Not sure what I did today. I did make a trip to Cottonwood Falls and ran errands there. I dropped off two dozen eggs to one of my regular egg customers. I didn’t charge for them as they are so small but it was fun to show off all the different colored eggs.
I dumped a car load of recycling material in the trailer. The trailer was pretty full but I managed to stuff it all in.
I stopped and got some cheese for our dinner tonight at the Dollar General store. I made chicken and cheese quesadillas. Ellexia is going to be my dinner fixer helper. Tagen takes care of the dogs and chickens so Ellexia is going to help fix dinner every night when she is here. Tonight she shredded the cooked chicken using the hand mixer and buttered the tortillas.
I stopped at Dieker’s to check on the pickup. They were done with it so I paid for that bill. It was very reasonable for all they did to it. They replaced the battery, drained and replaced all the fluids in the truck, did an oil change and fixed the lug nuts on all the wheels. They checked out the brakes, etc. They are pushing it over to have Casey look at it as the truck dies when you shift gears. They think it may be a transmission vacuum hose leak. Who knew a transmission had a vacuum? Casey hopes to get to it on Wednesday. Hoping it is an easy fix and not too expensive.
Tagen was excited to hear the truck appears to be in fairly good working order. We shall see what Casey says Wednesday. It will be nice if it can be fixed so Tagen has wheels running while I am gone next week. If Casey can get it fixed Michelle will need to get it registered and get tags for it then Tagen will be good to go. If it isn’t running yet, I may have to have Kathy takes us to the airport and pick us up so Tagen can use my car next week.
Tagen brought up nine eggs from the girls – two were cracked so the dogs got to eat those. Won’t be long before we are getting over a dozen a day and closing in on two dozen a day. He used a bucket to bring the eggs up to the house today – he learned quick!
Tomorrow I told the kiddos I would take them to the pool in Cottonwood for the afternoon. It is to be pushing 100 tomorrow and will be a good day for them to swim. Tagen had weight lifting and conditioning training this morning but has an off day from that tomorrow.
I have to go to town tomorrow afternoon to get my haircut so am going to pick up a grocery order when I get done with that. That way I won’t have to make another trip to town on Thursday. Ellexia and I are going to Wichita Wednesday to get the screen replaced on my iPhone and to make a Costco run. We may have a few things to pick up for the cruise. We made our packing list today.
Thursday the new dryer is to be delivered and one day this week the plumber said he would come out. Fingers crossed both of those things will happen.
The thunderstorms went around us again this morning. It came within five miles of us but we didn’t get a bit of the nice rain. Sure wish we could get four or five inches to help fill the ponds. Many of the local ponds the ranchers use to water their cattle have gone dry this summer. Can’t believe it is time for the cattle to be pulled off the pastures already. Seems like they were just put out there a couple weeks ago.
Sitting in a good head space tonight. I am tired. I got more sleep than I had been getting last night but still am behind on my sleep. Maybe I will get another good night’s sleep tonight and get caught up.
Grateful to have eggs to share, fateful Ellexia is my dinner helper, and grateful the truck is almost drivable.