Another busy and productive day. I woke up at 4:30 this morning and never did go back to sleep. Finally got up a little before 6:00 and got my day started. I put the chili I had mixed up last night on in the crock pot so it would be ready for lunch. Folded more newsletters to prepare for the day stuffing envelopes.
After I got all the newsletters folded I stopped and fixed breakfast and then baked a pie for dessert for lunch. Around 8:30 I started stuffing envelopes. A friend showed up at 9:00 to help. We had a good visit while we worked. Jim started helping us around 10:30.
Another friend showed up around 12:00. We stopped and had lunch and then went back to stuffing envelopes. We were completely done by 3:30. Wow! That was easy. It sure helped to have extra hands helping today. It was good to see all the stuffed envelopes disappear this afternoon when they left to go to the post office.
Jim had to go to Cottonwood Falls to title his Element after we were done stuffing. I took a nap while he was gone.
We had leftovers for dinner and then we went outside to mow and trim the yard. I had just finished mowing the front and north yard when I saw a beautiful rainbow appear. I put the mower away and stood outside and watched a completely full rainbow appear to the southeast. It didn’t last long and some light rain came in.
The yard is very moisture heavy right now. I have some standing water in places in the yard. I need to mow the back yard but am afraid I will leave deep tracks and make ruts. Maybe if this rain lets up it will dry up in a day or two and I can get the back yard mowed. The front yard grass was thick and heavy. Makes for easy mowing as I could tell where I had been.
I didn’t make it in to the rental house to work today. The front yard at this house needed mowed badly tonight and I was still a bit tired and didn’t feel like cleaning. Mowing suited me better tonight.
Tomorrow morning I need to go in to town and work for a few hours before I will come home to get cleaned up to go to the graduation and birthday party. I hope to get back to the rental house after the party is done too. I think I can get the house cleaned in about four to six hours. I will have Sunday morning to do last minute things before the onslaught of people arrive. I think there are now 8 people coming by to look at the house. It could be a busy Sunday afternoon at the house. I hope it isn’t too wet so people don’t track in.
I’ll be glad when Sunday evening comes and things can slow down for a bit. Next week I want to paint the outside of the house if weather permits. Jim will be in Stillwater so I will have lots of time to paint. I am so ready to get this project wrapped up and be done with it. It has consumed me the last three months.
Grateful the newsletter is done, grateful for the help with the newsletter, and grateful the front yard is mowed, and especially grateful for the beauty of a full rainbow tonight.