I am cranky this afternoon. I took a nap and woke up cranky. Maybe I should have gone back to sleep and slept off this foul mood. Not sure where it came from but it can go back to where ever it came from – the quicker the better.
I cooked breakfast for one of my guests at 8:00 this morning. He had a tee time of 10:00 and I knew the restaurants in town would be very busy. He left a little before 9:00.
I went out and mowed half the yard. One of my other guests returned back to the house after taking his friend to town. I came in and fixed him breakfast. We had a nice chat after he ate.
I went back out and got most of the back yard mowed before the rain came in. The rain started with great big drops and I could tell a storm was moving in quickly. I made it to the house before the flood gates opened. There was a lot of lightening that seemed to be striking close by. I love the sound of the rolling thunder over the prairie. We would see a strike of lightening and then immediately the thunder would crack. I bet we got over an inch of rain in the hour that it rained. It really came down hard for a bit.
Since I couldn’t finish my mowing I went to bed and took a nap. I didn’t sleep very well last night. The leg cramps are getting very frequent and seem to be more intense and lasting longer. I hope the doctor has some answers next week.
After my nap we went into Emporia to get 450 pounds of chicken feed, oats, sunflower seeds and dog food. What a haul! Jim had to load it on the cart, load it into the car and then unload it and put it all in containers when we got home. He got his exercise for the day. We stopped at Sutherland’s and got the right size screw for the kitchen cabinet knobs and two light bulbs for the kitchen at the rental house.
I am making corn and ham chowder for dinner tonight. I thought I was going to have some extras for dinner but they have all decided to eat in town. I have a fourth guest coming later tonight. He was camping in a tent and got rained out where his tent was. I had an extra bed and when one of my guests asked if he could bring him out I told my guest to bring him on out. What is one more – right?
Last night Jim and I went in and got one coat of paint on the bathroom walls. It sure looks nice. I haven’t been by the house today but after dinner I am going in to paint the laundry room and to put another coat on the bathroom. The handyman was hoping to start laying the new flooring tomorrow but I’m not sure how far he got today.
During the night I heard a loud motor sound. Finally figured out it is the exhaust fan in the bathroom below the master bedroom. I will need to get that fan replaced as the sound is very disturbing – especially at night.
Got my water bill for the rental house and they charged me a late fee as the check I mailed five days before it was due never showed up. I’ll have to go by the office tomorrow and find out if the check ever showed up. I mailed the check the same day I got the bill last month. USPS you disappoint me again!
Tomorrow I am having lunch with some friends again. It is nice to be getting out in small groups and seeing people. I need to go by the water department and go to the bank while I am in town.
I’m not sure when my guests are leaving. I think on Saturday but am not sure. It really doesn’t matter as we don’t have any plans. I will spend most of Saturday in town painting regardless of what the guests decide to do.
Next week I have a blood draw on Monday and my regular weekly egg delivery. Thursday I have a doctor’s appointment. Other than that I will be at the house painting most days. I am way past the point of being tired of this project and need to get this thing wrapped up. I may need to mow on Saturday if Jim doesn’t get it done before then. Not sure I am looking forward to starting the painting of the outside of the house.
Hoping this foul mood will pass quickly. I have a raging headache this afternoon but I think that is allergy related to the storm. Maybe painting this evening will help work some of this out of me.
Grateful for the rain the prairie received this afternoon, grateful most of the yard is mowed, and grateful the bathroom got a first coat of paint on it last night.