Had an unexpected over-night guest last night. My long-term boarder brought one of his co-workers home with him. He had text me to ask if he could but I was out mowing and didn’t get the text. The guy he brought home with him is from Hillsboro and knows a lot of my family from that area. He is a very humble guy and may decide to stay here Monday through Thursday for the next few months. He lives in Winfield and has been driving back and forth to work daily. Not sure if he is staying tonight or not.
Went into Emporia this morning to help Michelle with a curtain issue she has. I had ordered some curtains for some French doors I have when I though I was going to have the stained glass pieces put in my bedroom doors and was going to move the French doors to use as my bedroom doors. The doors weren’t the same size so that plan didn’t work. I forgot to return the curtains so I took them to town with me. They are the perfect size for one set that Michelle needs.
I ended up bringing the kiddos home with me. I fed them when we got home. Ellexia had blueberry pancakes with scrambled eggs and Tagen had spaghetti and meatballs. After we let the food settle and I did dishes we went out to Chase County Fishing Lake where Kathy was kayaking. She put Ellexia in the kayak with her and took her for a ride. Tagen put on Kathy’s life jacket and went out by himself. They enjoyed their rides.
We then went swimming at the Cottonwood Falls swimming pool for an hour. Ellexia went down the water slide by herself without her life jacket on for the first time. She did it lots of times today and was very proud of herself for being brave enough to do so. Tagen went off the diving board a lot. They are both pretty good swimmers. They had fun swimming. I stopped at Casey’s for gas on the way home and they each got to go in and get a treat. Came home and we each had a shower and then I took them home. We had a fun afternoon together.
I didn’t have much I needed to get done today so was fun to take a play day. Still working on getting all the dishes and laundry done but that seems to be a never- ending life chore. I have most of the day tomorrow completely free so I can get what I was going to get done today done then.
My other guest slept in this morning. Good thing he was up and moving by the time I came back to the house with the kiddos as I don’t think he could have slept through the noise they make. He went back over to Hillsboro late morning and I didn’t get a chance to talk to him. He came in after I went to bed last night. Makes for an easy guest when they are out and about most of the time.
I keep checking the forecast for Saturday. For a bit today it was showing cloudy skies but the forecast has changed back to sunshine again. I sure trust the skies will be clear after the sun goes down so I can see the Perseid Meteor Shower. If anyone wants to come join me and watch them you are welcome to come out. Best times are between 10:30 pm and 2:30 am. I don’t have extra beds but I have some couches if needed.
There were some little showers around the area again today and again we didn’t get any rain. Maybe early next week it will be our turn to get a couple of inches.
Sitting with a quiet mind again today. Hard to hold a thought long enough to know what I was thinking. It has been a fun, relaxing day with the grandkids.
Grateful for the time I spent with the kiddos today, grateful for another possible long-term boarder, and grateful the curtains I ordered and didn’t need have found a use.