Monday, June 26, 2017

Total solar eclipse is on August 21 this year. Can you say road trip? I am renting a bus and driver and taking 13 of my friends north to Atchison, KS so we can experience the brief period of darkness around 1:00. I sent an email invite to some friends and put a post on Facebook. I only have one spot left for sure but maybe four. I am temporarily holding three spots for some friends so they can check their schedules to see if they can figure out a way to come. I will start a wait list when it sells out in case plans change and someone decides they can’t come. Let me know if you want to go. Cost is $50 and includes transportation and lunch as well as a piece of birthday cake. Yes, that is my birthday. How cool the Universe is putting on a show for me. Last year I saw the biggest full moon rising I have ever seen that came up just to help me celebrate my birthday. Thanks Universe!

I have been working on clearing up some technology clutter by emptying my email junk and delete files. Need to learn a faster way of doing so. I hadn’t done it for several months so it seemed to take a long time as there were lots of them that needed cleared out. While I was emptying the delete file I got four new junk emails. I work to unsubscribe from as many as I can so I stop the incoming but it sure seems hard to keep ahead of all the junk emails.

I need to figure out a way to speed up my iPad. I googled how to do that and the best recommendation is to reset it to the factory settings and start over putting on it what I want and use. It will delete all the data that isn’t backed up doing so. I think I have everything stored in the Cloud but am not sure. Anyone an expert at this type of thing and want to help me out?

I cast on the third baby blanket I want to knit. May need to take a knitting break though as it is becoming tedious to count each stitch. This one is going to a baby who isn’t due until late fall so have lots of time to make it.

I am going to KC sometime this week so Nicole and I can be together so we can make our flight and Kumano Kodo reservations. Thinking this will be the easiest way rather than talking on the phone and trying to do it. She applied for her LOA from work and is hoping to hear this week if it is approved. The first of August will be here before I know it. Time to get things ready – including my slightly out-of-shape body.

Craig invited me out to dinner last night. We get the funniest looks from people when they see us out together. Is there a rule you can’t be friends with your ex? If so, we break that rule! People seem not to know what to say to us when we are together.

Enjoying a quiet day at home. Not getting much done other than the email decluttering. Feels good today to be quiet and not do much. Some days it really bothers me when I don’t get much done and other days I can enjoy that type of day. Today I am enjoying it.

Another beautiful summer day on the prairie. Not so hot today so the windows are open. The birds are singing. Dogs and cats are napping. Chickens are laying and then singing their I just laid an egg song. All is well on the prairie today!