It has been 24 hours since we got our first COVID vaccine. Both of us are experiencing a bit of a sore arm around the injection site but not bad. No different than what I feel after most shots I get. I hear it is the second shot when one may experience more severe symptoms.
Chase County is giving vaccines to its oldest citizens this coming Tuesday. You have to be over 75 for this first round. Sure wish the counties could get enough vaccine to meet all the demand.
I have stayed inside most of the day. It was a bit cold when I went down to let the chickens out this morning. They gave me 16 eggs this morning. They had laid 18 eggs but had broken two of them. They almost got rid of the evidence but the clean up crew missed some of the shells. They don’t make good crooks.
Yesterday Jim brought up five more eggs for a total of 21 for the day. That was a new record for this group. I have three dozen eggs in the refrigerator now with more in the egg basket on the counter. I will deliver three dozen Monday so am even right now. But by Monday I should have at least two more dozen in the refrigerator if not three.
I knitted for a bit this morning. I have finished the third repeat on the blanket I am making. I altered the pattern I used on the birthday blanket and the repeats are shorter than that one. I needed eight repeats on the birthday blanket and am guessing I will need ten for this one. We will see. I don’t have a recipient in mind for this blanket and no date that it needs to be completed. I work on it in small chunks of time and am enjoying the time I am spending with it.
We are having leftovers for dinner so I don’t have to fix dinner tonight. Tomorrow it is to rain or snow and I plan on either making chili or hamburger soup in the crock pot.
I took a nap this afternoon. I want to get on the Hot Line tonight and I can only do that if I take a nap. The Hot Line was busy last night but I got too tired to get on. I have to be in top form when I get on or I don’t feel I can think fast enough and react like I have been trained.
Jim has a Zoom presentation he is doing tomorrow afternoon for the Stillwater Historical Society. Monday is egg delivery day and Tuesday we take the trash to the curb. Wednesday and Thursday I have a shift on the hot line in the evenings. Other than that our week is full of empty space. You would think with all this empty space I would be getting lots done but that doesn’t seem to be the case. I have gotten very good at doing nothing.
Jim may go to Stillwater one day next week and exchange cars and bring another load of stuff up. He didn’t get to go this week as his car developed an issue. He has that fixed now so we will see if he gets to go next week. We are to get some winter weather the first of the week. He may be able to go later in the week.
I’d like to get my tax package to the accountant but am still waiting on tax forms to come in the mail. Jim hasn’t gathered the information I need from him yet either. It will probably be the second week of February before everything comes in and I can take them in.
It has been a cold, cloudy day on the prairie. We got some sleet for a hot minute earlier today. Rain or snow is to come to the prairie this evening and hang around for a bit. We need the moisture. I miss the sun though. I keep reminding myself that spring will be here soon. February is a short month and we are almost done with January. I get excited when I think that by the time Spring comes our vaccines will be fully effective and we can start getting out a bit more with precautions. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I deposited my stimulus check on-line last night. It still amazes me that by sending a picture of the front and back of a check it can get deposited into your account. I love my on-line bank. I can withdraw cash out of any ATM and they refund the ATM fees.
By March 1 we have to have our reservations and dates in to the Y Camp. We have to decide what size cabin we want this year and when we want to go and for how long. Sure wish I had a crystal ball to know if the kids will be able to come out this year or not. There is a big price difference between a two bedroom and three bedroom cabin. I hate to waste the money and space if they won’t be able to come out. We have another couple of weeks to make our decision but once it is made we are stuck with it as they sell out each year and changing cabins is almost impossible. We wasted a three bedroom cabin last year with only having guests for four nights of the month we were there.
Grateful for round one of our vaccine, grateful for my knitting project to help fill my hours, and grateful for my chickens and all the entertainment they provide.