It was a cold, windy and wet day on the prairie today. A thunderstorm rolled through during the night. I love watching the lightning streak across the wide open sky and hear the rolling thunder. It has sprinkled on and off during the day. Only reached the mid 50’s today and with the wind it felt much colder.
A friend came over and we discussed her taxes today. She is going to gather more information and work on them and will call if she needs more help. It was nice to see her and visit for a bit this afternoon.
I took a short nap again. I got two phone calls while I was laying down. I slept for close to an hour which is the right amount of nap time for me. Maybe I can sleep tonight – sleep was hard to find again last night.
The handyman worked on repairing windows and trim work on the floor today. Since he was there I didn’t go it to paint. He is working on a different project the next two days so will make it in to paint tomorrow and Friday.
I called the electrician. They are to let me know tomorrow when they can come. I told them they were holding up the project and I really needed them to get this job done. They seemed to understand that language. We will see if they come through and come out.
I ordered some siding pieces for the outside of the house. Jim found them on-line at Home Depot. They are to be delivered next week. I looked for cabinet door hinges on-line too but can’t decide if I have found the right thing or not. I may need to go to a big town soon and find them in person.
The handyman still has the laundry room to do but needs the electrician to do some work in there before he can do what he needs to do. I need to decide if I want the back porch sheet rocked or not but can’t tell until the electrician gets done out there too.
We are getting really close to having the inside fixed up. I’m guessing another week after the electrician gets done and we will be done except for the flooring. We have lots of work to do on the outside though including painting the house and lots of landscaping. We also need to repair the front porch. It is looking like we should be ready to rent it out May 1 though.
I am ever so grateful that I got lucky and bought a house next door to a wonderful handyman. He has saved this project for me.
We had left overs for dinner again. I made some mashed potatoes and Jim had a hot turkey sandwich for dinner. I had turkey and leftover roasted veggies. I laid a pot roast out to fix for tomorrow night. We are tired of leftovers.
I made no bake cookies for the grandkids today. I need to take them to town tomorrow and deliver them. I wold think they would get tired of them but they keep requesting them.
Still feeling a bit adrift. Not able to stay grounded and feel like I have a purpose right now. Not sure if it is because of the hot line thing or something else. Trying my best to ride out these feelings and allowing them to be what they are without getting stuck.
Grateful for the wonderful progress the handyman is making on the house, grateful for the rain on the prairie, and grateful for the times I can ride my emotions and not get lost in them.