It has been a long day. Sophia got me up twice last night as she needed to go out. She is still having diarrhea. The last time she woke me up was at 4:30 this morning and I couldn’t go back to sleep.
I did take a short nap in my chair this morning but I got a phone call after sleeping for about 20 minutes and I couldn’t go back to sleep after that.
I went to Emporia early afternoon. I met Jason at Guion’s and purchased a new refrigerator for his house. They are going to deliver it Saturday morning. Hoping the old one holds on until then.
I then went to Tagen’s house. We got the truck payment set up to automatically come out of a checking account. I transferred the gas bill to his checking account. The electric bill at the rental house is combined with my house. I guess I will have to have Tagen set up his own account next time I see him.
Tagen and I went to lunch after we got our business taken care of. I had a deep conversation with Tagen at lunch. I treasure the times I get to spend with him one-on-one. It’s been a good week as I got to spend one-on-one time with Ellexia yesterday.
I came home and took Sophia for a walk. Kathy had taken her about an hour before that but Sophia needed to go again. If she doesn’t get better soon I will have to take her in and see if they can figure out why she does this.
I think I get to stay home tomorrow. Thursday Tagen is coming here so we can get his pickup registration taken care of at the Chase County Courthouse. While he is here we will take care of transferring the electric bill into his name. I will follow him into town when we are done and go to the City of Emporia Water Department and get the water bill transferred to his name too. Then I think we are good to go.
I’m tired this afternoon. I am betting it will be an early bedtime for me tonight. I sincerely doubt that I will make it to midnight to welcome in the New Year. Although Sophia may get me up to do so tonight later.
I need to figure out how to link my bank with the bank Tagen and I are using. I used to do that with another bank account I had so I know it can be done. Have to find some time when I have some patience to attempt it. Sometimes those things go easy and other times not so much.
I was cleaning house a bit and found the box of Christmas cookies that I was to have sent Gene a week ago. Oops! I may make some New Year’s Cookies tomorrow and if so will add those to the box and get them in the mail Thursday. I am running way behind on this package. The mail takes so long to deliver these days he will be lucky to have the package my mid January.
I had put several bags of clothes that no longer fit on the porch and a friend stopped while I was gone and picked them up. That was easy! Saved me a trip hauling them to Goodwill. Someone else picked up a bag of yarn last week.
It turned cold today. It is to get even colder in the next few days. I kinda liked the 50’s better but guess that doesn’t count. It is January in KS and it would be weird if it didn’t get cold. Kathy mentioned the prairie wind today. If it is windy in town, I wonder how windy it was out on top of the hill where my old house is. I rarely think about the wind anymore since I moved to town.
There is a slight chance we could see the Northern Lights again tonight but it is too cloudy to go look. There has been an unusual amount of solar flares this year.
I’m ready to welcome in a New Year. This year has been a good one for me although it was busier than I like. Next year feels like it will bring lots of changes on many levels to most of us. Working hard to stay grounded and centered in the midst of all the chaos. I have heard it said that change is the only constant in the world. I remind myself to go with the flow and stay out of resistance to change. It is when I am in resistance that change becomes a challenge and can be hard to navigate. Accepting life for what it is and not for how I want it to be seems to be the key to happiness.
Grateful to get to spend some quality time with Tagen today, grateful Jason’s refrigerator is on its way, and grateful for a warm house on this cold winter’s night.