What a wonderful day it has been. I need to sit down for an hour and catch up on my Facebook page and read and respond to all the birthday wishes. I appreciate each and everyone that took a minute and sent a greeting.
Jim has treated me well today. One of the gifts he gave me is an organizing notebook titled “I’m Dead, Now What?’ Not sure everyone would appreciate it but I do. I will spend sometime with it and see if it is something I will recommend to my clients. It has space to plan your funeral, emergency contact information, passwords, financial information, personal wishes, etc. All someone would need to know when I die. It will take me sometime to get it all completed but I will work on it as I can. Someday this will provide an even bigger gift to those that have to deal with my affairs.
Have had lots of texts, emails, PM, and phone calls today to wish me Happy Birthday. It is a good day when your family and friends think of you.
Project Clean House is going strong. I managed to make a quarter size blister on my knee from scrubbing the floor of great room downstairs. That floor looks best when it is hand washed. The basement is all clean. Tomorrow I will do the main floor and then Project Clean House will be completed.
I am grilling some of our new steaks for dinner tonight. I wanted to taste test the new beef and having steaks tonight for my birthday dinner felt right. Jim offered to take me out but we are going to be eating out for over two weeks on our trip and I prefer home cooked meals.
Tuesday I go to Topeka in the morning for my appointment with the Endocrinologist. When I get home I will need to do some mowing. Hopefully the grass won’t grow too much while we are gone but if it means getting rain I will be OK with it growing.
I still haven’t thought much about packing. Last trip when we left Estes Park and headed west I fixed a bag of clothes for each day. When we got to the hotel, I grabbed a bag and only had to take in a small tote of toiletries, medication, charging cords, etc. It worked so well that I am going to do it again this trip. It saves having to decide what to wear as I put on whatever was in the bag I grabbed. I may have to do laundry somewhere along the line as I’m not sure I have 16 different outfits. Most hotels have laundry machines so we should be OK.
Again, thanks for all the birthday wishes. Turning 69 isn’t bad when one has as many caring friends and family as I do.
Grateful for another birthday, grateful the basement is clean, and grateful for my friends and family and all the wonderful way they show their love to me.