It has been a quiet day at home. I did go to Strong City for lunch but otherwise have been tucked in at home. I managed to take my mile walk this afternoon. I do feel better afterwards.
I got the bedroom ceiling fan cleaned and the room dusted. I have one more piece to dust in the living room and that job will be done.
I got the refund check from the house insurance on Michelle’s house. Still don’t understand why they told me I needed to send in a bunch of paperwork the first time I called and accepted the cancellation the second time that resulted in the refund check. Grateful that got crossed off my pending list. I will drop the check off at the bank while I am in town tomorrow. My account doesn’t qualify for on-line deposits.
Haven’t heard from the accountant yet so unless they call in the morning it will be Thursday before I can pick up my taxes. Trusting they will be ready then.
Got an email from a couple I met when I went on my 70th birthday trip to England, Ireland and Scotland. It is always a good day when I hear from them. I will send a reply later tonight. Funny how some people you randomly meet stick and others don’t. This couple and I spent several meals together and our core values match. They were the couple that walked to the top of the tower where the Blarney Stone is with me.
Tagen let me know he crashed his four wheeler last week and got a bad concussion. He gets to go back to work this week. He had to get a CT as he had vomiting along with dizziness and a bad headache. Glad to know he is recovering. He had two concussions before. That kid and his hard head!
Nicole is still down with some sort of virus. She has had a bad ear ache, congestion and now a cough. She must have that stuff that lasts for a couple of weeks. I offered to make her some chicken noodle soup and bring up to her. That stuff is miserable and it feels like it will never go away.
Tomorrow I will be in town by 9:00 to do taxes. I have four more sessions to go after this one. It has been a good season for me. I got to see lots of people I haven’t seen for a bit. The regular clients feel like meeting old friends and I enjoy visiting with the other volunteers.
I have a few things to pick up at the grocery store before I come home. I will go by the bank and deposit the insurance refund check. I go back to Emporia Thursday for another tax shift.
Saturday I am going with some friends to the protest at the Capital. With all that is going on these days I trust lots of people will show up to voice their concerns. Other than showing up at protests, calling my elected representatives and senators and choosing wisely where I spend my money, I’m not sure what else I can do. Action feels important but yet limited. I am privileged enough that the cuts that are being made probably won’t change my life, but they certainly have the potential to change the life’s of people I care about.
Sunday I am working a shift at the Emporia Library book sale. Bag day starts Monday. Grateful I have to go back to Emporia Monday for a tax shift so I can go to the sale and get a bag of books. I have a bag full I need to return from the last bag sale.
I will enjoy Wednesday and Friday as they are my only stay at home days for the next little bit. Looking forward to April 13 and our family day. Feels like it has been a long time since I saw all my kids at the same time. Family days are my best days of the year!
Felt good to get the dusting and cleaning done. Those projects never take long but for some reason I put them off for too long. It was nice to get the insurance check today and cross that off my list too. Makes a day feel productive when things get done. The walks are helping me walk out of the pit I had fallen in. Going to the protest feels helpful to my soul too. I do better when I take some sort of action, even when it feels like it isn’t enough.
Grateful the insurance check came, grateful to hear from the friends I met on my trip, and grateful Tagen and Nicole are doing better.