I walked down to the mailbox today and picked up the mail. In the mail today was a hand written letter from a friend in KS. It made my day! Thanks Robin. I was so homesick last night and your letter helped. What an unexpected gift.
I got up this morning and it was so nice outside that I went out and weeded the iris bed for about an hour. It looks nice now and the iris are starting to bud. If it gets as warm as it is supposed to tomorrow – mid 80’s I be the iris pop open. I love the smell of iris.
Jim and I took a one-mile walk this afternoon. It is mid 70’s today but windy. We noticed several new spring flowers blooming today that hadn’t been. We have one rose blooming in the front yard.
Other than doing laundry and weeding I haven’t done much. Most of the projects that need done are stuff I don’t know how to do on my own. Jim is finishing hanging two kitchen cabinet doors this afternoon. He still has to build five more for the upper cabinets and finish scraping two lower ones. It is nice to get that project almost done though.
I have a list made for the grocery store but Jim didn’t make it there today. No rush as I can fix dinner without the stuff on the list. He doesn’t want me to go so I agreed to let him go. I have some things on the list that I need so I can make some face masks. It will be interesting to see if he can get what I need. We shall see!
The battery on my iPhone 8 is starting to not hold a charge. Is it possible to just buy a new battery or would I be better off getting a new phone. This one is about 3 or 4 years old.
May bake a batch of cookies after dinner tonight. I am in a baking mood. I like to make cinnamon rolls and would love to make a batch of those but not sure Jim can eat them all.
I heard back from the Crisis Text Line that I want to volunteer with. I passed the application process and the background check and have signed up for their training. The training doesn’t start until April 20 and lasts for two weeks. I’m excited for this opportunity to be in service. If this is something you might be interested in doing let me know and I will send you the link to apply. They are expecting to see a big surge in the need for their services over the coming months due to the current world situation. You have to agree to give them 200 hours of service over the next two years. They recommend you be available for four hours a week in two – two hour shifts although you can do more shifts if you would like.
Tomorrow my foot surgeon is to call me during the time I was scheduled to see him in his office. I’m looking forward to seeing how this process works. Hoping I made the right call not to drive to Wichita to see him in person. My feet still bother me but not enough to justify driving to Wichita. Not sure he will be able to do anything but we shall see.
My Endocrinologist is going to attempt to schedule my ultrasound the same day as my appointment with her in Topeka in May. I asked them to attempt that as I don’t want to make the drive twice – especially if we are still here in Stillwater. It is a four hour drive one way.
The guy that burns my property called me today and he is going to attempt to burn tomorrow unless the forecast changes. I’m sad that I won’t be there to witness it as I love to watch them burn. Another Coronavirus sacrifice!
I continue to ride the waves of my emotions. At least I don’t feel like I am on a roller coaster like I was a couple of weeks ago. I do get overwhelmed with emotion from time to time but it doesn’t last too long. I remind myself to allow whatever I am feeling and let it pass. Grateful when that works for me – it doesn’t always.
Grateful the iris patch is weeded, grateful for a letter from a friend, and grateful I was accepted into the Crisis TextLine training program.