Monday, March 2, 2020

20 days till THE day.  It will be here before I know it.  Trusting I am ready.

Took the Prius to the glass shop today and had the windshield replaced.  It was $150 cheaper in Stillwater than I paid in Emporia.  Wonder why?  Glad to have that done.

Stopped by Walmart on my way to do taxes this morning to pick up two things Jim forgot to get when we were there yesterday.  Got to the library to do taxes around 9:00.  There were only three people in line.  Set up my computer and went out to get my first client.  Took her back, entered three pages of information and the entire network went down.  It didn’t come back up for over an hour.

By the time we got it back up and started getting clients done there were over 30 people waiting to have their taxes done.  I didn’t get a lunch break today until after 2:00.  We finally got through the line and ran out of clients.  I was going to go to lunch and come back but was told I didn’t need to come back as there were seven preparers there and none were busy.

I went to Chipotle and had a salad and then came home.  We went and picked up the Prius and brought it home.  I painted a bit on the new cabinet doors.  We took a one-mile walk as it was in the upper 50’s and good walking weather.  After our walk I came in and got dinner going.  After dinner was cleaned up I did a bit more painting inside.

We are making progress on the kitchen cabinets.  I still have some more painting to do before Jim can hang the doors that are done.  He is out in his shop now building two more doors.  After those are done he will still have four doors for the upper cabinets to build and four shelves.  Thinking we will get them all done before the flooring material comes in and we have to stop to get that down.  We should have the kitchen done before the wedding but we won’t get the back room done.

I am feeling much better today.  Still have a bit of backache but it is so much better than it was yesterday.  I have had much more energy today too.  Thinking by tomorrow I will be back to full strength.  I’m glad I didn’t have to go back to the doctor today.  I don’t have time to be sick right now!

Tomorrow morning the electrician is coming to put a box in so we can plug in the new microwave.  He is also going to install some under counter lights and put a plug in the bathroom.

I do taxes tomorrow afternoon and again all day on Wednesday.  Thursday we leave for KS in the morning and will be back to Stillwater on Sunday.  I hope the weather is nice in KS so I can get some painting done on the deck.  That project is still pending and I am tired of thinking about it.  Painting seems to be my thing everywhere I go these days!

Got my electric bill for February.  It was $32.  Wow!  The solar panels are really making a difference.  I do heat with propane but my electric bill was never below $125 a month before and my electric bill hasn’t been over $45 since I had the panels installed the end of October.  I’m anxious to see what my bill will be during air conditioning season.

Lost another chicken today.  I feel bad for my house sitter.  She feels so responsible and is concerned I thought she wasn’t feeding or watering them.  I keep trying to reassure her it would be happening if I was there too.  Wonder if the chickens have a virus or something or if they are just old and it is their time.  I want to get rid of the chickens later this spring anyways but hate to see them die like this.

Starting my to-do list for when I get home this weekend.  At the top of the list is to clean out the chicken coop.  Not sure Jim will be helpful as he struggles to handle chicken shit.  Sometimes he is such a city boy!

Grateful I am feeling better, grateful progress is being made on the kitchen, and grateful for my solar panels.