The rain finally stopped around noon today. It has sprinkled off and on this afternoon but no more heavy stuff. The prairie is in a thunderstorm watch this evening until 10:00. Hoping it will skirt around me and the sun will continue to shine until sunset time. The dark clouds are moving in again though. Hopefully the forecast for tomorrow calls for sunshine all day. Rain is to return Thursday and continue off and on through next Monday. Roads are flooded already. We don’t need more rain this month!
Went into Emporia to get the non-perishable groceries I need for the weekend. I will go back in Friday morning and pick up the veggies and fruit I need. Walmart is rearranging their store and I struggled to find stuff today.
Tomorrow I am driving to Manhattan to spend the day shopping with a friend. If we don’t find what she wants I will stay over and we will go into KC Thursday to look there. I’ll do chores before I leave and things should be good for overnight.
I have finally settled back into the empty space and quiet of the prairie. It has felt soul refreshing to be in the quiet today. I hated to go into town but wanted to get the heavy part of the grocery shopping done so it won’t take so long Friday morning. I forgot to stop at the bank but I can do that Friday. I thought I could run over to Cottonwood Falls to the bank on my way out of town tomorrow but they are predicting the road between the two towns will be flooded over by morning.
Had another guy come out and give me a bid to get my deck refinished. His bid was much more reasonable than the other guy I had give me a bid. Unfortunately this guy is way behind due to all the rain we have been having and it will be at least two months before he can do the work. I had him put me on his list. He is also trained in soft power washing the side of the house and will do that job also.
Didn’t get much done at home today again but didn’t feel quite so lazy and unproductive today. I am finally refilling my soul and body from being gone for three weeks. I had forgotten we crossed two time zones and it always takes my body some time to adjust to “normal” time when that happens.
I am back into my peaceful valley where things are smooth and easy. I miss this space when I fall out of it. I am grateful my fall into the muck pond was a short one although at the time it felt like I face planted into it.
Grateful the rain has stopped for a bit, grateful the sunshine will return tomorrow, and grateful to be back into my peaceful valley.