Another rainy day on the prairie. Loving the rain but missing the sunshine. I just came up from doing chicken chores and the temperature is dropping. My hands are cold from being outside for 10 minutes. The girls were all inside already which is a bit unusual for them. They must not approve of this cooler weather either.
Last night I got a text from Michelle. She had gone out in the country to pick Ellexia up and got stuck. I gave her the phone number for the towing company. She called me back and told me the tow truck couldn’t help her as they would have gotten stuck too. They recommend she call someone with a tractor.
Thank heavens Jason is here and he went to the rescue. Michelle had to walk down the road she was on to meet Jason at the intersection. Jason almost got stuck too but luckily managed to get out. He took Michelle home. Ellexia’s friend’s mother came and got her and her friend and took Ellexia home. Michelle’s car is still stuck in the middle of a county road. She called the sheriff and told them what was going on. Hoping it stops raining soon so she can figure something out tomorrow that can get her car free. Hope she didn’t damage something on the bottom of it. She said she is up the hubcaps in mud.
I went to Emporia early afternoon. I stopped and gave Tagen the dessert that I made for him. I cut a few pieces out for Jason as Jason enjoys this dessert too. Got to see Ellexia for a minute too.
I went to the Celebration of Life Service for a dear friend. I was able to get to talk to one of her daughters and give her a hug. There was a growing crowd there. They were going to have a short program but I didn’t stay for that. Lisa is well loved and admired and the size of the crowd today reflected that. Gone much too soon.
I went back by Michelle’s house afterwards so I could talk to Michelle for a minute. I offered her the use of my car for Monday and Tuesday but she said she had worked something out and she was good. She has a friend that is coming tomorrow to help her get her car out.
While I was in town the tax coordinator called me to tell me the slides I had been given Friday were the wrong ones. When I got home I managed to find the right ones and finished up my training by watching two videos and answering questions along the way. I think I am finally done with tax prep. Thank God doing taxes is much easier! My first shift is this Wednesday. I will be doing them from 9 – noon at the Emporia Senior Center and again from 5 – 8 in the evening at the Credit Union. It will make a long day for me but it only takes one day of my time each week. Once I get into the swing of it, I will enjoy doing them.
I get to stay home the next two days this week. I am a bit cranky this afternoon so will enjoy having some empty space and no where to go. We have a chance for some snow overnight and it is only going to be 45 for the high tomorrow. It will be a good day to stay tucked inside by the fireplace. The rest of the week is to be in the high 50’s and lower 60’s.
My personal tax accountant lady sent an email today and needed a few dates of when I did some capital improvements on the rentals. Wow! I might get my taxes completed early this year. I am expecting a refund so that will be good to get it early. I was surprised she is working on them already. Usually she doesn’t get to them till mid March.
My pending list is the shortest it has been for a long time right now. Not many things on it that I can handle. Most are things that are in the hands of someone else that I am waiting on them to do their thing. Hope I can keep the list short for a bit. It was rather long a couple weeks ago.
Need to remember to call John Deere tomorrow and find a time when they can come pick up the mower for its annual service. It will be mowing season before I know it. I have lots of yard work to do this spring as I got behind last year and never did get caught up. Maybe I can twist Jason’s arm and get him to help me get some things done.
I need to schedule a weekend and have all the kids and grandkids come home and help me get the decks painted. I don’t want that project to take all of my summer. Trusting by late March the EFIS will be done and if everyone comes, we could get all three decks painted in one weekend with us all painting at the same time. Maybe I will use the old lady card and they will take pity on me and come help me out.
I also need to find someone to cut the little trees down around the fenced lagoon. I never did get that done last year. Time to start thinking about projects like that to get done this spring. The flower beds desperately need cleaned up too.
I’ve attended three memorial services in the last two weeks. All were people that were my age or younger. Really makes me stop and think about my life and how tomorrow is never promised. I need to stop worrying about things I can’t control and get out there and live my life big!
Grateful Michelle, Jason and Ellexia got home safe last night, grateful my tax prep crap is officially completed, and grateful I have two free empty space days ahead of me.