I didn’t get much sleep last night. Slept for less than two hours then woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep. Finally got about another hour of sleep around 5:30 this morning. Gave up at 7:00 and got up for the day. I’m getting sleepy this evening.
Finished cleaning the house this morning. Lynn came and picked up the Newsletters to take to the post office. Took my car into Cottonwood Falls for an oil change at 10:00. Lynn came to the station and we walked up and down Main Street in Cottonwood Falls for about 20 minutes. That made the waiting time go by quickly. Dropped off recycling stuff after my car was done and came home.
Mowed the entire yard including the little push mowing part this afternoon. It was a beautiful day to be out mowing. There was little wind, bright blue skies and low 80’s. Perfect weather to be outside.
Did a check on critter feed and I have enough to get by without having to go to town today. Found another container of peanut butter cups so didn’t have to go to Emporia after all. That was nice!
Got my packing done this afternoon. I had a list and it went quick. Just need to grab my toiletries in the morning and I will be ready to go. I am leaving around 10:45 in the morning to head to Manhattan. Hazel and I are going to go out to lunch as I doubt we will get dinner. Our flight leaves from Manhattan around 3:30. We won’t get to Portland until after 1:00 am. It may be a long travel day. Wednesday we will take a bus from Portland to Bangor where one of Hazel’s siblings will pick us up to take us to Camp Hutch.
I love being close to water and am looking forward to a week in Maine near the water and loons. I’m sure we will go to the ocean at some point too. Hazel has kayaks we will use to play in the water. I’ll work on my sun tan while I am there.
Just trained my intern on how to do chores. I so appreciate him taking care of things while I am going to be gone this week. I have friends coming to spend the weekend so my intern won’t be stuck here. I appreciate them too! I am so blessed!
It felt good to have another productive day today. I got a lot done yesterday and today. I finally feel ready to leave for Maine. I’m getting excited to go now. Not sure why it usually feels a bit complicated to get away. I have felt like I have been running behind the last week or so and finally feel like I have caught up to myself. It will be so nice to have a week to relax and not have chores and critters to take care of.
Grateful for the sleep I will get tonight (does it work to be grateful in advance?), grateful my to do list is completed, and grateful for all that will be tending to my critters and house while I am gone.