Monday, July 10, 2023

Tagen, Ellexia and I went to town today to take care of lots of errands. Tagen needed to stop at the bank and get some cash and then stop and give someone some cash he owed them.

I got the two propane tanks exchanged for full ones. Stopped and had a blood draw and then stopped and got a gallon of milk and some ice.

We dropped Ellexia off at her house in town and came home.

We stopped at home and put the ice and milk away and picked up a gas can. Then we headed into Cottonwood Falls to go to Dieker’s to fill the gas container and talk to BJ or Cody.

Cody was available so we talked to him about Tagen’s pickup. Cody said we could have the pickup towed to them and they will give it the once over and see if they can get it running and to make sure it is safe to drive. What a relief that they can do that for us. I wasn’t sure where to take it and I trust them.

Once they get done with the pickup we will have to get the truck insured and tagged and then Tagen will have wheels again. His Mustang isn’t running safely now and he keeps dumping money into it and then something else goes wrong. Hoping the pickup will be fairly reasonable to get up and running and then will last him a couple of years until he gets through school and can get a job and buy a newer vehicle. The pickup is a 1987 which makes it a bit easier to work on.

Finally came home and stayed home. It is another warm day on the prairie with temperatures pushing 90.

Tagen did chicken chores and brought up three eggs. Keep thinking the other chickens will start laying soon but they aren’t moving too fast yet.

Got the TSH results back and they were 1.7. Getting a bit low but not as low as I thought they would be. I will see if the Endrocrinologist wants me to continue on the dose I am on or if we drop the dosage a bit. I will need a refill either way so hoping they get back to me sooner rather than later.

Don’t have an abundance of energy to do much today. Guess it is a quiet day after the busy day yesterday. Maybe tomorrow Tagen and I can go to town and pick up another car full of stuff to bring out.

I am grilling hamburgers for dinner and fixing a side of macaroni and cheese. That will be easy!

I went on-line and booked an appointment with Best Buy in Wichita to get the screen on my iPhone replaced. I am going Friday. Kathy and a friend are going with me. We will stop and have lunch, get my iPhone fixed and then make a stop at Costco. I will look forward to Friday all week. I need a day away.

Wednesday the heating and air guy is coming to do the summer check on the A/C. They must be very busy as it is a bit late in the season to make sure the unit is running OK.

Thursday I have to have Ellie in town by 8:00. She is getting shaved to get rid of the nasty knots in her fur. She is so fat she can’t groom herself properly. I will have to go back to town around 4:00 to pick her up.

Feeling a bit tired and restless this afternoon. Things seem to be getting resolved, slowly but surely so not sure why I feel so restless. Patience is not my strong suit and several things that need finished up are waiting for someone else to do something before I can finish them up. I need to find something to keep me busy and forget about a few things for a bit while I am patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for others to do their thing.

Grateful for Dieker’s and their honest, reliable service, grateful my TSH wasn’t as low as I thought it might be, and grateful for getting all the errands taken care of.