What a day. I got the three problems of the day solved. The bank thing got straightened out after a 30 minute phone call. The barn door was fixed thanks to Greg Johnson from Midwest Locksmith. He put on a keypad latch so I won’t ever have this problem again. Two high school kids came and shoveled my driveway so I can get to the garage. Yeah!
I didn’t have an easy time with any of these issues but it does feel good that they are solved.
My cousin recommended I apply some heat to the door lock in case it had ice inside it. I took a blow dryer down and then remembered the plug-in is inside the locked barn. There is a plug in on the NW side of the barn but the extension cord was in the locked barn. After saying a naughty word or two, I gave up and called the locksmith.
The two guys that showed up made quick work of the deep snow. The wind is picking up and their faces were mighty red from the wind and cold by the time they were done. It took them about 40 minutes of shoveling to clear a path. I paid them well and told them I would call them again if I get another snow drift.
When I talked to them after school was out, they told me they might wait to come tomorrow. I told them it is going to be really cold tomorrow and was grateful they showed up this afternoon.
I had a good cry before all the solutions fell into place. Sometimes I get overwhelmed with things that go wrong. The responsibility of keeping this place running feels too big to manage sometimes. Grateful the three problems of the day got resolved.
Never did make it to town today. I might go tomorrow depending on what the weather does overnight and tomorrow morning. What I need to do in town can wait till next week if it has to. I do need to get insurance paid for before January 20. Luckily I don’t need any groceries and can get by till next week for those.
Kathy went down with me to help me lock up the chickens. I close their access door to the outside pen when the temperatures drop below 20. It takes two people to do that job as one needs to make sure the chickens can’t get out and the other closes the little trap door. Two chickens came out as we went down but both wisely went back in. I was in no mood to chase a chicken today and they must have sensed that!
Never did take a nap today. I laid down but the barn door was on my mind and I couldn’t rest until I figured out what I was going to do about it. After I called the Locksmith I needed to stay up to go down to meet him when he came. After he left the guys came to shovel. I will try to go to bed early tonight and hopefully get a good night’s sleep. I am overdue for one.
I fixed Kathy and I a cauliflower crust pizza from Costco for lunch. I needed comfort food and that hit the spot. Kathy is always up for eating pizza. She had a rough day at work and needed some comfort food too.
I managed to make a few phone calls and take care of some other issues that are pending. The heater guy is to go to Michelle’s house and try to figure out why Ellexia’s room doesn’t have heat. The plumber is going to light some fire under the booster pump people and see if we can get that issue resolved. I made an appointment to get my second Shingles shot for next week and made an appointment to get my wheels aligned and balanced. Feels good to have gotten all that stuff done. Don’t know why doing little things like that is hard for me but somedays I just don’t have it in me to make those calls.
Trusting tomorrow will be a better day. I’m grateful that all my issues of the day got resolved today and didn’t carry into tomorrow. I get a fresh start tomorrow and hopefully will be trouble free for a bit. I am way overdue for a break in house issues.
I am ready for a boring day on the prairie. My life has had way too many challenges lately and I am ready for things to quiet down. I’m grateful I was able to regroup and problem solve today and get things done. It was a hard day though and I am grateful it is almost over.
Grateful for Greg Johnson and his speedy help today, grateful to the two high school kids that made the shoveling look easy, and grateful this day is almost over.