35 mph sustained winds on the prairie today with gusts up to over 50 mph. I was going to go to town and get groceries but decided not to take my little car out on the highway. There are way too many semi trucks on the highway that pass me and blow my car around like a Tonka toy.
There was a fire about three miles west of me this morning. We watched the smoke for a bit to see what direction the fire was moving. Luckily they were able to get the fire stopped before it did much damage. No telling how far it might have gone if it had reached open prairie. The sound of the wind and the shaking of the house is wearing on me this morning.
I didn’t sleep much last night. Finally got up at 3:00 this morning and knitted for two hours. Went back to bed and slept for about an hour before I couldn’t stay in bed any longer. May need a nap this afternoon.
Had a request from two people who want to spend the weekend of the Symphony on the Prairie in June with me. One has house sit for me before and is bringing a friend with her. I have a ticket for the Symphony this year so may go join them. Both of them volunteer the day of the Symphony. I haven’t decided if I am going to work the Symphony or not. I may go and enjoy it for the first time ever this year. Need to figure out a way to get Kathy a free ticket too.
I got summoned to appear for jury duty again already. Can I get lucky two times in a row and not have to appear?
A friend is coming to visit Sunday. She knows several others in this area so we will all meet at Ad Astra for lunch. Last time I ate there I didn’t make a food choice that was Bright Line friendly and it set my weight loss back by four days. Think I will take my own lunch this time and play it safe. After lunch we are going into Emporia to watch a locally made movie about some Flint Hills women. I know several of the women being featured in the film.
I noticed there is a paper shred event happening on the fairgrounds tomorrow afternoon. There is a limit of three boxes so I will only take three boxes in. I have old employee files that I would prefer be shredded instead of just dumping. I could take at least 30 boxes of old files if there wasn’t a limit. I will pick the most sensitive ones and take them.
If the wind isn’t blowing so hard tomorrow morning I will fill up my second trash can with boxes of files that need taken to the dump. No use setting it out if they are going to blow away though. It will take me a couple of months to get rid of all of them. Bit by bit – piece by piece they will be gone!
Might be a good day to go down to the storage closet and clean it out. It would help me get away from the sound of the wind upstairs for a bit and get another project done. As I release weight I am feeling the urge to release clutter in my house too. Not much clutter left but when I look I am always amazed at how much I find that can be thrown or given away. The garage needs done but this is not the day to do that. Maybe if I open the big door to the barn the wind would sweep the floor for me!
Grateful for a warm house to shelter in from the wind today, grateful to friends that come visit, and grateful I have all that I need without having to get out on a day like today.