I still have my pajamas on if that gives you any indication of what type of day I have had. I think I am soul tired today. My heart feels heavy with grief over what is happening to this country. I needed to take a day and allow myself to have all the feelings. Not an easy thing to do but ever so necessary.
Got two more donations for the Detention Center in my mail today. One was pre stamped post cards and the other were cards, envelopes and stamps. Appreciated both packages.
A lady from Council Grove called me. Her church is taking on this project as a mission project. She had a few questions and at the end told me she would bring me a check in the next couple of weeks. They are taking up a special collection soon. Grateful for their support.
The tree guy stopped by to check out what I needed done. We walked around the yard and I pointed out what I had noticed. He noticed a couple more. He said he would try to be back to do the work within two weeks. Ummm…. Wonder if that is true? These guys tend to work on a different type of calendar than I have. We shall see what happens. Hopefully he will get to them before we have a storm that takes them down.
Got notice that my steer had been taken to the butcher. Beef prices are $2.50 a pound on the hoof right now. This one weighs almost 1,100 pounds. I’m grateful for the ranchers that beef prices are high. Still much cheaper to buy beef this way than at the store and this beef is grass-fed, no drugs or artificial food given to him. It will take about three weeks before it will be cut and ready to come home.
The Director of the Center called me this afternoon to let me know he had received some donations. Unfortunately some of the things that he was sent were things not on the list and he can’t accept them. I am going to meet with him Friday and he will give those things to me and I will find another home for them. I trust he doesn’t get overwhelmed with stuff not on his list and shut the whole project down. People’s intentions are good but he has to follow security guidelines. He is making an exception for the things he is allowing and can’t bend more.
Tomorrow Kathy and I will head to KC around 9:15. We are meeting Nicole for an early lunch and then are going to the Clinic for Kathy’s intake visit. Not sure how long the appointment will be. We may stop by Costco when we are done if we aren’t too tired. I don’t have anything urgent on my list so it can wait if we don’t feel like stopping. I am betting we will have more appointments over the next couple of months so can get things then.
Nothing else on my calendar for the rest of the week after tomorrow. I do need to call and schedule a haircut. I keep forgetting to do that during business hours. I will need to go to town one day this week and get some groceries. I need to get with Tagen and get the truck paperwork taken care of.
This has been a hard day emotionally and mentally. Sometimes I have to stop and allow myself to feel the hard feelings. This was a good day to do that as I didn’t have anywhere I needed to be. Better to release them than to let them sit and stew.
Grateful for the donations that continue to come in, grateful the tree guy is almost ready to cut the dead limbs down, and grateful I was able to allow my emotions space and time today.