Went to Topeka this morning for my ultrasound. It took all of ten minutes for them to complete it. The technician told me I won’t hear any results for at least a week and it can take up to ten days. With the holiday next week I am not expecting to hear anything until after Thanksgiving. Nicole and I are leaving for Peru on November 29. I can’t see any reason to postpone the trip as I won’t hear anything until right before we leave. As long as it takes them to get things scheduled nothing would happen anyways until after we are scheduled to get home December 14. I already have a blood draw scheduled for December 15.
Yeah! That feels good to know our trip is on. Time to start making my packing list and checking it twice. Hard to know what to pack. It is their summer time but in the high altitude it can get rather cool in the evenings. They sent us a list of a few things they recommend we bring. Nicole was going to pick us up each a sleeping bag as that was on their list. She found some that are the size of a roll of paper towels. A headlamp that has a red light on it was on the list. Thanks to Laura I have one of those that I use to do chicken chores with in the winter time. They did say to dress in layers and to bring a rain coat as we will be doing ceremony outside and will be exposed to the elements. I need to check my prescriptions and make sure I have what I need to be gone for two weeks.
Stopped by Craig’s house and put a beef stew in his oven before I left for Topeka. I’m going to go over later this afternoon and eat dinner with him. That should make his house smell good and help to welcome him home. Kathy picked him up at the hospital this morning, took him to get some prescriptions filled and then took him home. She said he was looking forward to having some privacy and napping in his own bed.
Empty space has returned again. I’m almost afraid to say that as the last couple of weeks I thought I was going to have empty space and it got filled up quick. Feels so good to know my calendar is free for the next three days. I might meet a friend for lunch one of those days but that feels fun. Nothing I have to do on my calendar. Trusting I can keep it that way.
Sorted the chicken feed when I got home today so I knew what I have and what I need. I pour their feed into empty kitten litter containers and they help keep it dry and safe from the mice that share the chicken pen with the chickens. Next time I go to Emporia I will need to get a sack of chicken feed. I have plenty of corn, oats and sunflower seeds. I filled the cat food container up today so in another two or three weeks I will need more cat food. The dogs go through a sack a week so that is a constant on my shopping list.
Have four loads of laundry to do this afternoon. I haven’t been home home long enough lately to get it done. Good day to change the sheets on my bed and wash them. Need to get caught up on house chores. I dumped the recycling bins and washed them out this morning. When I go into Cottonwood Falls for lunch later this week I will take it to the collection cart. It is trash day tomorrow so emptied all the trash to get it ready to go down to the curb in the morning. Feels so good to have time to do regular chores.
Still haven’t finished the apron I started. I am getting tired of having it sitting on my dining room tables so need to get it finished. It hadn’t been going well. I will give it one more try and decide if I am going to give up. I can’t believe how many mistakes I have made. It has been too long since I have sewed something other than curtains.
It misted on me most of the way to and from Topeka this morning. There was a bit of water in the puddles on V Road when I got home. We sure need the moisture. I sure am missing the sunshine though.
Ahhhh….. empty space. I have missed you. Welcome back to the prairie. All is well on the wet prairie today.
Kay, regarding your critter food, have you looked into Chewy.com? They’re great, & they deliver!