A rainy day on the prairie today. I am guessing we got close to 3 inches of rain today. There is standing water in the yard and in my basement.
I went to KC today. It rained on me off and on the whole trip up. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what speed I should have my wipers on. I stopped at Home Depot and got some new smoke detectors that have a 10 year battery life. My handyman is coming over tomorrow to replace them. They go in the living room and dining room and need a 20 foot extension ladder to reach them. Good that we will only have to do that every 10 years.
I stopped at Whole Foods and got another jar of Manuka honey. Last time I had C-Diff I think it helped me get over it so decided to give it a try again this time.
I went in Old Navy and looked around. I tried on a dress and the one I tried on was too big but wasn’t in the mood to get dressed and then find the same dress in a smaller size. I ended up not buying anything.
I went to Nicole’s house and we went to Chili’s for lunch. After we ate we went back to her house and visited for a bit. She had to get back to work so I left and went to Costco. Not sure what all I bought but managed to get a full cart full of stuff. Several things on my list were on sale so it was a good day to go.
Drove home through moderate to heavy rain all the way home. Stopped in Emporia to fill my car up with gas. It was not raining too hard when I did that. Came home and got the car unloaded and things put away and then took a long nap.
I bought some rotisserie chicken today so we had that for dinner. After dinner I baked Jim a huge batch of Snickerdoodles as he was out of them. He likes to help me make them. He dips the balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture and puts them on the cookie sheet. Good to have those made up for a bit.
No plans for the weekend. I am hoping to get some house cleaning done. I am sure I will find lots of dirt and dust. I will need to mow the yard again once it drys out a bit.
I felt better today although I went four times. I ended up with a count of 12 for yesterday. It seems to have finally slowed down again. Sure wish I knew if it was something I was eating or just spores that are hatching. A bit frustrating and disheartening for me to have a hard day like yesterday but encouraging when the next day is better.
Jim has been using the wet vac to mop up the water in the basement off and on all afternoon and evening. Sure hope the contractors can figure out a solution that is affordable and not too messy.
It was nice to get lots of rain today. We were getting rather dry again. I don’t think our drought has broken but it is sure nice to see full ponds again. The forecast calls for a bit of chance of rain over the next couple of days and cooler temperatures. Mid 80’s in July is unseasonably cool but I will take them. Hoping the heat of summer will hit while we are in CO in August.
I look forward to having a couple days of being home and not having to leave the prairie. Those are my favorite type of days.
Grateful to have been able to spend time with Nicole today, grateful for a safe trip home from KC in the rain, and grateful for a nap after a day in the city.