It has been a fun day today. I met a friend and we drove to Council Grove for lunch and then went to the Grove and got some fresh strawberries. Lunch was good, strawberries delicious and the conversation amazing. It does my heart good to have deep one-on-one conversations with dear friends.
Tagen came out after he got out of school this afternoon to help me clean out the chicken coop one last time. It was mainly dry straw to shovel out and was a relatively easy job. We worked together and got it all cleaned out. I’m sure the girls are busy rearranging the straw to their liking this evening.
We came in when we were done with that project and I fixed chicken strips and macaroni and cheese for dinner. I’m glad I fixed two packages of chicken strips as that boy/man ate lots tonight. I sent the few leftovers home with him. We had a good conversation while we ate dinner. He has grown up into a caring, sensitive and kind man.
He told me a company from Emporia had come to his welding class and watched them do a special project. Three of the class were offered a job when they graduate on the spot – he was one of the three. He still has the rest of this year and all of next year of welding school to go. He told me the starting wage is in the six figures. Wow! I’m so proud of him for going to a trade school and doing so well. He told me about his high school graduation and the party afterwards and told me he wants me there. I promised him I will go. Can’t believe he is old enough to graduate from high school in May.
I appreciate Tagen’s help with cleaning the coop out today. I can do it myself but it is a big job for me. He always makes it look easy. It is fun to work with him while we do it together.
I didn’t have a lot of down time today. When I got home from lunch I fixed a dessert for Tagen for tonight. He took it home with him as he ate the last of Kathy’s birthday cake instead. I kept some out for Jason to eat on the next couple of days.
Tomorrow I have to go to town in the afternoon for exercise. In the morning I need to go to Cottonwood Falls and take some pictures and measurements for my builder. I didn’t get over there this afternoon to get that done. Hoping once I come home from exercise I can stay home all weekend. It will be nice to have a quiet weekend without workers in my space all weekend.
Next week is a four trip to town week again. I have to go to town every day but Thursday. I am only doing taxes once next week so won’t have to make two trips to town in one day. That will be nice. Next Saturday is family day which will be a fun day. Jason is fixing our main dish so that meal will be easy for me. Love our family days and look forward to them every time we schedule one.
I’m tired this afternoon. I got two short sleeps last night and was up between 1:30 and 4:30 during the night. Makes for a long night with little sleep when that happens. My friend told me about some sleep patches she is using and thinks they are helping her get better sleep. I ordered them and will see what happens. I’m willing to try about anything these days that might help me find sleep.
Six weeks from tomorrow I close on the sale of this house. I need to spend some time this weekend in the basement and start deciding what I want to take and what I need to get rid of. I know I have extra pillows, blankets, night stands, lamps, and books to get rid of but not sure what else I might find. I rarely go downstairs and forget what I have down there.
I need to make some hotel reservations for April 7 in Oklahoma. Some friends and I are going to drive to Oklahoma Sunday the 7th and then will find a good spot to be in the 100% path of the solar eclipse on the 8th and drive back home afterwards. It will be a fun little get away. Hotels are hard to find though as many other people have the same idea. I think I found a town that won’t be too far from where we want to go to watch the eclipse that has vacancies but I need to confirm and get them made. Not sure what traffic will be like that day but will deal with what ever we run into.
Sitting in a good place tonight. It was a fun day for me. I love having lunch with a dear friend, I enjoyed fixing dinner for Tagen and getting to spend time with him. Somedays I need to call time out and do fun things and take a break from all the moving stuff. It energizes me and I will be able to get more done when I get back to sorting and decluttering.
Grateful for time with a friend, grateful for time with Tagen today, and grateful the girls have fresh linens.