And just like that it is Thursday and we will be returning to KS tomorrow. The week here in Stillwater went by very quickly. We didn’t get as much done as I had hoped we would but that is OK. The work seems to wait for us.
Finished mowing the yard this morning. It always looks so nice when it is all mowed up. The mowing was a bit harder this time as it is so dry there were places where I couldn’t tell where I had mowed. The cottonwood cotton was a pain to mow through as it blew up and went up my nose.
Jim is almost finished taking the shingles off and scraping another section on the west side of the house. When he gets done I will get it painted tonight. The west side is almost done. He has one little section to do but doubt he will get to it this time. We still have to do the east side of the house and above the front porch and back deck but the house is looking much nicer.
I took three calls on the Hot Line last night. The last one was very rewarding for me. I had one call where my internet had a hiccup and I got disconnected from my texter. When that happens the call gets transferred to someone else. I got signed back on and they transferred the call back to me. Even though the person that received the call didn’t respond to the texter I only get partial credit for handling the call. Oh well, we got the person to a calmer state.
I have another shift tonight at 10:00 pm. We have so many counselors right now that I end up waiting about an hour before I have someone to text with. I have been signing on early so I can get in line so I will get texters. I’m grateful the texters don’t have to wait but it is kinda frustrating to have to waste an hour of my time waiting on someone to help.
I have the car partially loaded for tomorrow. Jim still has a bunch of stuff to pull out he wants to take. Don’t think we will have room for all he wants to take so will have to prioritize what we do take. We need to take our mountain stuff in case he doesn’t get back down here next week. We told our house sitter we would try to be in KS by 3:00 but I will be surprised if we make that time frame. Jim tends to run a bit behind when it comes to leaving his house here.
We are having left overs for dinner tonight so I can clean out the refrigerator. Still have some ham loaf left over from earlier this week. We will have to take a refrigerator bag and clean out the refrigerator tomorrow before we leave as we may not be back until the second week of August.
It is another hot summer day in Stillwater with the temperatures in the mid 90’s. Rain is in the forecast for the next seven days so maybe it will cool down a bit. Trusting it won’t rain on Nicole’s outdoor wedding Saturday afternoon. They have an indoor back-up plan if needed. So looking forward to seeing all of my family in one place for the first time since Christmas.
Feeling better again today. My heart has not dropped below 45 today so far. It got to racing a bit while I was mowing but it settled back down when I came in and cooled off. Starting to think it was all thyroid related and my medication level must be leveling out as I am feeling better and the heart is calming down.
Feeling a bit down and sad today. Thinking it is all the chaos in the world that I am feeling and holding on to today. We certainly are starting to feel like we are at a tipping point in our society. I pray it tips the way I feel it should and things start to get rebuilt in a better way that works for all. I keep having the feeling it is going to get a lot worse before it gets better though. I hope I am wrong.
Grateful the yard is mowed, grateful the house painting project is progressing, and grateful we are returning to the prairie tomorrow.