It was a beautiful but windy day on the prairie today, We had a 53.4 MPH wind gust in the last 24 hours. Too windy to paint.
I didn’t do anything again today. I have managed to string lots of days together without doing anything. My body is going to forget how to move if I don’t start getting up and finding myself something to do.
Tomorrow I need to go to Emporia and run some errands. I almost went in today but the feed store wasn’t open which meant I would have had to go back tomorrow so decided to do it all in one trip tomorrow. Trying to get all the things I need to get before my trip on Wednesday. Hoping I won’t forget anything and have to go back to town on Tuesday.
Feeling a bit restless and a bit out of sorts today. Some things got stirred up in me last week and I am having trouble letting them go. I thought I had managed to do so yesterday but they came roaring back today. Must have some remnants of things that I need to heal and release. I haven’t fallen in the muck pond today, just have felt restless and unsettled. Can’t quite put my finger on what is bothering me. Maybe by tomorrow it will be gone or at least I will figure out what is bothering me. When I can name it and claim it, I can release it easier. Can’t quite name it so I can claim it today.
The chicks continue to grow and eat. Ten more days before I can move them outside. The two dog crates are working well for them. Trusting that when I combine the two flocks they will be OK with each other. There is a real pecking order within chickens and sometimes they don’t play nice. Hopefully since there are 14 in each group they will be able to integrate again and be nice to each other.
I went down to the barn expecting to see the mower but it has not been returned. I will need to stop by the John Deere place on my way to town tomorrow and find out when they are returning it. Maybe I needed to pay first. Last year I didn’t but maybe they changed their policy. I noticed the trip charge increased from $50 to $80. Yikes! The service part was the same cost as last year so I guess a $30 increase in the total bill from a year ago is reasonable.
The kitchen sink faucet is starting to go bad. It is getting to be a bit of a challenge to make sure the water gets turned off after I use it. I’ll have to call my plumber and have him order me a new one and come out and replace it. Dang, it seems there is always something that needs attention out here. I get tired of spending my money on boring things like faucets and plumbers.
I also need to call the guttering guy again. He had promised me two months ago he would be out “soon”. My definition of soon must be different than his as I haven’t heard from him. I want to get the guttering fixed and off my pending list. It has been on there since the end of December. Anyone know of anyone that does guttering? Maybe I need to try someone else.
The forecast for tomorrow is calling for light wind. Maybe it will be a good day to paint. I almost hate to start it and then be gone for the rest of the week but I need to paint when I can. It has been hard to find a warm enough day without wind to paint. Better take advantage of one when it shows up.
I wish Emporia had a yarn shop. I need some more yarn to finish a blanket I am making. I struggle to order yarn on-line as the colors look different in person than they do on-line. I didn’t alter the pattern of the blanket I am making and I don’t have enough yarn to finish making it. I will go down and see what I have downstairs but am pretty sure I won’t find enough to make do. Dang, I should have altered the pattern. Maybe Las Vegas has a yarn shop!
My renter in Cottonwood Falls let me know she will continue to rent my rental house in Cottonwood for next year. I had to increase the rent a bit due to property taxes and insurance rates increasing. I hated to raise the rent but I can’t keep eating the increases. I hadn’t raise her rate since she moved in 1 1/2 years ago.
Think I will go out and take a short walk. I need to more my body and maybe that will help move some feelings and emotions through. I am very restless and uneasy tonight. Wish I knew why!
Grateful the wind has slowed down a bit this evening, grateful for notes on my phone so I won’t forget something when I go to town tomorrow, and grateful tomorrow is a new day.