We drove to Topeka today to take the Forester to the dealer to have the STARLINK system checked out. Turns out there was nothing wrong with it. Long ways to drive to get a free car wash! Still am getting an error message on the system check but guess I will learn to ignore it.
We stopped afterwards at The Blind Tiger Brewery for lunch. It was good food and good service. I would go back if we are in that part of Topeka again. Still have a bit of sticker shock when I see the bill for lunch for two is almost $50 with the tip. We don’t eat fancy, order appetizers or fancy drinks. Not sure how people can afford to eat out very often at those prices. I understand why the restaurants have had to raise their prices but they have priced me out of doing much eating out.
Jim got a tetanus shot before we left town. He wounded himself two days ago and it was looking ugly. He couldn’t remember when he had his last tetanus shot so we thought he better be safe than sorry. I scheduled it for him on-line last night at Walgreens for 11:10 this morning. It took an hour before he was done! Not sure why they were so slow but he got it done.
Tomorrow we go to Walmart to get our flu shots. They usually are rather efficient and timely. We will see how busy they are and how long it takes. Jim may have two sore arms by tomorrow evening.
I called Bluestem and found out their next chick day is November 5. Guess we will be waiting a few more weeks to get some baby chicks. Timing isn’t great as they will be big enough to go outside around the first of the year and that is usually when the weather gets really cold on the prairie. Maybe we will get lucky and get them acclimated int he big coop before the bitter cold winter weather hits. That timing will give me some time to gather the supplies I need to take care of baby chicks. Come spring time I should be back in the egg business.
I was excited to hear my social security will be going up over 8% next year. It seems to be harder each month to make ends meet. I try hard to live on my social security check and only tap savings for bigger expenses. Some months I stay out of savings but lately I have had to tap into it. Groceries sure seem to cost more every time I go to the store. I sure feel for those that don’t have a savings back-up. Not sure how they do it.
Took a short nap when I got home from Topeka today. I haven’t been sleeping good again and it caught up with me. These days I will sleep whenever I think I can.
Jim broke down and turned the furnace on this afternoon. The house has cooled down with the temperatures dropping into the 40’s at night. Today the wind was in a huge hurry and blew hard most of the day. That makes it feel even colder.
Grateful to have gotten my car checked out, grateful for a social security raise, and grateful for afternoon naps.