Another 1 1/4 inch in the rain gauge. The prairie is much happier with the rain it has received lately. Another chance this evening and then mid-week next week. We will take every drop we can get.
I was up off and on all night checking radar to make sure I didn’t need to get my guests into the hidey hole room for safety. We got a bit of wind once in a while but nothing more severe than that.
Went into Emporia around noon and got groceries for the dinner I am fixing Saturday evening. The grocery store was out of Fanestil bacon so I stopped at the Fanestil Market and got a 10 pound box for $29.00 as it was on sale today. I divided it into 10 zip lock bags and stuck it in the freezer. If I remember I will send a package home with each of the kids this weekend as I don’t need that much bacon. My long-term boarders like bacon so I will let them have some of it too.
My two linemen came home mid-morning as their work got rained out. They each took a nap and when I got home from the grocery store they were gone. They had told me they had some errands to run – probably a trip to Bluestem. They both love that store.
My neighbor has eggs for sale and I am going to run over and get some from her. My chickens can’t keep up with the demand around here. The two guys ate nine eggs for breakfast this morning. I am completely out of eggs.
One of the guys gave Kathy and I and my other guest each a headlamp as a gift last night. Those are the handiest things to have around. I like to use them when I do my chicken chores, especially in the winter time. Not sure why he did that but I appreciate it.
Tomorrow I will have two bedrooms to clean. Luckily I don’t have guests coming in this weekend so no rush to get the rooms clean. My other guest will be here for another week. I do have at least two guests coming in Labor Day Weekend and possibility another one.
Feeling much more grounded and centered today. The restlessness I was feeling yesterday is gone. Today has been a productive day for me so far. I did my house-keeping chores this morning and am finishing up the laundry I needed to get done. Groceries are bought and put away. Need to get some thank-you notes written today but other than that my to-do list is complete for the day.
Looking forward to the weekend and having all the kids home for a meal. We don’t do that often enough. Guess I should consider doing some extra house cleaning so the house will be cleaned for the kids. I forget to clean for them!
Grateful for more rain falling on the prairie, grateful for neighbors that have extra eggs, and grateful for a productive day where I can get done whatever needs to be done easily.