Went to Emporia this afternoon and got our fourth Covid booster injections. This one is designed for the variant that is circulating now. Trusting it will help prevent serious disease if we should get Covid again. I have a bit of a sore arm this evening but not bad.
Jim’s prediction about the chicken was correct. He found a dead one this afternoon when he went down to gather eggs. That makes the fourth dead one in four weeks. Hope we won’t find another dead one for a long time. Down to 22 chickens now (I think – I will have to count them next time I go to confirm the count.). I have some sorry looking chickens right now as they are molting. It sure seems to me they pick a bad time of the year to drop feathers. Not sure why they don’t do it in the summer time when it is hot. If the dying streak keeps up I will have to think about replacing this group and getting new ones come spring time.
I fixed a pot roast for dinner tonight using our new beef. It was the best pot roast I have had in a long time. So very tender and moist. The cut this year is perfect – it would make enough for four people to have a good meal. Last years cut was for six to eight people. We had trouble using all the leftovers last year. This year we will get one more good meal from the leftovers and be done with it.
Had our group session tonight to celebrate Fall Equinox. We had a grand time. I love groups where you can go deep and be honest and vulnerable with each other. We ended our sessions using the smudge stick on each other. I bet I sleep good tonight. I feel grounded and centered for the first time in a long time. I am grateful to each in the group for their contributions tonight.
We have nothing on the calendar for tomorrow or Saturday. Jim will need to continue to work on his class for Monday. I do want to go to the court house in Chase County tomorrow and start the title work for the three vehicles. It shouldn’t take too long and at some point Jim will need a break from his lesson plans.
I called the Vet’s office and made an appointment to take all three cats and both dogs in for their annual visit. We are going to attempt to take all five at the same time this year. May never do that again but we shall see how it goes.
Filled out a few more forms to mail and have almost finished the banking changes we need to make. I’m getting tired of paperwork. It is tedious and seems to be never ending. I do understand the need for it and it is easier to do it now than if we were in a crisis. It will feel good when it all gets done.
We got half of an inch of rain last night and today. Turned the fireplace on for a bit this morning to warm up the kitchen and living room. I’m not used to temperatures in the 50’s and low 60’s. Grateful I had the repair man come fix the fireplace so I could use it today. It felt so warm and toasty to sit beside it and eat my breakfast.
Grateful for Covid vaccines, grateful for a group of friends that share their hearts and lives with me, and grateful for rainy days on the prairie.