The wind is in a big hurry tonight. It is blowing around 30 mph now and is forecast to possibly get up to 70 mph before the night is over. Better button down the hatches. Trusting we won’t have any wind damage tonight.
Have had a slow and easy day today. I made up the beds downstairs and swept all the floors downstairs. Still need to dust and clean the bathrooms but am almost done. Still have the main floor to finish up tomorrow.
Jim went into Emporia this afternoon to get a few things he needed. Luckily he got home before the wind picked up. I’m grateful I have a bigger car now instead of the little Prius. I wouldn’t want to be driving this evening even in my bigger car.
We are to get some rain and possible strong storms this evening. The wind is blowing something in. My feet have ached all day.
We have a free day tomorrow. We sure haven’t gotten much done on our list this trip. I think we both needed a week of decompressing and resting. With all the chaos in the world it is easy to get ungrounded and disconnected. A part of me wishes we didn’t have to go back to Stillwater this week. We are just getting into the rhythm of the prairie.
Thursday will be a busy day. The new oven is being installed, the guy is coming to spray for the wood bees and I have an appointment with the Cardiologist. Friday I go to Topeka for my Ultrasound and then we drive to Stillwater.
My friend came and got six chickens last night. She will be back tonight for the last five. I picked up my last two eggs this afternoon. I will be sad to see the last chickens go away and will miss them until I can get some again in August. Tomorrow I need to get the coop cleaned out if the wind lets up.
I grilled hamburgers for dinner tonight. Seems like we have plain hamburgers several times a week. We both like them and they are easy to fix. Now to decide what to fix tomorrow night. I’m trying to get the freezer cleaned out in preparation for the beef that is coming in July. I have a turkey I need to fix when I come home after Stillwater and before we go to CO in July.
My heart rate has been between 45 – 50 most of the day. I’m glad it didn’t drop to 40 as the nurse advised me to go to ED if it did. I didn’t feel good for about 15 minutes earlier today. Hard to describe what I felt like. My heart starts racing and I almost feel sick to my stomach. I get hot and tired. About the time I think maybe I better do something it goes away. I’m grateful the Cardiologist had an appointment available this week. I’m still thinking most of this is related to my thyroid levels being off and trust the heart issues are temporary and will go away when my thyroid levels get straightened out.
Grateful for a quiet day on the prairie, grateful the basement is almost all cleaned, and grateful for all the eggs my chickens provided me while I had them.