This day has not gone as planned. I chickened out going to the Women’s March in Topeka. I don’t like cold and rain and that is what today has brought. The two people that were going to ride with me have a daughter in the hospital in KC and they needed to go see her. Kathy and I decided not to go.
I went to town and had breakfast with Jason. Commercial Street Diner is closed for their annual maintenance and repair week. We ended up going to iHop. It wasn’t the best choice but there are few breakfast options in Emporia.
We had to wait almost 30 minutes to be seated. Food came quicker than I realized but the pancakes were cold. The waitress did the best she could do. They were getting slammed and it is hard under those conditions. I am grateful to have gotten to spend some time with Jason even if the food wasn’t the best.
After breakfast I went to the rental property and painted for a bit. I need a taller ladder to do the tops of the rooms. The one I used works as I can reach the top but my arms got tired quickly. It is only a two step ladder and not very tall. I stopped ladder work and painted the bottom of the second bedroom.
My tummy has been a bit upset today. I kept having to go to the bathroom. Discovered the toilet doesn’t hold water in the tank. I can push a lever and it fills but that gets old after a while. I will have to get that fixed.
Discovered the smoke detector is missing. The bottom plate of it is there but no detector. The bathroom vent is so covered with dirt and dust that I doubt that it vents much. I am so disappointed in the property management company I was using. Grateful I didn’t want them to rent this house out any more.
Jason let me know the milk in his refrigerator was frozen last night. That usually means the thermostat is going bad. I think I will look for a new refrigerator for my house and give him the one I am using.
The list of things to fix at the rental property keeps growing. I am grateful I have time to get it all done before Tagen wants to move in.
I came home without doing a lot of painting. My tummy is settling down this afternoon and things have slowed down.
Kathy and I each took a dog for a walk during a break in the rain. My gauge shows we have gotten almost three inches. Sophia looks for water puddles to walk through and Roxy avoids them like the plague. Kathy was walking Sophia and they had fun walking through the puddles. Roxy and I did our best to jump over them or walk around them.
The house smells like wet dog – yuck! Not sure what to do about that. I will have to clean house good when it dries up and they stop tracking in. They come in and give themselves a good shake and water goes everywhere. What is a girl to do?
Tomorrow I have a birthday party to go to in the afternoon. Monday I go to Emporia for exercise. Tuesday I have to meet the tree guy that is going to give me a bid to fix the limbs hanging over the power lines. Thursday I have a meeting to go to in Matfield Green and Friday I have to go to Topeka for a doctor’s appointment. Sounds like Wednesday will be my only stay at home day next week. I will do some more painting while I am in town on Monday and Tuesday.
From the pictures I saw from the women’s march there weren’t many that braved the rain and showed up. The ones that did are my hero. I’m grateful I didn’t try it the way my tummy was acting up today. It will be interesting to see what happens Tuesday with the election. I am cautiously optimistic. I don’t think Kamala Harris will be a savior but I strongly feel she is a much better option than her opponent. One is much more decisive and full of hate than the other. I will always choose the path of love over hate and fear.
Grateful for the rain, grateful to spend time with Jason today, and grateful for those that showed up at the Women’s March today.