I went to Olpe this morning to give cutting orders for the beef they are processing for me. I told them I got shorted last year. Trusting that won’t happen again.
I stopped at Jay’s for a hamburger when I got back to Emporia. They have old fashioned service there – what a treat.
Stopped at the Post Office to see if they will forward Max’s mail. On-line they said I had to do it in person and needed the probate paperwork giving me permission to have his mail come to me. The guy that processed it looked at the death certificate and entered some information from it but didn’t look at the probate papers. Dang, I would have done this two months ago if I had known I didn’t need the probate paperwork.
Stopped at the house I am selling and the bath tub faucet is no longer dripping! That took the plumber almost two months to make that happen. Grateful it is fixed.
Went through the car wash and then came home. It is another hot one out there and was glad to get home and be able to stay inside the cool house. I am so grateful I put in central air before we moved into this house. Can’t imagine doing this summer heat without it.
Someone from KVOE radio called me this afternoon and did a phone interview with me. They are going to feature the Love in Action project on their Feel Good Friday segment. It is only a two minute segment and we talked for ten minutes so hard to know what they will air. I haven’t listened to a radio for a long time but will have to remember to tune in Friday. Not sure what time of day they play this segment. I found some segments on their website so thinking if I miss it live I will be able to listen to it later.
Being in the news and being interviewed is not my favorite thing to do. One never is quite sure how what one says will be interpreted and reported. I trust it will result in more interest in the Love in Action project.
So far about 38 of the over 200 things I listed on the Wish List yesterday have been purchased. Most of the items need multiple purchases. There are not over 200 individual items listed. I am pleased with the response so far. I will continue to publish the links to it so people can find it easily. I still have about $3,000 I can use to purchase the things that others don’t pick. Not sure what I will do when we run out of funds but I will cross that bridge when I get there. Have enough funds to last for several months of weekly mailings from the detainees to their loved ones.
I have a printing job I need to do this afternoon. Discovered I am missing about six months of my blog for a couple of years ago. If the mood hits I will try to get that done. It takes patience as I have to tell the printer to print and can only do about 10 requests and then have to wait for it to catch up. If I keep requesting printing it will lock up.
I sat outside for about 15 minutes last night to see if I could see any meteors. I may have seen a couple very small ones but nothing else. It was a beautiful night to sit outside. It is amazing how many stars I can see here in town from my yard. Too many trees around to get the full sky. If I remember I will go back out tonight as two different meteor showers are to peak tonight.
Tomorrow I have to be in Topeka by 9:45 for a doctor’s appointment. Afterwards I have a throat ultrasound. Will probably stop for lunch after the ultrasound and then come home. I can’t think of any shopping I need to do in Topeka.
Thursday I have a meeting in the afternoon with a group that works with the Spanish speaking population in Emporia. We are looking for ways we can work together to support the families that are being impacted by the ICE raids. A couple of dear friends are going with me so it will be a good day.
Saturday I plan on going to Topeka to the protest. It is to cool down and be a good day to be outside that day. Still not sure how productive protests are but feel I need to attend. If anyone wants to ride along let me know. It is more fun when I go with people I know.
Can’t believe it is going to be August next week. July flew by for me. I had thought things might slow down around here but so far it doesn’t feel like they are. My August calendar has lots of empty space on it but somehow it manages to get filled in, sometimes in unexpected ways.
I was able to cross two lingering items off my to-do list today with getting Max’s mail forwarded and the bathtub drip fixed. Seems like whenever I can cross a thing or two off I add a thing or two. I had gotten two of Kathy’s life insurance policies handled and then found another one to add to the list. Still have another application pending for a different matter for her we are working on. They are to send paperwork and I have a tight turnaround time to get it back to them. That type of stuff seems to be hard for Kathy to mange now. Good thing I can usually figure that type of thing out.
Still no nibbles on the house I am attempting to sell. Not many lookers right now. May have to rent it out again although I would rather make someone a really good deal on it just to get rid of it. It would make a cute Airbnb property if one was looking for that type of thing.
Feeling a bit isolated and out of touch again. At the same time not sure I can people right now. Large groups are getting harder and harder for me to manage myself in. It takes too much of my energy being in them and I come home feeling drained.
I feel out of balance somehow but not sure where or what is causing that. I have an intensity inside that is keeping me focused on the Love in Action project and it is hard to look away from it. Haven’t felt that type of energy inside myself for a bit. I will play this out and see where it goes. Doing my best to stay in my observer role and allow this project to proceed without expectations or goals on my part. Somehow it feels like this could turn into something bigger than I can explain or know now.
Grateful the drip has been fixed, grateful Max’s mail will be forwarded, and grateful for places like Jay’s that remind me of the way businesses can still be run and keep customer satisfaction at the top of the goal.