This has been a weird day of sorts. I knew the window guys were coming this morning but not sure when. I woke up a little before 8:00 and decided I better get up and get ready in case they showed up early. I didn’t sleep well last night and was still tired but I got up.
The guys didn’t show up until after 9:15. They came and installed the remaining two windows. I had to go to Cottonwood Falls to get my oil changed while they were here but they were still here when I got home. I was tired so decided to get away from their mess and noise and go lay down. I fell asleep and when I got up they were gone. They kinda cleaned up their mess but they forgot to take the plastic off the windows. The two windows they installed today are the real tall ones in the hallway. There is no way I am going to climb on the roof and get to them to take the plastic off. I sent a text to the manager and told them someone is going to have to make a special trip from Manhattan to take care of that. I haven’t heard back from him yet. Sometimes I scratch my head at the things people do and wonder how they let something like that slip.
I got an email from the insurance adjuster and he has requested the remainder of the funds to pay for the windows. I will be getting an email later today or tomorrow that I will respond to and then the funds will be processed. It took him four weeks to get that to me. Grateful he honored his word when I got hold of him last week and he got it to me today.
Took care of the chickens. They seemed happier with their fresh linens, or maybe it was just my nose that was happier when I opened their coop door and didn’t get assaulted with a foul odor. Either way, it was much more fun doing chores today.
Dieker Oil did a great job changing my oil. It is always nice driving off in a clean car. They sure make getting my oil changed a pleasant experience and I know my car is in good hands each and every time I go there.
It has warmed up to 58 today! Spring like day on the prairie. I had a coat on to do the chickens and almost didn’t need it. The wind is even calm today. I could take days like this the whole month of February.
I ended up making spaghetti and meat balls for Tagen and Lily last night. It amazes me how much that kid can eat. We had a big lunch and by 5:30 he was hungry again. I sent the leftovers home with him. I did six loads of dishes yesterday and finished them up today. It was work but a lot of fun to fix two meals for Tagen and Lily yesterday.
Plan on working on my AARP tax homework later this afternoon. I think I have brain power to do it today. If not, I am free all day tomorrow and will get it finished up then. This has been one of those days where I don’t feel my head and body are flowing as one.
Grateful I have a free day at home tomorrow. I have a small list of things that I need to get done around here and that will give me the time to take care of things. I’m grateful I can get all the trash down to the curb tomorrow. Kathy took a wheelbarrow full of it last week but there is still some carried over from when we couldn’t get it down to the curb for two weeks. It will be good to get the garage cleaned up a bit. I have someone coming over Wednesday morning for end of life planning and need to go to town Thursday for a haircut, to go to the Chiropractor and to drop off my 2023 income taxes to my accountant. I’ll also pick up some groceries Thursday and take care of another errand or two. It will be good to be able to stay home the next two days before that.
It felt good to get the window replacement project crossed off my pending list today. Next big project is the EFIS repair. That should happen in March. After that I can get the guttering replaced and the deck painted and then the hail damage project from last August will be completed. Dang, that turned into a bigger project and has taken longer than I would have expected. Grateful projects like that don’t happen too often. I’m not good with projects that depend on others to do something before the next thing can happen.
Trusting that February will be an easier month for me than January was. It felt like in January I kept hitting pothole after pothole and kept having to put out fires around here. I survived it all and am trusting that I will be able to catch a break soon and get some smoother sailing weather.
Grateful the window project is complete, grateful for fresh oil in the clean car, and grateful for the time I got to spend with Lily and Tagen yesterday.