It has been a sunny day on the prairie but a touch cold for my liking. It is only 58 out today. Tomorrow is to warm up to 65 and then the big cool down begins.
I have filled my tables for Thanksgiving but I can always add a table. If you need a place to have dinner on Thanksgiving, please come. I have more tables I can add. I have 24 confirmed attendees now. Thanks to all that have agreed to come. I love having a full house on Thanksgiving and am grateful to those that are coming.
I haven’t been very motivated to get anything done today. Not sure why as I managed to get some sleep last night. I went to bed before 9:00 last night. I was awake during part of the night but managed to fall back asleep to get more sleep. My eyes are doing great today. I still have a touch of a headache from having my eyes dilated yesterday but it is almost gone.
I called an insurance company that my son recommended. We figured out pretty quickly that it would be easier if I took my existing policy to them so they can work up a quote. I have to go to town early next week and will take it in and drop it off to them then, I am not good about being able to answer their questions. I have no idea how to guess how big my barn is, etc. I wish they would come do a house call and figure those things out for themselves,
I still need to find another insurance company to get a second quote. If you have a name and number of someone good please send it my way. I may have to go into the state pool of high risk insurance. Yikes! That will be expensive. The two rental houses I have with my existing insurance can still be insured by whoever I can find though. They don’t have to follow me, if that becomes necessary, into the high risk group.
Worked on the outline of my Christmas letter today. I went back through my calendar for the year to find the events that stood out to me. What a year I have had. Many highs and lows but am ending on a high note. I trust 2024 will bring good things to me.
The window people gave me their weekly update today. They have responded well to my angry call a few weeks ago and have stayed in touch. They still plan on being here the week after Thanksgiving. Unfortunately the weather forecast is not looking good for that week but we will see what happens as the time gets closer. Still hoping we can get them in and the EFIS repaired before the end of the year but it will depend on Mother Nature.
It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas around here. The delivery companies have been busy dropping off the things I have ordered. Almost everything is here. Now I have to get everything wrapped and Christmas treats made and I will be ready for Christmas December 9. So grateful decisions have been made and I am almost ready. On-line shopping was designed for people like me that hate to shop.
Feels good to stay home today. With two trips to Topeka this week it has felt like a busy week. It is good for my soul to slow things down and stay home for a couple of days. I do my best internal work when I am at home for several days in a row. As an introvert, I need lots of quiet time at home to recharge and refill. Next week I get to stay home most of the week but will be busy getting things ready for Thanksgiving Dinner. That is the best way I know of to be busy though. I do love having people come over for a meal.
I went to Emporia yesterday afternoon to watch Ellexia cheer. She didn’t fly this week but was fun to watch. It was a seventh grade game this time. Took me a hot minute to figure out why the players looked different and I didn’t recognize most of the people in the stands. I took Ellexia home after the game and was telling her about me not being able to find my phone when I was actually talking on it at the time. She made me feel better when she told me she was FaceTiming someone and did the same thing! Now I don’t feel so old.
Jason may be bringing Cody out sometime this weekend. Last time Cody was here I promised him next time he comes out I would teach him how to knit. He is already thinking about knitting a sweater. Yikes! Even I can’t do that. He is a quick learner so it is possible he can learn how to do it. Not sure I am the best knitting instructor so we shall see how this goes.
Still sitting in a good head space. I have been able to hold myself above the neutral zone on the consciousness chart for some time now. That feels good! I am still amazed when I look back during the time I was with Jim how I was unable to do that. That should have been a big clue to me that something was wrong but I totally missed it. So very grateful I figured out something was wrong and took steps to put myself on a different path. Life feels so much easier now.
Grateful my tables will be full for Thanksgiving, grateful my Christmas plans are almost done, and grateful for time with Ellexia yesterday.