Happy birthday to my oldest brother Gene. He turns 75 today. Oh my, we are all getting old!
I was trying to sleep until 7:45 but the dogs decided they wanted to go out. I got up and showered and then took them out to their pen and then took them one by one on walks. Sophia did her business but Roxy never did.
I heard some noise in the yard this morning and looked out the windows and saw the tree guy out there working. I needed to get on the road so didn’t go talk to him hoping I would see him when I got home. He had left by the time I got home but left equipment so am assuming he will be back soon. Not sure why he can’t let me know about his comings and goings but guess I really don’t need to know.
I went to Wichita to the foot surgeon today. My second toe is lapping over the big toe and causing the big toe to feel like it has an ingrown toenail. They took three x-rays but he didn’t mention the results of them. He showed me two different toe spacers to order from Amazon. One I had tried before with limited and mixed results. I ordered the other one when I got home. The only real fix is surgery and not sure I am ready for that. If it gets to that point, he said to call him and he will put me on his surgery schedule.
The best part of the day is after I left the surgeon’s office, I went to see my Aunt Marylyn. I got there a little before noon and told her I needed to leave around 1:00 so I could get home to talk to the tree guy. Three hours later I finally headed home. We had a wonderful visit and caught each other up on our families. She only had two children but has six grandchildren and lots of great grandchildren. For being 88 she is amazing and still lives alone and takes care of herself. Spending time with her is almost like having my mother come for a visit.
I stopped after I left her place and had lunch and then headed home. Traffic on Highway 50 is hard to pass. I hit a couple road construction zones that slowed me down. I went to Wichita via the Turnpike and probably should have come home that way. It felt faster to me going than coming home.
Wednesday I have to be in Emporia at noon for exercise. Depending on how long it takes to get to town I will attempt to go to the Chiropractor before exercise. He closes between 1:00 and 3:00 for lunch so if I don’t get there before I can’t go afterwards. I have a zoom call at 1:30 so will find someplace in town to sit and take that call as I can’t be sure I will be home by 1:30 and I drop calls between home and Emporia. I have a few things I need to pick up at Walmart so will try to make myself get those things tomorrow too.
Thursday I am meeting with my house builder at 2:00 to get the final estimates and floor plan. Not sure what happens after that as he hasn’t met any of his projected time tables yet. Last I heard he was going to plan on starting the foundation in August but I will believe that when I see it.
Friday I have to go back to town for exercise at 2:00 and to stop at the Vet’s office and get the dogs and cat their quarterly drug fix. If I miss the Chiropractor Wednesday I can stop in Friday afternoon.
Saturday I will pack and I leave Sunday for my trip to Costa Rica. The call I have tomorrow is with the leader of the retreat telling us what to bring, etc. She sent pictures of the waterfall and cave we will be hiking to and spending one night at. It looks absolutely amazing. It is a three hour hike up a mountain to get to it. I think I can, I think I can!
It has been a fun day since I got to spend time with Aunt Marylyn. It made the trip to Wichita worth it. I had kinda expected that the foot doctor wouldn’t have much to offer but I wanted to give it a chance. I’m excited that maybe the tree guy will finish up this week and the house builder will start pushing things forward. Things do eventually get taken care of – just not always on my timeline.
Sitting in a good head space today. I didn’t get drained today going to Wichita and I will take that as progress. I am watching my energy levels and attempting to get as full as possible before I leave on vacation Sunday. Hoping I will get lots of down time in Costa Rica so I can keep myself full while I am there.
Grateful for Aung Marylyn and all the love she shares with me, grateful Amazon had what the doctor recommended and grateful for a safe trip to and from Wichita.