What a day. I got up and going and left for KC around 8:30. As I was getting ready to leave a guy showed up to mark the sewer line. He told me the water line guys were trying to get their equipment running on this cold day and would be over to dig today. It got down to 20 degrees last night.
I drove to KC and went to my eye doctor appointment. I went early to pick out new frames but the eye shop didn’t open until 11:00. Luckily the eye doctor wasn’t busy and after waiting five minutes she took me back. She did a very basic exam since I had seen the eye specialist last week.
After she was done I had to wait another five minutes before the eye shop opened. I picked out frames and got them ordered. It took about 15 minutes to get that done.
Next I went to Nicole’s house and picked her up and we went to lunch. Had a good visit with Nicole as we ate at Chipotle. Took her back home and I drove to Costco.
Man were they busy. I had to drive around the parking lot a couple times to find a parking space. I got lucky and got one up close. Inside the store was busy but manageable. The main thing I went for was two space heaters. The thermostat for this house is in the laundry room. The bathroom, laundry room and my bedroom stay nice and toasty warm but Kathy’s bedroom and the living room are about 10 degrees colder. I found two and they were on sale – lucky me.
I managed to fill a shopping cart of other things I didn’t know I needed. Got through the check out and got things loaded into my car and headed home. I had to stop in Emporia to fill my car up and then I came home.
Kathy helped me unload part of the stuff before she left to go to the movies with some friends. I got the rest of the stuff in the house and my car cleaned out a bit.
The best news of the day is the water is back on. I went out and talked to the two repair guys. They had to repair several leaks in the water line and do something to the sewer line. Not sure I understood what all they did. The main guy told me the yard wasn’t going to look pretty but I had water again. I told him I didn’t care what the yard looked like as long as I could take a shower and flush the toilet. I sure appreciated their efforts on this cold day.
I came back in the house and did dishes and a load of laundry. I decided I might as well test out the lines for them. It is such a privilege to have running water again. May I never take it for granted again!
It was a productive trip to KC and the day got even better when I found out I have water again. I have new glasses coming, got to have lunch with Nicole and I restocked my supplies from Costco. Not a bad day!
Tomorrow I may go to Emporia and get the supplies to start making Christmas treats. I only have a little over two weeks to get them made and I am going to be gone for five days next week. Time is running short.
I need to go to Emporia either Thursday or Friday to meet with Tagen and get a banking thing taken care of. He has started moving in and we need to get the utilities changed to his name too.
Saturday I am helping with a Newsletter at Pioneer Bluffs. Sunday I think I get to stay home.
It is always good to get away for a day and then have the good feeling of getting home safe and sound. Traffic was manageable today and the trip was easy. I look forward to starting to make my families favorite Christmas treats. That is the best part of Christmas for me.
I can’t quite wrap my head around the fact that Christmas is a little over two weeks away. I haven’t started thinking about the trip to Sedona much yet either and I leave a week from tomorrow. December is going to fly by which is a very good thing as it is my least favorite month of the year.
Grateful for a safe trip to and from KC, grateful I got to have lunch with Nicole and ever so grateful to have running water again.