I sure didn’t want to get up when my alarm went off this morning. Had trouble finding sleep last night and I was deep in sleep when the alarm went off.
I did taxes this morning. Only two more days of doing taxes this season. We stayed fairly steady today but had a bit of down time. Most of the returns today were simple ones which makes the day feel easy.
After I was done doing taxes I stopped for lunch and came home. I was going to go to the library book sale and get a bag of books for $10. Decided I would do it tomorrow instead. I needed to come home and take a nap.
I got my passport back today. I am grateful it came. They had told me to allow 8 weeks for it to come but it came in four or five weeks. I didn’t get my old passport returned yet but that should arrive within a week. No worries on that one coming. I feel a bit safer having my updated passport now. Don’t have any plans to need it but with all that is going on I feel safer having it.
I stopped by the Sheriff’s office to ask what I needed for authorization to do a rally April 19. He happened to be in the office so I was able to talk to him. I have to fill out a permit application to hold an “event” with the city council. The city council will have a conversation with the Sheriff and decide if the Sheriff needs to provide services during the event.
After I left the Sheriff’s office I went to the city office and got the application for the “event” permit. The lady was just leaving the office but turned around and gave me the form I needed. I came home and filled it out and then returned it to the city office. The city officials are meeting tonight and will let me know tomorrow if they approve.
Not sure I needed to go through all of this but if the size of the event grows I will feel less stress knowing that I have the permit. I can’t imagine needing one if 15 of my friends gather and walk down sidewalks together. But since we will be carrying political signs and we are in red country I decided to play it safe and request a permit. Not sure what I will do if they deny it but I will cross that bridge if I have to.
I did change the event listing on my Facebook page to show that we will be meeting at my house and not the courthouse. The Sheriff said he was rather sure the County would not give me permission to gather at the Courthouse grounds. I guess I can see that point of view but……. Wonder if they would let me if I leaned right? We will walk from my house to the Courthouse and down Main Street on the sidewalks to the bridge and then back again.
Sounds like the timing of this event may be good as April 20 is the date that Martial Law may be declared. Gosh that feels extreme and impossible but right now even impossible feels possible. Our rights are slowly being taken away from us in plain view. Surely some in political power will grow a pair and stop this insanity. I trust that if they know there are millions in the streets protesting and calling for courage they will step up and do the correct thing.
Phil came over to discuss what needs to be done to my foundation. I have a weak spot in the foundation at the corner where the dining room and my bedroom meet. The foundation has crumbled away and there is a big slope. He is going to go under the house tomorrow and see what needs to be done to fix it. He may have to take up the carpet in my bedroom and cut a hole in the floor so he can repair the foundation. He is a tall skinny man and he might be able to do it using the crawl space. Grateful for however he decides to fix it. I have worried about that spot since I have moved in. I don’t want damage done to the house due to a fixable foundation issue. That project has been on my pending list for months and I will be very grateful when it gets crossed off and taken care of.
Tomorrow I am going to Emporia to do taxes again. Afterwards I am having lunch with Tagen and then I will go to the book sale and get a bag of books for $5. I should hear tomorrow if the permit has been approved for the rally.
Wednesday I am meeting with a friend to do her taxes in the morning and I may be going to meet another friend to help them with their taxes in the afternoon. Thursday I do taxes in the morning again. Friday I have a brunch to attend. Saturday I will get groceries and get ready for family day on Sunday.
Next week will feel empty with no tax days on my calendar. I will have somethings to do to get ready for the rally on the 19th. It will be good to have some empty space back on my calendar.
It warmed up to the mid 60’s today. I had a bit of frost on my windows this morning when I left to go to Emporia. Sunday it is to be 87! KS has trouble moderating its temperature during April.
Feeling a bit empty this evening. I don’t feel my best and sleep is becoming a big issue for me again. When I was on the medication I was taking for a bit I was sleeping too much. But the side effects were becoming too big to ignore. Now that I am off of it I can’t find sleep again. Guess I am having trouble moderating myself these days.
Grateful for the timing of the permit as otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to get one, grateful the foundation is going to get fixed, and grateful my passport is here.