Another productive day today after sleeping for almost 8 hours last night! Wow! So that is what nights are for. Who knew?
I cleaned the chicken coop out today and gave the girls fresh linens. I had cleaned it out a little over a month ago so it wasn’t too dirty. This will be the last clean out until spring. I add fresh straw monthly during the winter and don’t remove the old stuff. That gives them a bit of insulation against the bitter cold temperatures. The spring clean out is a big pain though as the shit piles up all winter long.
I voted in Cottonwood Falls today. I am only the 22nd voter so far. Didn’t have to make choices on people running as there were only one person per position on the ballet. I did have to choose on the amendment issue. I had done my homework and knew which way to vote on that.
Dropped off a bunch of recycling material and than came home. Worked some more on my taxes and got them as complete as I can at this point.
My real estate partner got my house listed on Willow as a rental. Trusting someone will need a short term lease during the time I want to be gone.
Made another batch of Chex Mix. Wanted to get the boxes of cereal out of the way in my pantry. Trying to get as much as I can done early before surgery. Chex Mix freezes well and it is nice to have that job done. May bake a batch or two of cookies tonight or tomorrow. Jim is a Cookie Monster.
My guest was out most of the day. He came in a bit ago but I haven’t seen or heard from him. I need to catch him and make sure all is well.
It turned out to be a beautiful day on the prairie today. Warmed up to the mid 50’s but the best part of the day was no wind. I had to shed my coat while I was out cleaning out the chicken coop. It is to be nice the next two days and then turn cold. We are to have a hard frost Monday night with chances of snow for Wednesday and Thursday. Not sure I am ready for winter yet.
I have decided to have a Thanksgiving Day ham dinner and invite friends and family. If you don’t have a place to go on Thanksgiving Day please come join me. We are eating at 1:00. No turkey and dressing but there will be plenty of other food. Give me a heads up if you can come but if you decide at the last minute come on out. Call if you need directions. Bring a side dish if you want to but it isn’t required. I love a full house for Thanksgiving and would love to have you join us.
I sent an application to Oklahoma AARP to see if I can be a tax aide for them next year. I enjoyed doing them a lot last year and would love to be able to do them again next year. I’ll see if they get back to me.
I have been enjoying a long stay in my peaceful valley of life. It has been a while since I fell into the muck pond. I am grateful! Things seem to be falling into place for me and solutions to problems arrive almost before I am aware of the problem. Love when that happens!
I have been able to get back on the Bright Line eating plan fairly easily the last few days. My body sure feels better when I eat on plan. It will take me a bit to lose the 10 pounds I gained. I am a slow loser but I know it will eventually come off if I stick to plan.
Grateful for another beautiful KS sunset tonight, grateful the girls have fresh linens tonight, and grateful for a long sleep last night.