Finished the rest of the face masks I was making for Michelle and Jim took them to the post office to mail. I sent 24 of them to her to use at the nursing home she works at. I have enough stuff to make 24 more. I worked on making them this afternoon. Got all the ribbon cut and sewed together and have the first 3 made. I need to cut out some more sheet material and flannel. I may order some more ribbon as I have extra material and make even more masks. Sounds like we may be wearing them for a long time.
We grilled hamburgers for dinner tonight. Makes a very easy dinner. Served them with tator tots and a green salad. Now to decide what to fix tomorrow night.
I painted for over an hour this afternoon. It was beautiful out and I have been inside too much the last couple of days. I painted the bottom of the overhang of the roof on Jim’s garage. Not the easiest painting as it is rough plywood type of material. The angle on the ladder is a bit challenging too as I am painting over my head. Got one side of the garage almost finished before I ran out of paint. Jim got more paint so will go out again tomorrow and paint some more.
Jim worked on digging a hole for a pipe for his gray water system he has been working on the last three days. He says he is almost done with that part of the project. He got some tomato plants at the hardware store this afternoon when he was getting the paint so he is outside now planting them.
Several people I know have received their stimulus checks. I didn’t owe any taxes in 2018 and just now filed my 2019 taxes and didn’t owe federal tax then either. I went to the web site and it says if you get social security they will deposit it the same way you get your social security money. I logged on to the new where is my stimulus check site and received a notice telling me they can’t tell me where my check is. Good thing I don’t need the money right away as I don’t think I will get mine for a bit. I would rather this happened to me then to someone that has lost their job and really needs the money.
I still get surprised when I read on someone’s Facebook page that they think this virus is a hoax and that the government is using this to take away our rights. Guess time will tell which side is more true than the other.
The Governor of KS has extended the shelter in place orders until May 3. The number of cases continue to grow in the state and in Lyon County which is where Emporia is. Chase County where I live still has not reported any cases. The big hang up To getting things reopened continues to be the lack of proper testing. The scary part for me is the number of people that are contagious and don’t know they have the virus.
Oklahoma also continues to grow in its number of cases. There is a nursing home that has over 60 cases between the patients and staff. Oklahoma still doesn’t have a state wide shelter in place order except for those over 65 or those that have pre-existing health conditions. The city of Stillwater has issued shelter in place orders though.
I need to send my house sitter a check as it looks like we will remain in Stillwater for the next three weeks at least, if not longer. Grateful my house sitter is able to continue to stay long past the time I had told her we would be home. With most things cancelled she said she didn’t have anywhere she needed to go.
I have a workshop I had planned to go to the weekend of May 2 and 3. Not sure I am going to it now. Lots of things can happen in two weeks time these days so I’ll not make a final decision until time gets closer. I have to be in Topeka on May 4 so it would make that appointment easier if I was in KS that weekend. We will see what happens.
It was a good day! I was able to be in my witness mode all day and stayed grounded and centered. I got some things done and felt good about sending the masks off to Michelle. It was good to get outside and get a little painting done and get some fresh air.
Grateful to know how to sew, grateful for a beautiful spring day in Stillwater, and grateful for a full freezer and many choices to choose from for dinner.