Went into Emporia late afternoon yesterday to babysit the grandkids while their parents had a date night. The kids were a bit out of sorts and looked tired. We went out for dinner via drive-thru and brought our food home to eat. Neither one of them ate very good. They had showers and went to bed fairly early. Ellexia fell asleep first but Tagen had a hard time falling asleep. He finally moved into Michelle’s bed and fell asleep. About the time Tagen fell asleep Ellexia woke up with a tummy ache and headache. I rocked her and did magic on her tummy and head. She finally fell back asleep and I carried her into her parent’s bedroom.
Not sure where Michelle and Tim were going to sleep last night. Guess the kid’s beds were available! I went ahead and came home after they got home as my legs were restless and I hadn’t taken my restless legs medication with me. I took a hot bath when I got home and finally got to bed around 3:30 this morning. I got up at 9:00 but I was awake for about 40 minutes during that stretch of time.
Went into Emporia to return the keyboard case I had ordered as it was the wrong size. Dropped it off at the UPS Center in Staples. I took my iPad with me and had an associate help me pick out one that would fit. The first one I tried didn’t prop up so I could use it on my lap. He picked out another one but I couldn’t try it as it had a security wire on it.
When I got to the register I ask the clerk if I could try it. She helped me open the box and we found out it didn’t fit. It was too big just as the one I had ordered was. She helped me try another one and we finally got one that fit. Made me feel better about ordering the wrong one. Glad I tried it at the store instead of driving home and having to go back in.
I was able to get it up and running when I got home. So far I like typing on this keyboard. I had gotten a free-standing keyboard but I didn’t like it as it was hard to balance on my lap. Even when i tried using it on the table it didn’t work very well. I should know better than to get something cheap. You get what you pay for!
Ran over to Walmart to get lettuce greens for my girls and headed home. The wind on the highway is bad! My little car got blown around when I passed the semi-trucks.
Switched the band on my Fitbit. I had ordered a large band and should have ordered a small one. Nicole had an extra band that was a small size she had given me. This one has a magnetic strap which is easier for me to put on than the buckle type. The only problem is I catch the magnetic end and pull it off. Right now the Fitbit is a bit tight to get on my wrist so I don’t think it will fall off. Maybe by the time I get down to my right size body I will be used to it and won’t be pulling the end up.
I liked being able to see my sleep pattern last night. I hit the deep sleep stage for a few minutes twice last night. It will be interesting to see what sort of pattern develops over time. I also noticed my heart rate dropped to 44 during the night. My resting rate is 50 – 52 but I didn’t know it was dropping that low over night. Next time I go to my doctor I will take that information in with me and make sure that I am not endangering myself. I have had a low heart rate for a long time but it seems to be getting even lower these days.
Nothing on my calendar for the afternoon. Tomorrow I am giving a bride a tour at Pioneer Bluffs in the afternoon. Sunday is the Art and Craft Day at Prairie Past Times. I enjoy going and visiting with the women that come. Next week is Spring Break for the kiddos so I told Michelle I could babysit some so she can sleep during the day. Not sure if or when I will have them yet.
It sprinkled as I was driving home last night. Unfortunately that is all the moisture we got. Don’t see any more rain in the forecast for the upcoming days – just more high wind alert days. May break down and water the spring flowers that are popping up in my flower beds. Not sure they will have the energy to bloom without getting some water.
Need to go do another critter check. The dogs are hanging in the garage today even though it is nice outside. They are probably wanting a break from the wind. May need to carry something heavy down with me to the chicken coop so I don’t get blown over.
Kathy made it to CT safely. I’m sure she is enjoying the time to reconnect to her family out there and seeing her friends.
Sitting with a quiet head today and enjoying my empty space. Even feel like taking a nice walk but not sure I want to fight the wind. Gotta love living on top of a hill!
Grateful I found a keyboard for my iPad that I like, grateful I was out in the middle of the night and got to at least smell rain even though we didn’t get much, and grateful for the time I had with my grandkids last night.