41 years ago today Craig and I were married in front of a judge in KC. It seems appropriate that since we were married on Halloween we filed our papers for divorce on April Fool’s Day. Oh the memories I have.
It has been a windy but beautiful day on the prairie today. Temperatures are in the mid 60’s with 15 – 20 MPH wind. The chickens are not fans of the wind and didn’t stay outside much today. I tried to chase them out of the coop twice but as soon as I turned my back they went right back inside.
Took some snickerdoodle cookies to the grandkids today. I got to see both of them and visit with them for a hot minute. I sure miss having them come out and stay with me for a full day. I feel like I am missing so much of their lives right now. I know all you grandparents out there feel the same way.
Jason called me this afternoon and we visited for a bit on the phone. I love hearing from my kids and catching up with them. I remember when I lived in Chicago for three years and every weekend Mom and I would visit on the phone for an hour or so. I didn’t realize then how important that was to her.
Have manage to waste most of the day and not get much done. I am getting really good at that. I have knitted a bit on the baby blanket I am making. Still have about 1/3 of it to do. It doesn’t seem to hold my interest for very long but slowly, it is getting done.
Time change is tonight. I sure wish we would leave time alone and let it be what it is all year and not change it. It takes me several weeks to adapt to the change. It will be weird to have it be dark so early.
Tonight is the Blue Moon. The moon last night was beautiful. I was up in the middle of the night and the moon lit the entire prairie. I didn’t need to turn the bathroom light on to see what I was doing as the bathroom was so brightly lit by the moon. The moon will light the path of the trick and treaters tonight. Perfect Halloween weather.
I am still feeling really good today. Have only gone to the bathroom once today. I almost feel normal again. My energy is coming back strong and if I wanted to do something I could do it. Gosh it feels good to feel good!
Have some chicken with green salsa cooking in the crock pot for dinner. I put some potatoes in the oven to go with it. Makes an easy dinner. Last night I cut up some sirloin steak and made Stroganoff- it was good. Served it over rice.
Nothing on the calendar for the next few days. It is nice to have lots of empty space. Jim has been working on finishing the desk he is making for me. I need to find a project to do but seem to be pretty content doing nothing.
I am grateful the election is this week. I have election fatigue. It should be an interesting night or two to see who all the winners are. I sure hope the election isn’t so close that it ends up in court and it takes a long time to declare a winner.
Need to start thinking about doing some Christmas shopping. I have no idea what to get anyone this year. Maybe with COVID we can just skip Christmas and call it good. Christmas is my least favorite holiday of the year. I will miss hosting a big Thanksgiving gathering this year if we aren’t able to do that. That is my favorite holiday of the year.
I have been observing how my outlook on life has been changing as I have started feeling better. Pain can distort your world view without your understanding of how distorted your thinking has become. I fell pretty far down the rabbit hole and it feels so good to be climbing back out of it.
Grateful for improving health, grateful for beautiful fall days on the prairie, and grateful I got to see the grandkids for a hot minute today.