I slept in two parts last night. Went to bed early and slept for a couple of hours. I was up from midnight until 4:00 and then was able to find sleep again and slept until 7:30. I feel tired today. One of these days soon I will crash and burn and sleep a long time.
A dear friend and her husband picked me up at 11:30 and we went to Pioneer Bluffs for a lunch and a Prairie talk. The food was brisket, baked beans, cheesy potatoes and Cole slaw. It was delicious!
After I finished eating I grabbed a big trash bag and went around and collected plates, and other trash from the people as they finished eating. They were short on volunteers today and I know how to do trash.
As we got ready to go upstairs to listen to the presentation I noticed there wasn’t a volunteer at the chair lift. I helped about five people get up the lift safely and then found a chair to sit in and listen to the presentation.
The presentation was done by Annie Wilson of Five Oaks Ranch. She took us through the history of their land starting 100 years ago. The detail was wonderful and their land has a rich history. It is wonderful to see and hear from those that love the land and are great stewards of it.
It was hot outside today. The barn had a bit of a breeze blowing through it but it was still hot. Felt good to get in the air conditioned car for the ride home. I sure appreciated the ride today and the conversation we had in the car. How does one do life without dear friends?
After I got home I did the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen a bit. That is about all I have done today though. The heat takes it out of me and I have little energy or motivation to do much. There is a strong wind blowing today – not sure if that helps it feel cooler or not. I think if you were out in the wind very long it would get annoying rather quickly.
No plans for tomorrow. I need to take stock of the refrigerator and see if I need any groceries. I will need to run to town sooner or later and restock. The only thing I have on my calendar for next week is a lunch with a friend on Thursday. Kathy has a couple of appointments and needs to get another one on her calendar for next week. I may need to go to one of those with her.
I need to remember to call and get an appointment so someone can check out my sore knee. It has been bothering me for three weeks and is not easing up any. It hasn’t gotten any worse either. I also need to get an appointment to get a mass on Sophia checked out. I have a banking thing I need to take care of next week too.
Hoping Monday I can figure out what the delay is about getting an appointment with a surgeon. The doctor’s office referred me to a different surgeon last Monday and that office didn’t call me either. I am wondering if my phone number on the referral form is wrong. This has gone on way too long and I need some help from the referring doctor’s office to fix it.
Next week I want to file for probate for Max’s estate. I decided to go ahead and do it and then things will be completed and not hanging out there. It should be a fairly simple process as he has a very small estate and only one account that needs taken care of. We shall see if it is as easy as they make it sound like it will be.
It feels like things are going to start opening up for me and I can get some things moving that have been on my pending list for a while. I had put some things on hold since we had a busy week planned for this week. Now that it is over I have the time to move some things along.
Feeling less overwhelmed with the situation that happened earlier this week. I need to continue to sit with it and release it. It feels like everything changed yet nothing changed. The good news is there is no immediate impact so nothing needs to be done about any of it immediately. I trust that solutions will come with time.
Grateful for some time with dear friends today, grateful for air conditioning in both cars and houses, and grateful for empty space and quiet.