It is 6:30 and I just got home from town. Went in to watch Ellexia cheer and then stopped at the zoo – I mean Walmart. Picked up the last of the things (I hope) I need to fix dinner for Thursday. Actually the store wasn’t as crowded as I feared it might be. The pharmacy had a ten-deep line so went and picked up my groceries and then came back to the pharmacy. By then they had worked through the line and I got what I needed with no wait. I drove home in the rain and then got things unloaded and put away. That wore me out! I am spoiled and used to the easy pickup routine. Glad I went in though as they were out of two items on my list and I had to substitute one thing and the other wasn’t essential so will try again next time I order or go in the store.
We have rain falling on the prairie. Not sure we have gotten much more than an inch but I will take whatever we can get. It has been in the mid 40’s today and has rained off and on all day. Sure nice to hear the rain fall. It was a bit muddy when I walked down to do the chicken chores today. We have some standing water in my swell in the backyard. It has been a hot minute since that has happened.
Got the guest bathroom and hallway cleaned today. Still need to do my bathroom tonight and then all I will have left for tomorrow is the living room, dining room and kitchen. I’m in good shape as far as the cleaning project. Wednesday I will start baking pies, make the jello salad and break the bread for the dressing. Sure wish I could make a few other things ahead of time but have found that doesn’t work so well.
I found a crock pot recipe for roasted veggies that I am going to try. I run out of oven space if I roast them in the oven. I need to fix something that I can eat – most of what I am fixing I won’t eat. I love making the stuff though and enjoy watching others eat it.
Ellexia doesn’t think she will get to come to dinner Thursday as she thinks she goes to her dad’s house this year. She gave me a take-out order for leftovers for her though. That girl does love her green beans.
I ordered an item from Amazon two weeks ago and kept getting notifications that the item was delayed. It was combined with something I ordered last week and was delivered today. The only problem is I got two bottles of some sort of tub and tile cleanser instead of the two items I ordered. When I went to the Amazon web site to do a return, I found out I have to take them to an actual UPS store and not just a UPS drop off site. Dang it anyways. It was their screw up why do I have to work that hard to fix it? This rarely happens with Amazon but still…. Wish I had gotten something I could use and liked and I would have just accepted that.
Got my tax bills for the four rental properties in Emporia. Yikes! A couple of them really went up. I don’t know how people on fixed incomes can afford to stay in their houses now with the increases in property taxes and house insurance. I haven’t gotten the bills for my house or the rental house I have in Cottonwood Falls.
Tonight I will watch the Chiefs game. Not sure it will hold my interest for the whole game but I will watch at least part of it.
I almost forgot to do my chicken chores before I went to town today. Sure glad I remembered as it was pitch dark by the time I got home. I’m still not used to it getting dark so early. By Winter Solstice it will be dark just a bit after 5:00. With the clouds and rain today, it felt really dark out when I got home.
Still in a good head space. Of course when I stay home and stay away from people it is easier to stay there! I didn’t get upset with any one at Walmart today – even the ones that were in la la land and blocking the isles. I will count that as a win!
Grateful all the stuff I need to cook dinner on Thursday is in the house, grateful to watch Ellexia cheer today, and grateful my cleaning project is almost finished.