for a week. I thought I might have to come back early for doctor appointments but two of the three appointments are now scheduled for late June and early August. I still need the heart monitor people to call me and let me know when I can get hooked up for that. If they call me next week and can get me started I’ll have to come back early. We plan on bringing two cars back so I can come home early if needed.
I was surprised the earliest stress test appointment they had available was late July. I decided to push it off one more week and not have to come home from CO early. Good thing it isn’t an emergency! I have my echo on June 25.
I have felt a bit on edge all day today. Not sure what is behind that. It has been a hard day for me to find my center and relax. I’m glad I got a bit of a nap in my chair. I feel a bit better this evening but still have some heavy energy hanging around. It probably is some energy I picked up that isn’t mine. When we walk tonight I’ll see if I can get rid of it.
Grateful for a safe trip to and from Topeka today, grateful for another night on the prairie, and grateful for the beauty we see on our walks each evening.