We were surprised by a thunderstorm while we were eating dinner tonight. I don’t remember seeing it in the forecast. We didn’t get much rain and the rain didn’t last very long. There was some thunder and lightening and a rainbow was trying to form but never quite got there.
We went into Emporia this afternoon and got a new ladder. I was going to get some paint but we couldn’t find anyone in the store to mix it for us. I got two cabinet door knobs so I could decide which one I liked the best. I also stopped at the key store and had two keys made – these keys work.
Went to the new property and Jim helped me take the rest of the kitchen cabinet doors off the cupboards. We walked through the house and made an initial list of things that need to be done in each room. I was tired so I didn’t stay and paint. I came home and took a long nap.
Jim had hot dogs for dinner and I had left over hamburger soup. Someday soon I need to get serious about fixing dinner and fix a nice dinner. Maybe it will happen and then again maybe not.
Jim helped me bake Snickerdoodle cookies after dinner. He rolls them in the cinnamon sugar mixture and puts them on the cookie tray. They are his current favorite cookie.
I worked on the hot line last night. I handled 13 callers. I asked the supervisor to check over two convos as they were a bit alarming but didn’t meet the criteria to flag them. I always feel bad when I sign off and there are 125 people waiting to talk to someone and only 40 counselors working. I was fried and needed to stop though. Since I took a long nap today I will get on tonight and help out.
Plan to get to the new house tomorrow and get the upper set of cabinets painted as well as the doors that we took off. I would like to use up the rest of the paint I have tomorrow before I stop. We will see if I can get that far.
A friend that has stayed with us before is coming in Monday evening and will be here until Wednesday morning. His job brings him to this area occasionally and he stays with us when it does. We both enjoy his company and it will be good to have him here for Monday and Tuesday evening. Sunday I will need to get downstairs and clean. I haven’t cleaned down there for a long time. We haven’t had a guest stay since last August.
I need to remember to put the turkey in the refrigerator downstairs on Sunday so it will be thawed for me to cook it next weekend. I’m so excited to fix a turkey dinner for my family. It has been way too long since we have gathered.
I look forward to it warming up a bit next week and the sun returning. I’m tired of cloudy days and cooler temperatures. I got cold today and it took me a long time to warm back up. Poor Jim is sweating and I have my heater running under my desk. We have very different inner thermostats.
Feeling a bit ungrounded tonight. Not sure why although the full moon is Sunday and it can cause be to get pulled off-center sometimes. I don’t do well when I go to town these days and I came home cranky. I am also a bit overwhelmed with all the work we have to do at the new house. This little project is turning into a huge project. Guess we will continue working on it and cross things off one at a time off our list. It will all get done – sooner or later.
Grateful for a new ladder that will make painting safer, grateful Jim’s supply of cookies has been replenished, and grateful for my time on the hot line – it always teaches me something new about myself.