The dogs woke both Kathy and I up around 12:30 this morning. I had just gotten sound asleep and it was hard to wake up enough to take them out. Neither one did any business outside. Something must have made them go on alert. All they wanted to do was sniff the ground and then they were good to come back in and settle down.
It took me a long time to get back to sleep. I finally got up and took a second bath and took some Tylenol. I slept for about three hours.
Took the dogs one by one on walks this morning. I walked about 1.5 miles all together. They are good for me to get my steps in.
Went to Emporia mid morning. I stopped at Hobby Lobby and got a stand for the bathroom. It has six baskets in it and will give us lots more storage in the bathroom. It is narrow and doesn’t take up too much space. I want to paint it white sometime but that can wait for another day.
Went to True Value and got two gallons of paint for the shed. I haven’t matched it to the house yet but it will be close enough. The shed is quite a ways from the house so they don’t have to exact match. I may try to get started painting on it tomorrow.
Went to Union Social and met with 11 other friends to celebrate a special friend turning 70 today. The food was wonderful as always there and the company was grand. Lunch took about two hours as we had a lot to visit about.
Stopped at North Reebles for a few groceries. I wasn’t up to Walmart today. I need two things from Walmart but I will get those tomorrow when I go to town for exercise.
Came home and crashed for about 10 minutes. I got two phone calls and gave up trying to sleep.
Went on-line to book flights to Costa Rica. I could not get the jumper flight company to accept my credit card. I called the bank and they said they had no record of an attempt coming through. Finally found a number to call the airline direct and was able to book the flight directly through them.
Booked the flight from KC to San Jose, Costa Rica without issue – I trust! The way this day is going I am not sure I trust myself today.
I have to fly in a day early and fly out a day late as there were no flights the day of the jumper flights that worked. I found a hotel to stay at close to the airport and booked the first night with no problem. I changed the dates to the second night I need and booked it. When I got the confirmation it showed I had booked the same night two times. I had to call and canceled one of them. I then booked the second night I needed.
This process has not been easy. Trusting this will be the hardest part of the whole trip. Still don’t know how much the retreat is but decided to take a leap of faith and trust that it is within my budget. Guess I am going regardless now!
I made an appointment with my foot surgeon. My second toe is crossing over my big toe on both feet and it makes the big toe feel like it has an ingrown toenail, which it does not. I got some toe spacers and they are helping but at the end of the day my big toe aches. Not sure what can be done about it but want to have it checked out. His first available appointment is June 25.
I also made an appointment with my regular doctor to check my hip pain out. I have complained about it before to him and he didn’t seem too concerned about it but it is starting to interfere with my daily living. When it gets set off it hurts bad. Starting to think I have some arthritis or bursitis in it. Hoping there is something that can be done. I really want to start walking 10,000 steps a day and my hips are going to prevent that from happening if I don’t get them taken care of. His first available appointment is at the end of May.
Good thing neither thing is life threatening. Not sure what I would do if it was. Oh well, they have been bothering me for a while, what’s another couple weeks or months.
I took Sophia on a mile walk this afternoon. I came in afterwards to get a drink and then was going to take Roxy but she declined. When she wakes up I will offer her a long walk too. It is a good day for a nap.
The kids are planning a special celebration of life party for Craig on June 7 at the VFW in Emporia from 6:00 – 8:00. It will be fun to see all the employees that used to work for us as well as old friends from the day. Craig’s memorial service is at the Unity Church in Wichita on Saturday, May 11 at 11:00. That service is going to be life streamed for those that can’t make it.
It is a beautiful day today. Mid 70’s with little to no wind. Perfect spring day. Sure wish everyday could be like this. I should go out and work in the yard since it is so nice.
Feeling cranky this afternoon. The struggle to get the flights and hotel rooms booked drained me. I still have little to no reserve energy in my tank. Town wore me out today. I haven’t been around people much these last couple of weeks as I have been focused on moving and packing and getting rid of things. It caught me a bit off guard today to feel my energy draining. Wonder what Saturday will be like? Oh dear! And then I have Tagen’s graduation and party Sunday afternoon and evening. Have a feeling I better not plan anything for next week other than exercise.
Tomorrow all I have on the calendar is exercise. I need to get two things from Walmart and then I can come back home. Saturday is Craig’s memorial service and Sunday is Tagen’s graduation and party. So far next week looks pretty open except for exercise in Emporia three times and a meeting with my accountant in Emporia on Thursday. This house is pretty much completed so hoping I will have a boring week and will be looking for things to do by the end of it.
I really do need to think of something to do with myself once I get my to-do list of things I still want to do with the house done. I am going to have lots of free time and need to decide how to fill it. I hope to do lots of walking but that still leaves lots of time for something else. I haven’t had this much free time for a long time and am anxious to see how I choose to fill it.
Grateful for the birthday gathering today, grateful the flights and hotels are booked for the Costa Rica trip, and grateful the two doctor appointments are made.