Sleep was almost impossible for me to find last night. My feet were aching and my legs were restless. I took three hot baths – that was the only thing that helped quiet my feet and legs. Nights like that sure seem to last a long time.
Jim took off for Stillwater around 2:00 today. I took a short nap after he left. I decided today would be a rest day for me and I didn’t get anything done except my egg delivery. I have had my favorite music on and have done absolutely nothing all day today. My soul needed a quiet day at home doing nothing.
Tomorrow I need to go to Emporia and run some errands. The grandkids decided they want Chex Mix instead of cookies this week so will pick up supplies to make that while I am in town.
Found out via my handyman that the guttering people showed up today at the rental house. I didn’t know they were coming. We had wanted to get the eves painted before they put the new guttering on. Guess I will get to paint around it now. I’ll go look at it tomorrow when I am out running errands. I wish they had let me know they were coming. I’m grateful the job is getting done sooner rather than later but it would have been nice to have been told what the plan was.
I sent nine dozen eggs with Jim today for him to pass out to our friends in Stillwater. I cleared out my stash again. They sure pile up quickly. The girls gave me 28 eggs today. I remembered to take them some water this afternoon and do the second gathering of eggs. That is something Jim usually takes care of.
I broke down and turned the A/C on today. It is nicer outside then inside the house. The humidity was high and I am hoping with the A/C on I can sleep better. We will see what happens tonight. I hate to run the A/C since the solar panels are down but the solar company is going to reimburse me for what I am having to buy from the electric company while the panels are down. This cool house is on them!
Whenever Jim goes to Stillwater I think how big and quiet this house is with him gone. The pandemic would have been a totally different experience for me if I had gone through it alone.
I fixed a piece of salmon for dinner tonight. Need to think of something to fix tomorrow night. It is hard to find something that only feeds one person. Not sure I can eat salmon three times in a row. I like it but not that well. It sure makes an easy to fix meal though.
I may go out tonight and paint for a bit. I feel guilty when I waste an entire day when I have so much painting to do. I have a small project in mind that I could complete tonight. The big project needs new paint that I will get tomorrow.
Grateful for empty space, grateful Jim had a safe trip to Stillwater, and grateful the guttering project has begun.