I had a quiet morning at home. Had trouble sleeping last night so haven’t had a lot of energy today.
I took Ellie to the Vet at 3:30. She is so fat she can’t groom herself and has a nasty infection on her private parts. They cleaned her up and gave me some steroid cream to put on her as well as an antibiotic. She also got three vaccines. It cost me $145 to get out of there. Yikes! She has a foul odor from the infection. If it isn’t lots better by the first of next week I am to bring her back in.
Met up with Tagen after I was finished at the vet. We went to Bruff’s for an early dinner. I hadn’t seen Tagen for what feels like a long time. It was nice to get caught up with him. We made some plans for June. He is hoping the apartment he is moving into will be available by June 15. He may trade the truck for a more affordable vehicle. Since he drives to Topeka most days he needs better fuel economy. We shall see how June shakes out for him.
We stopped by the bank after dinner to close an account we are no longer using. It took them forever as they were having computer issues.
Took him back home and picked the cat up. I had taken the cat inside Tagen’s house while we went to dinner. She was hiding under his bed and it took a bit to get her out. She was glad when we got home.
It was a challenge giving Ellie her antibiotic and steroid cream. Kathy held her down and I did the dirty deeds. Ellie was pissed at me before but is really pissed at me now. It may be a long two weeks of treatment.
Tomorrow is trash day. I had left room in the big trash container for our weekly trash. I still had a bit of room so I loaded it up some more. I should be able to get rid of the rest of it next week. I will try to remember to take a load of cardboard to recycling tomorrow and get the front porch cleaned off again. It will be good to have that all gone and taken care of.
Nothing else on my calendar until Kathy and I go to KC again Monday. I have a doctor’s appointment next Wednesday. It will be nice to have a quiet weekend at home. Emporia was a mess today with all the bike riders in town. It was hard to drive down the streets and avoid them.
It was sprinkling while I was driving home around 5:30 this evening. Now the sun is out and all blue skies. I have so missed the sun. It is to be sunny tomorrow and Saturday. My soul needs that!
I needed an old business record today for a little issue that has come up. I was very pleasantly surprised when I call the Historical Society in Topeka that they were able to retrieve the record and email it to me within five minutes of my request. I had anticipated it would take days to weeks to get it. The man that helped me was very kind and efficient. I don’t always see that in the public sector.
Trusting things slow down for me a bit next week. May went by so quickly with the trip to MA and all that has happened since we got home. June will be fairly busy with Tagen moving out and the sale of the rental house. Trusting that the house will sell quickly and be an easy transaction. Kathy’s kids are coming for five days in June so that will be a busy week. We are going to plan some family dinners while they are so everyone can see each other. I hope to have two rather quiet weeks before they come so I can prepare menus, etc.
I’m grateful I decided to put the probate process and the celebration of life dinner on pause. I have a habit of rushing into things and need to remind myself to slow down. Things get done when it is time for them to get done. Honoring the natural order of things helps things go more smoothly and takes lots less energy to accomplish.
Grateful for the time with Tagen today, grateful for a kind Vet and medication for Ellie, and grateful the sun is shining this evening.