I finally feel asleep this morning around 5:30. Woke up at 6:30 and got up as my alarm was set for 7:00. Makes for a long night when sleep is hard to find.
The floor installer was here at 7:40. He had a crew of six people. They swarmed the house and took it over. The bedroom stuff that we hadn’t removed went out on the front porch and filled the rest of the dining room and living room.
They brought their own music that was loud. Kathy and I hung out outside part of the time. The crew was polite and friendly but the chaos was a bit unnerving. I am still amazed they were able to come with one days notice.
The crew finished about 10:45. They did a great job and almost put things back where they belonged. Kathy and I spent some time this afternoon putting our rooms back together again. I still have a bit more work to do to get my room back to its new normal.
I drove my car up to the gas station so they could change the oil. I walked back to the house and then around 11:00 I walked back down and picked it up. It was good to get that taken care of and have a clean car again.
I took a two hour nap after I got back from picking up my car. I had trouble finding sleep but finally feel asleep. It knocked the rough edge off but am still feeling tired and out of sorts.
Discovered I am missing six months of my blog from several years ago. I will check one more time and then will have to print it out. Feels strange that I missed printing it but anything is possible. I lost several years of my blog when the web press company I used did an upgrade. I learned to print them out and save a hard copy just in case.
All the chaos in the house this morning reminded me how grateful I am that the house is usually quiet and peaceful. I got anxious this morning with all the chaos. Funny what you get used to and really notice when it isn’t there. This house is small and I don’t have much company here as it isn’t easy to entertain in this house. Sometimes I miss that but sure enjoy the peace and quiet the house contains..
Wondering now if I want the hassle remodeling the back porch will bring. I use the back porch as a pantry and it is in rough shape and is not winterized. The roof leaks and there are see through places in the walls. I would love to have it ripped off and a new room built. Not sure I can handle the chaos and mess though. Might have to find a different place to stay during construction if I choose to go forward with that project.
Tomorrow I have to have Sophia at the Vet at 10:30 to get her stitches out. The incision looks like it has healed nicely. When I get home from my trip to town I will need to bake some cookies to take to the Celebration of Life lunch I am going to Saturday. I haven’t baked cookies for a long time. Trusting I remember how.
Still not reading the news. I don’t have the energy to read the same story several different places to figure out what really is happening. So much disinformation about the BBB is coming out. Guess when I need to know I will go looking.
I must say I did hear the Sec of Agriculture say yesterday that the farms are going to replace the loss of immigrant labor with those that will need to find jobs to qualify for Medicaid. We really do have two different realities happening at the same time. I am grateful for the reminder of that so I can remind myself to stay in my lane and distant myself from those that have chosen a different lane to live in.
Feeling very sleep deprived. Sleep has been very hard for me to find lately. Not sure what is going on. The full moon is tonight so maybe I will get some relief soon. If I remember I will go out tonight and stand under the light of the full moon and let it fill my soul with its light and beauty.
Grateful the flooring got installed so quickly, grateful there is no more carpet in this house, and grateful my car got taken care of today.