My quarantine is officially over. I took my last antibiotic this morning. Trusting this is the last chapter of the C Diff experience. I am ready to get on with my life and put this little ongoing episode behind me.
What a difference a day makes on the prairie. Yesterday it was in the low 90’s and today we have barely made it to the low 60’s. I am almost ready to turn the heater on. I didn’t let the chickens out this morning as it was misty and rainy off and on. We went down to check on them this afternoon and they were all doing fine in the coop. They ate a lot of food today though. Guess when chickens are bored they over eat too! Maybe I taught them that?
Worked on making masks again. I had to put my sewing machine in time-out as it kept acting up. I think I was tired of sewing and was getting frustrated fixing it all the time. I have a lot of masks that I need to turn and get ready for the last step of sewing and I also have a bunch that need pinned. It will be good to get these last 200 done so I can put the machine away for a bit and clean up the mess. I’m tired of threads all over the place. I haven’t seen the top of the table I have had my machine on for months.
I may run into Emporia tomorrow. I need some groceries and I have a package to send out via UPS. Jim likes to sleep in so may go in the morning while he sleeps.
I got up early this morning so took a short nap a little after noon. Naps have become a daily habit lately.
I think I have decided not to go to Stillwater with Jim later this week. I haven’t gotten organized enough to find a house sitter and with my C Diff thing I am still a bit shy about being away. He is not leaving until Friday and will be back on Wednesday so it will be a short trip for him. I have plenty I can do around here to keep me busy and out of trouble while he is gone.
If the weather clears up I have a bunch of painting outside I would like to get done. The chicken coop needs painting. I still need to finish up the deck project we started last year. I also have a few rooms inside I would like to repaint and freshen up. There always seems to be projects I can do.
When I went down to close up the chickens after dark I had my flashlight on. I kept seeing sparkles in the grass. I stopped and looked and found a big spider. The light was reflecting the eyes of the spiders. There must have been a hundred of them reflecting back at me. I had never seen something like that before. Creepy but cool at the same time.
Grateful to be out of quarantine, grateful for the little rain we have received, and grateful for the cooler temperatures this week.