My guests left this morning around 9:45. As soon as they left I stripped the beds and started the sheets in the washer. Then I quickly went into Emporia to pick up the prescription I needed for this afternoon. Stopped and got a few groceries and came home. Put the sheets in the dryer and the towels in the washer.
A lady called yesterday and wanted to come last night and stay for two nights. She didn’t show up when she said she would be here. She finally called sometime after 9:00 and said her brother-in-law had a heart attack and she had to rush to Topeka to be with him. She ask if she could come today and stay until Tuesday. I’ll see if she shows up. Not sure what her story is and why she is needing a place to stay.
I have a guest checking in tomorrow afternoon and staying until Thursday. She is an artist and will be out painting most of the time.
The guests that checked out today were a mom and her two sons. The boys sure liked gathering eggs. I warned them about the rooster the first time I took them down to the coop. I showed them the stick I always carry while I am in the coop as a precaution. I think they were kinda hoping he would come after them so they could wack-a-doodle him. I’m glad he didn’t as he can do real serious damage to someone quickly. The boys fixed scrambled eggs for themselves and their mother last night for their dinner. They did a great job cooking and cleaned up after themselves nicely. They said the eggs tasted better than normal.
When Kathy and I were getting the dog crate out of the barn Friday night the door to the barn blew shut and caught me in the ass. During the night I rolled over and I woke up from the pain in my ass. I have a small bruise so far with a knot down deep. Since I am on a blood thinner I will need to pay attention to it and make sure it isn’t bleeding inside. So far it isn’t swollen – just sore to the touch.
Worked on tea towels again yesterday. Have three of seven complete and a fourth one almost done. I ordered some more tea towels. I decided it is a fun hobby and gives me a cool project to work on during the summer when it is too hot to knit. I’ll eventually find a home for them or get them sold. I have lots of embroidery floss I need to get used up.
Art Day is at Prairie Past Times this afternoon. Think I will text the guest that is supposed to be checking in and ask her to call or text me when she is close to my house. That way I won’t have to stay home and wait for her like I did yesterday. I am slowly learning how to continue to do the things I want to do while having guests in the house. It feels like a balancing act to me right now and I have been tipping the scales in favor of the guests. I need to get it more in balance or I will burn out from having guests in the house.
Tomorrow morning I have to be in Topeka by 10:45 to see the Endocrinologist. Since all the tests came back good I am thinking it will be a very short visit. I think she will order a repeat of the same tests to be done in three months and then I can go to an every six month schedule for one year and then an annual schedule after that. Can’t believe it has been nine months since they found the cancer when I had my thyroid removed October 4.
Another hot day for Kansas today. Going to cool down to the 80’s this week with a chance for rain on Tuesday and Wednesday. The clouds rolled in yesterday but didn’t bring any rain with them. My yard is pretty much burned up with only the parts closest to the house still green. Cuts down on the amount of mowing I have to do but it isn’t very comfortable to walk in.
Grateful for the delight my dogs and chickens bring to my guests, grateful my cancer is gone, and grateful for my washer and dryer that helps make flipping rooms easy.