A very productive day after a very poor night’s sleep. I didn’t sleep much at all last night. Got up at 3:00 and took another bath. That helped me fall asleep at last but I only slept for 30 minutes. Slept on and off the rest of the night. I have grown to dislike nights like that. Maybe tonight will be the night sleep will find me.
The garage door guys came out this morning and fixed the garage door opener that wasn’t working. They put a new battery in it. Since I had the garage doors replaced last year the service call was free.
My foot surgeon’s office called me this morning. I have to go in to see him before they can put me on the surgery calendar as it has been too long since my last visit. They failed to mention that when I was there last time. My appointment is June 4 and I will get my first surgery scheduled for sometime in early August. I hope to do the second one in either November or December.
Went into Emporia to get my hair cut at 3:00. He showed me three different ways to style it so I wouldn’t get the bump in it I have been getting. I should have recorded them as I’m not sure I remember how to do them. I have never been good fixing my hair and don’t plan on spending much time on it now. I am trying to grow it out a bit. I’ll see how much longer I can stand it long.
Went to Wal-Mart and got groceries for our family dinner Saturday night. I needed a few things for the Airbnb guests that are coming in Monday and Tuesday too. It amazes me how fast groceries add up when you buy lots of them. Trusting I didn’t forget anything but wouldn’t bet on it.
Stopped and got a box of bacon on the way home. I still had some but today was the bacon sale day and since I thought about it decided to take advantage of it. Best bargain in town – 10 pounds of bacon for $29. It is really good bacon too!
When I got home I went back downstairs and am almost finished hand mopping the entire basement floor and washing all the woodwork. Only have the kitchen area to do tomorrow and then I will be done. Still need to make two more beds but am waiting for laundry to get done to make them up. I haven’t had guests since December so am out of practice preparing for guests.
Tomorrow I am going to KC to have lunch with two dear friends. I have one stop I will make since I am in town but will basically just be going up to have lunch and then driving home. Seems a bit silly to do so but I love spending time with my friends. They get me on a deep level and it will be good to catch up with them and visit.
Saturday the kids are coming for Easter dinner. Sunday I will need to get the upstairs cleaned as my guests will start arriving Monday afternoon or evening.
This afternoon when I got home from Emporia the wind picked up and it rained very briefly. I happened to look outside and saw a double rainbow int he front yard. One end of the rainbow was in my yard. Both rainbows were complete and the lower one had a wide range of colors in it. Breathtaking!
The friends I want to see when I go to CA with my Match guy read my blog yesterday and called me today. They are so excited I am coming out to see them. They invited us to stay as long as possible with them while we are there. They will make this next trip very special for me.
They shared some tragic news with me. Their granddaughter had a baby April 4 and the baby died due to the placenta shearing from the uterus. This baby was their first great-grandchild. My heart has been heavy all day thinking of them and the grief the family is experiencing. Life just isn’t fair sometimes.
It has felt good to move my body and get the basement cleaned today. My knees are a bit sore though. I am betting I will have some black and blue places on them showing up tomorrow. I just don’t like to mop floors using a mop. They feel so much cleaner to me doing it the old-fashioned way on my hands and knees. I need a smaller house though!
Grateful the basement is almost all clean, grateful for the beautiful double rainbow I witnessed today, and grateful it has been a productive day. My body needed that!
