Five of us gathered and practiced Tonglen last night. All had practiced before so we were able to go deep and get right to it without instructions. It was a powerful evening. We held it inside last night as it was a touch warm outside. My house was blessed by the practice.
It has been a lazy day on the prairie today. None of us have much energy to do much and three of us slept in after having trouble falling asleep. I think the magic of the full moon did its thing last night on all of us!
I went to Emporia around noon. The road construction is back and I had to wait about 20 minutes in line. I took the back roads home.
I dropped off a car load of things at the Salvation Army that Michelle wanted gone. I then went to Bobby D’s and had lunch. I stopped at Bluestem and purchased 200 pounds of chicken feed. The girls are graduating to Egg Layer Feed instead of Start and Grow. Eggs will be coming very soon. I then stopped and deposited a check at the ATM. I was glad to get home after all of that.
I got the bill for the guttering repair in the mail today. I wrote out a check to pay for it and a check to settle the difference I owed Jim. This little project has been on my pending list for over six months and it felt very good to finally get to cross it off my list.
I am fixing a meal loaf and macaroni and cheese for dinner tonight. Ellexia will be joining us for the next couple of days. When I asked the kids what kind of food they wanted me to fix she said the meat with sauce on top of it. I finally figured out that is what she calls meat loaf. We may have renamed it around here! Ha!
If I remember I will remind the kiddos to sit out on the back deck to watch the Cottonwood Falls fireworks tonight. I also want to go out and watch the full moon rising. It will be a magic night on the prairie tonight.
I called and ordered a fill for the propane tank. We had a late, cold spring this year and I won’t have enough propane to get me through till first fill in late October. I got my contract for next year and I need to price chop this year and see if I can find a better price with a different company.
We don’t have any Fourth of July plans for tomorrow. We didn’t buy any fireworks this year. They aren’t my favorite thing to do and it feels like a waste of money to buy any. It is to be a bit cooler tomorrow so may get out and paint some. If all five of us paint on it I bet we could get the back deck done.
I need to get the glass on my iPhone replaced. I may go to Best Buy this Thursday and get that done. I am disappointed in the Otter Box that I have on it. It doesn’t fit correctly and didn’t prevent the glass from chipping in one corner. I will see if they have a better case for it while I am getting it repaired.
Sitting in a good head space today. Last night Tonglen was just what I needed. I didn’t get frustrated with the wait for the construction zone or other customers in the stores today. I feel grounded and a step or two above the neutral level on the consciousness ladder. That is a good space to live life from.
Grateful my errands are done, grateful the guttering project is complete, and grateful the chickens food supply is well stocked.