It got up to 104 today on the prairie. Yuck! At least there was a light breeze to move the air a bit but damn, it was plain ass hot today.
I woke up at 7:00 this morning after sleeping for at least six hours straight. Wow! Sure wish I could do that every night. It felt so good to get some sleep last night.
The handyman came this morning and finished the water drainage project he had started last week. He had ordered some basins and got those installed. He also looked at the bathroom exhaust fans and is going to order some parts for them if they are available. If not, he will replace them. They are so loud they wake me up at night if a guest turns them on downstairs.
I went to Emporia around noon. I returned something to Bluestem I had purchased and decided we didn’t need. Then I went to pick up the kiddos to take them swimming. Neither one of them could find a friend to go with us today so it was just the three of us. We ended up going to the Cottonwood Falls pool. They swam for about 20 minutes and then had to get out for the ten minute hourly break. They got back in after the break but decided after 30 minutes they had enough. It was so hot today – even in the water.
We came back to my house and they had s’mores for a snack. They both were so good while we were at the pool and all afternoon. Ellexia and I gathered eggs a couple of times. They hung out and played with each other. Jim enjoyed having them around too.
I fixed spaghetti and meat balls for dinner. I think Ellexia ate more than anyone. That girl can eat when she is hungry. I made a cherry dump cake for dessert. Tim came out and joined us for dinner and then took two tired kids home. Michelle had to work at her second job tonight.
It was a fun day today for me although I am tired tonight. I got in the water for a bit with the kiddos and sat out in the sun for the rest of the time while we were at the pool. I so enjoyed watching the kids play in the water and go off the diving board. It was fun listening to them play this afternoon. It made me realize how much I lost out on during the pandemic when they weren’t able to be around us.
I didn’t get any painting done today but it was a good day to take a break from painting. Jim took the day off too and didn’t put the shingles up. It was just too hot to be outside today.
We don’t have anything on our calendar for the next two days. Found out last night Jim’s brother and his wife will be here Sunday late afternoon for dinner and to spend the night. They are on their way to CO. It will be good to see them. I will need to spend some time the next two days cleaning house a bit. Good thing they are family and it will be what it is but I would feel better if the house was cleaned up a bit.
Thankfully it is to cool down a bit next week. Maybe I will finally make it to the rental to get some painting done there next week. It is bothering me that I haven’t made it in. My goal was to have that painting project done by the end of June and I am running out of June painting days.
Grateful for the time with the grandkids today, grateful for sleep last night, and grateful this heat wave is to break the first of next week.