My guests left early this morning. Last night they didn’t think they would leave before 8:00 but they got gone before 7:30. I came out in my pajamas to tell them goodbye. He hugged me and is planning on returning in May when he comes to KS to turkey hunt. They also booked a room for December 2019 when they return for her family Christmas. They left the sweetest thank you note for me. I love when my guests come as strangers and leave as friends.
I got their bedroom and bathroom cleaned today as I have two more guests coming in this evening. They didn’t think they would be here until 9:00 pm. I hope they can find my road – it is hard for me to find at night. Not sure if they will be staying in tonight or if they are coming to go to a party nearby. Check-out is at 11:00 tomorrow morning so they won’t be here long.
My baby brother Keith and his son Abraham came to pick up some New Year’s Cookies I had made. I also gave them some fudge and left over cookies. I have one more delivery to make and then most of the goodies will be out of the house.
It is a cloudy, windy, wet day on the prairie today. Not looking forward to walking down to take care of the chickens. I have to fill their water container every other day but think I will fill it today as it is to be bitter cold tomorrow. That way if their door gets frozen shut they won’t run out of water. The high tomorrow is only to be 20 with a wind chill pulling it down even more. No precipitation is predicted at this point but that seems to keep changing. Earlier today snow was predicted for Thursday this week but now that has been taken out of the forecast.
No plans for tonight as I don’t know what my guests will be doing. Some guests I feel comfortable leaving them in the house alone and others not so much. I never know which way I will feel until I meet them in person. I am not a party person anyways so doubt that I would have gone out even if I didn’t have guests coming – especially since it is to be really cold tonight. I am a wimp when it comes to getting out in winter weather.
Trying to convince myself to make it to town to get groceries today. I won’t want to get out tomorrow in the bitter cold. Maybe after I take care of the chickens I can convince myself to go.
Need to clean my living room and kitchen a bit more. I think the guests are staying upstairs in the room with the queen bed but need to check the room with the double bed in case they decide they want to stay downstairs where it is more private.
May start working on my taxes this afternoon and tomorrow. I got my planner so I can start filling in the blanks and pulling information together. I like getting that task done in early February so it is done before the tax preparers get really busy.
Feeling much better today than I was yesterday. Taking a long hike with my guest yesterday afternoon helped blow the cobwebs out and changed my mood for the better. We were out walking during the sunset. It was one of the top ten sunsets ever last night and even more beautiful viewed from the openness of the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. Back to feeling my normal self and so looking forward to 2019 and the changes it will bring me.
Grateful for guests that become friends, grateful this house cleans easily, and grateful I live close to the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve so I can hike there and clear my head and fill my soul.