It has been a wild day today. We got on the road to come to KS around noon and arrived around 3:00. It had started raining in Stillwater this morning around 7:00 and rained all morning. I got soaked loading the last few things in the car.
Since it was raining this morning I didn’t get to go out and finish painting the last section on the west side of the house. Jim had worked after dark last night getting it ready to paint. It will have to wait for a dry day.
Jim is going to have to go back to Stillwater next week as he didn’t get the soaker hose set up before we left. He ran out of time. We had a full car full and he didn’t get to bring everything he wanted to bring with him so now he will get another chance to fill the car again. I plan on staying in KS when he goes to OK for a few days next week. I need to have some time in KS before we go to CO the following week for four weeks.
When we got home I discovered the heart monitor the doctor wants me to wear had been shipped to me. I opened it up and attempted to get hooked up. It is missing the lead wires that attached to the machine. When I called the company to tell them the guy said that had never happened before. He acted like he didn’t believe me they were missing. I had put the batteries in the monitor and it started beeping. He told me I was wasting the batteries. Duh! Not impressed with their service today. He is to mail me some lead wires and I am to have them by Monday supposedly. We will see if they get here then.
I’ve been putting things away and going through my mail. It feels like it has been a very busy day. We were kinda rushing around this morning so we could get gone by noon. Once Jim realized he was going to have to come back next week we quit gathering more stuff up and we left. He will have a long list of things to bring with him when he comes back next week. We won’t be back to Stillwater for six to eight weeks after he goes next week.
It always takes me a few days to adjust to where I am at when we change houses. I’ll only have eleven days here and then we go to CO for four weeks. I think I am craving some boredom and staying in one place for a long time.
The animals all look like they were well cared for. We haven’t seen Tony yet but I’m sure he will show up this evening. The house sitter had enjoyed her quiet time on the prairie. She wants to come back and stay again some time soon. That’s always a good sign that things went well for her.
Tomorrow afternoon we need to head to KC around 2:15. We probably won’t be home until after 11:00 or so. It will be so fun to see all three kids and their families at the wedding tomorrow. I’m looking forward to it even though I have to dress up a bit. We are having some family pictures taken which I am excited about. It has been a long time since we had professional pictures taken.
I made another batch of ham salad when we got home. I happened to have the ingredients on hand to make it and it makes a good snack. Not sure what I am fixing for dinner but I’ll come up with something. Jim is taking a nap as he didn’t get much sleep last night and had to drive today. I may take one too although I would rather stay up and go to bed early. I am always afraid if I take a nap I won’t sleep at night.
I’m glad we are out of OK for this weekend. The big Trump rally is in Tulsa tomorrow night. Sounds like there may be some trouble with the conflicting crowds that are expected. OK case counts have been jumping and I am afraid of the fall out of 19,000 people unmasked in a indoor arena. Wish they could have moved it to an outside venue. People have been camping out to get tickets for the last 48 hours already. The timing was good for us to leave the state and then to stay away for six to eight weeks.
Don’t have anything on my calendar for Sunday or Monday. It will be good to have a few days to stay home and relax. We will be tired on Sunday after our big day tomorrow. Jim is going to Stillwater Tuesday so I will have a couple of really quiet days here while he is gone. Need to get the chicken coop cleaned out and I want to start doing some deck painting again. Rain is in the forecast so not sure what I might get done outside.
Feeling a bit cranky this afternoon. I am such a nester that going back and forth challenges me sometimes. It will be good to be here for 11 days and reclaim the house again. Maybe after July we can stay here for longer periods of time and I can get settled in again.
Grateful for a safe journey home today, grateful the animals and house are in such great shape, and grateful for the prairie view this afternoon.