I enjoyed my two house guests last night. The little one helped me do chores this morning. She gathered 11 eggs, fed and watered the baby chicks, and checked on the dogs and cats to make sure they had food and water. She took home the eggs she gathered to show her dad.
I fixed them breakfast of blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon and yogurt. They left around 11:45 as they had fun plans for the afternoon.
I happened to see a guy from Strong City on Facebook that does lawn mower repair. I sent him a message and ask if he did house calls. Since I live fairly close he said he would come out this morning and see what he could do. Using some starter fluid he got my mower started and running. He brought a quart of oil and showed me how to fill it. Next time I go to town I need to get a can of starter fluid. I call it magic spray! Now I just need rain and warmer temperatures so my grass starts to grow and I am ready for mowing season.
It is to be 68 degrees out today. It would feel like spring if the wind wasn’t blowing 28 MPH! I may go take a walk even in the wind. I feel like I have cobwebs in my brains today and maybe the wind would help blow them out.
Yesterday I went down to the barn and got the old records thrown down from the loft and loaded on the trailer. I’ll either get the trailer to the dump or will start putting one or two boxes a week in my trash and get rid of them that way. Still need to sweep out the barn and that project will be completed. Lots of empty shelf space. Found lots of stuff to throw on the trailer that needs to be thrown away. Nice to have a clean barn.
Have the sheets off the two guests beds washing. I’ll get those made up this afternoon. This house sure cleans up easy.
Watched the almost full moon rise last night. It was beautiful – so big and orange. I hadn’t caught the moon rising for a bit. When I got up during the night the living room was so bright I thought I had forgotten to turn a light off. Gotta love the full moon! Sure wish my guests that came out for the blue moon rising party could have seen the moon rising like I saw last night.
For the first time since I started eating the Bright Lines way I gained a pound this morning. Everyday before this I had either lost weight or weighed the same as I had the day before. I ate out last night so I’m thinking that is why I gained. When I eat out I have no control how food is prepared. At least to my knowledge I didn’t eat any flour or sugar! It is hard for me to determine portion size without my scale. I’m trusting this pound will drop back off tomorrow morning. I keep reminding myself that the scale number is one piece of information. It can’t weigh how much better I am feeling about myself. Six months from now when I am at goal weight and maintaining it I won’t even remember I gained a pound today.
By the way, for those that know me well, you know I don’t usually eat Brussels sprouts. I did last night and I enjoyed them! That makes the second time this week I have eaten them and liked them! Whoa! Things are changing for me!
Nothing on my calendar for the weekend now that my guests have left. Nothing that needs done urgently so I get to enjoy some empty space. I got some new modules to watch from Bright Lines so may knit and watch them this afternoon. I might take a nap. I actually slept fairly well last night but still feel sleepy today. It is too windy to go outside so might as well nap.
Grateful my mower is ready to go when I need it, grateful for my empty space this weekend, and grateful for a clean barn.