I had a delightful time at the Core Star Reunion last night in KC. I got to see some friends I hadn’t seen for a long time. Two students from my class were there so I got to catch up with what is going on in their life. One of them told me I looked ten years younger than I did when she saw me last five years ago. Maybe I am doing the reverse aging thing and didn’t know it. I’ll take that! It is always good to stop and take time to reconnect to friends.
While I was in KC I stopped at Costco for a few things and went to Kohl’s. I got two new pair of pants – size 4! Holy smokes! I don’t feel like they should fit me but they do. Several people at the reunion almost didn’t recognize me – it was fun to watch them do a double-take. Maybe someday soon I will feel at home in my smaller body.
Stopped at Sutherland’s on my way out-of-town yesterday afternoon to order the new doors that the stained glass will go in. I had called them earlier in the day to see if they had them and they said I had to come in so I could pay for them before they could place the order. When I got there the guy looked up and found what I needed and then told me he would have to write out a purchase order and get it approved by his manager and I would need to come in Monday to pay for it so they could order them. Now why didn’t he tell me that over the phone? Guess I get to go for trip number 4 on Monday. I need to take some stuff back anyway so I would have had to go back sooner or later.
My guests checked out around 9:00 this morning. I will spend most of the day doing laundry and cleaning. I have been spot cleaning the house the last week or so and it needs a deeper cleaning. I have my potential long-term guest coming in tomorrow afternoon. Not sure if he will begin his long stay or if he will leave on Tuesday. He didn’t know his plans yet as he has a business meeting Monday that will give him more details about the job he will be doing in this area. If he checks out Tuesday I will have a couple of days before my next guest arrives Thursday evening unless someone books between now and then.
Other than the Moon Rising Party Thursday evening I don’t have much on my calendar for this week. I do want to clean each room really good this week but other than that I have lots of empty space. I will cherish it as it seems like it has been a while since I had several days of empty space in a row.
The rain missed us again last night. Forecast shows 100% chance of rain for later tonight so crossing my fingers and my toes we will get a measurable amount of rain.
I have a faucet in the garage that has decided to drip constantly. Will have to get someone out Monday or Tuesday to get it fixed. It is right above the dog’s water bowl so at least the drip is good for something as it fills the dog’s bowl up once or twice a day.
The guests that checked out this morning were dreaming and trying to figure out reasons so they could come back out here to visit. Two of them said they had slept better here than they ever do at home. One wants to bring his wife out for the meteor shower in August. I’ll see what happens but it is nice to know they would be willing to come all the way from New Jersey to stay here again. They did say if I was full they didn’t think they would come to another disc golf tournament here as staying here was even better than the tournament was – what a nice compliment!
Feeling a bit scattered-brain today. I am tired as I woke up at 5:00 and couldn’t go back to sleep. May need to take a short nap today – going to and from KC in the same day always wears me out. The drive home went really fast but it is still tiring. I can always relax better when the house is empty of guests too. Even when the guests are not needy I stay on alert to make sure their visit is going well.
Grateful for the Core Star Reunion last night and the chance to reconnect with friends, grateful to fit into a size 4 pant, and grateful for a day of empty space and nothing urgent on my to-do list that needs to be done today.