What a fun day. We had our Easter Thanksgiving feast today. Jason and his family joined us shortly after we finished eating lunch. It was so good to have all three kids with me today. Everyone had a good time and ate too much.
I was sad for a bit today realizing how much I have missed in each of their lives this past year by not being able to gather. I am ever so grateful for the vaccine and the new opportunities it gives me. Nicole is getting her first vaccine tomorrow. All the rest of the adult family has had at least one shot and some of us are fully vaccinated. We can continue to gather when ever we can make it happen now.
It was extra special to get to hug my kids today. Oh how I have missed that.
The dinner turned out great. I didn’t have a failure (that I know of at least). I didn’t taste test most of the food but what I ate was good. The kids each got to take home lots of leftovers.
After everyone left the house felt so quiet. Jim laid down and took a nap. I don’t think he is used to the chaos my family brings with them. We are both so used to the quiet and slow pace out here that when we step into a different energy we find it exhausting. I am really tired this afternoon. I laid down too but couldn’t sleep. I bet I go to bed early tonight.
The handyman let me know he hauled away the remains of the garage he finished tearing down. How I love that man. He sees things that need done and does them. Jim was glad to know that project is done and he doesn’t have to do it. I asked the handyman to do the woodwork trim repair, paint the ceilings and build a closet to hide the hot water heater and furnace.
Monday I need to find out if the electrician is going to come this week. He is holding up the project at this point and if they can’t get to me soon I may have to find someone else to do the job. I also need to go see the carpet guy and find out how to get that process started. I tried calling several times on Saturday but they never answered their phone.
Other than making a few phone calls tomorrow and doing my weekly egg delivery I don’t have anything on my calendar. It will be a good day to recover and relax. I may go in and paint if I have the energy to do so. I am getting so close to having the kitchen cabinets painted that I want to get across that finish line so I can start painting woodwork and walls in the other rooms. I need to figure out what I am going to do on cabinet hardware so we can get the cabinet doors hung back up later this week.
I’m not fixing dinner tonight. There are plenty of leftovers we can eat if either one of us gets hungry. Neither one of us are used to eating such a big lunch. I’m sure we will both want a snack of some sort later this evening.
I got rid of eight dozen eggs today. Yay! I am down to five dozen in the refrigerator. I will deliver four dozen tomorrow but will gather two more dozen. It is nice to have them mainly cleared out every week or so. The girls gave us 25 eggs today.
It reached over 80 today on the prairie. It was windy most of the day with winds up to the mid 20’s MPH. Tomorrow it is to be warm again tomorrow and then is going to cool down a bit. Rain is in the forecast for the middle of the week. We sure could use some rain to clear the air of all the smoke.
I almost have the house back into order. I spit shined it yesterday so only need to finish the final load of dishes and the load of laundry I generated with tablecloths, kitchen towels, etc. It is nice to have the house cleaned for the week.
Grateful for the time with my kids today, grateful for all the laughter and fun we had, and grateful for the peace and quiet after they left.