It has been a quiet day at home today. A friend came up at 10:45 and we did a little mission together and had a nice short visit. I love days when my path crosses with a friend.
I took a nap this afternoon. I was wired last night and very emotional and had trouble getting to sleep. I slept hard once I fell asleep but was still tired when I got up. My nap took the rough edge off and I am doing better this afternoon. There is a full moon tomorrow – I think I am feeling the effects of it.
It has been nice to have the workers gone today. Jim’s cat Tony is back to acting normal. He didn’t care for all the equipment noise the last couple of days. Tomorrow our handyman is coming in the morning to take care of a water leak in the laundry room. Hoping that is the last of the repairs that need done for a bit.
Jim went to town while I was taking my nap and picked up some grass seed. We need to seed the area the workers dug up. Not sure how successful we will be getting it to sprout in this heat but will give it a try. My water bill will be high again this month as we will need to keep it wet for a while. Hoping it will sprout before we leave for CO next Friday.
Tomorrow I am having lunch with a friend. Not sure what I will be able to eat at the restaurant but not sure that is the point of the lunch. I love days when I get a chance to have a nice visit with a friend.
Summer has finally arrived on the prairie. It is in the high 80’s today and we are to cross over into the 90’s for the next couple of days. Things are going to dry up soon and start to turn brown. The pastures are still green for the middle of July. By the time we get home from CO mid August they will have turned brown from the heat and lack of rain.
I attempted to make cinnamon rolls yesterday but they didn’t turn out very good. I didn’t let the heated milk cool enough before I added the yeast and it ruined the yeast. They didn’t raise like they should have and they are heavy. I hadn’t had a failure of cinnamon rolls for a long time but things happen! Not the end of the world I guess – just disappointing. I might try again later this weekend.
I need to bake some cookies to take to CO. It is hard to bake in the small cabin kitchen and it will be easier if I bake them here and take them with us. I wish I had a bigger freezer in CO so I could take lots of meat, etc. with me. I try to keep meals as simple as possible while we are there and not have to spend lots of time cooking. The last week we are there I will be fixing meals for six. I need to give that some thought and figure out what will be easy to fix.
I have felt pretty good again today. Only one bathroom trip today so far. I did eat something that gave me stomach cramps this afternoon. I had eaten the same food yesterday and was fine. Not sure if it is what I just ate or if I have cramps just because. What a mystery to me. Sure hoping the doctor next week can help me understand what is happening and give me some useful advice on what to eat.
I sent a text to my door repair guy. He did some work for us at the rental house two months ago and replaced a screen on a door at this house over a month ago. I haven’t received a bill for either of those projects. It could have gotten lost in the mail but they have had trouble with billing in the past. They deserve to be paid for their work and I don’t want to cheat them.
It has been nice to have a couple of days back to back of feeling better. Reminds me what feeling good is all about. Trusting these good days will continue and I will be able to enjoy the trip to CO without having a relapse.
Grateful for friends that bring so much joy to my life, grateful for a quiet day at home, and grateful to be feeling better today.