Just got home from the reunion. Had a smaller than normal crowd today with lots of food leftover. I took a chocolate sheet cake, a meat loaf and roasted vegetables. Gave away most of the cake and meat loaf. Saved a bit for my Marine.
It is always a delight to see my two remaining Aunts. Both are finally starting to slow down a bit and look closer to their age. Still can’t believe they are in their 80’s. I love them both dearly and so appreciate them.
It has been a foggy and rainy day on the prairie today. Got another inch of rain overnight and today. Rain continues to be in the forecast for the next couple of days. The ground is getting soggy for the first time all year. This will help fill the ponds for the winter time and hopefully fill the water table below ground too.
I had to turn the fireplace on this morning and again when I got home to take the chill out of the air. Not used to 50’s yet. Like them better than the 90’s but not sure why we had to swing so quickly to them. What happened to the 70’s?
I was going to go to Pioneer Bluffs tomorrow to help clean up but they decided we didn’t need to do so. I now have been gifted a completely empty space type of day for tomorrow. I have a meeting to go to Friday afternoon if my guest doesn’t plan on arriving early. Other than that this week is empty space! That hasn’t happened for a bit. I will have my normal Airbnb hostess duties to do but nothing else that has to be done all week. Sometimes when I have lots of empty space I can find trouble to get into! Trusting this time I will cherish the empty space and find something productive to do with myself. Anyone need some help? I’m free!
Thought of Mom today. I used her recipes to make the chocolate sheet cake and meatloaf. Felt like I took her with me to the reunion by making her food. My Aunts are so much like her when I spend time with them I feel like I got to spend time with Mom. I felt her with me today.
Both of my baby brothers came to the reunion today. It was nice to see them. We live so close yet rarely spend time with each other. There were two babies that had been born this year at the reunion. The family continues to grow!
I have a quiet mind this afternoon. The roller coaster I had been on earlier seems to have leveled out. Found my peaceful valley again. Trusting with the empty space week ahead of me I can secure myself into this space and place and hold my center.
Grateful for the family that gathered today and the love and laughter that was shared, grateful for a week ahead of me full of empty space and that it feels like breathing space to me, and grateful for my peaceful valley and the peace of heart it brings to me.