Had a bit of a rough night’s sleep. The arm where I got the COVID vaccine ached badly most of the night. I would fall asleep and the pain in the arm would wake me up. I had trouble finding a position that was comfortable that I could maintain for a bit. Anyone else that got the vaccine have this trouble? It makes me a little nervous to think about getting the second shot as that is the one where the more severe side effects happen. I’m thinking it is a good thing I am getting the vaccine as not sure my body would handle the real thing very well.
Jim did his presentation this afternoon via Zoom after watching his church hold their annual meeting. He had a busy afternoon. I took a nap. Glad one of us accomplished something.
I have hamburger soup cooking in the crock pot. I didn’t have any lunch and am getting hungry from the smell of it cooking. When I get done writing we will have dinner.
The girls gave me 21 eggs again today. They are surprising me by staying so active even when the weather is crappy. It has been cloudy, wet and cold most of the day. We have had a bit of moisture off and on today – mainly off. More moisture is to come in this evening and hang around a bit. We sure could use several inches of rain. I trust we will get more rain than ice or snow but we are on the border of the front so it could go either way. I’ll take what ever moisture we can get.
I got on the Hot Line last night and handled five calls. No suicides for a change. Had a couple tough other calls though but muddled through. Sometimes it amazes me how people make decisions and the consequences that occur as a result. Reminds me each time how very human we all are.
Other than the egg delivery I don’t have anything on my schedule for tomorrow. It will be a rainy day on the prairie so I will probably sit and knit and watch the rain. Maybe it will be a good day to dust as the rain will quiet down the dust outside.
I do have a few letters I want to write. I have not been keeping up my letter writing activity and would like to get a few written again. I am really missing some of my friends and need to connect with them. Not the same as a face-to-face conversation but the next best thing. So looking forward to spring when many of my friends and I will be fully vaccinated and we can have others to dinner and meet for deep conversations.
The blanket I am knitting is coming along. I have three repeats done and the fourth is close to being done. It is getting long enough to provide some warmth on my lap as I work on it. I like the colors so it is fun to do. It still amazes me you can turn balls of yarn into a blanket. I trust I will always remain amazed at some of the simple things in life – like knitting and gathering eggs. I am reminded every time of what a miracle life is when I gather eggs. I’ve had chickens for over five years now and they still amaze and delight me when they give me eggs.
One more week of January to go. It always feels to me like winter is over when January is done. We have had a mild winter this year with not much snow or bitterly cold weather. We still may get some but it won’t last long if we do. I am so ready for Spring and green grass and prairies.
Jim has already planned dinner for tomorrow night. He has some leftover scalloped potatoes he wants to eat. I will have hamburger soup again. Sounds easy to me. It is so easy to fix dinner once we decide what we are going to have.
I told Jim yesterday that days seem to pass even when I don’t do anything. We are settled into a slow pattern of quietly going through our days with not much urgency or rush. It has been a bit since we had to be somewhere at a certain time. I think I am forgetting how to do that. Time doesn’t seem to have much meaning these days other than crossing another day off the calendar.
Grateful for the entertainment the chickens provide us, grateful for crock pots, and grateful for the moisture that is coming to the prairie overnight and tomorrow.