Oh my goodness the wind is in a hurry today. Hope it gets to where it wants to go. We have had gusts over 60 MPH today. The walk down to see the girls this morning was brutal. I had trouble holding on to the egg basket on the way back up to the house.
We put the cover on the BBQ grill today and five minutes later it went sailing over the yard. Luckily Jim was able to capture it before it made it into Morris County.
I got 10 eggs from my girls today and need to go down again this afternoon to see if there were any late layers. The eggs are starting to pile up. Holler if you need some. I gave one dozen away today to my postman along with a card and some cash. They sure work hard this time of the year to get us our packages and letters.
Radar is showing a chance for some snow yet this afternoon. The system that is bringing it is falling apart so am not sure we will get any. It would be nice to have a white Christmas – especially since we aren’t traveling and no one is coming here.
Jim is in Cottonwood Falls getting his Mazda titled with KS tags. Hope he has better luck today than he did last week with his Honda. Sure seems complicated moving to a new state. He is gradually getting these little things taken care of.
My yarn order came in today so I now have a big project to work on. I am going to be making a hat, scarf and a blanket. That should keep me out of trouble for several weeks.
I got the master bathroom detailed cleaned today. I’m embarrassed at how much dirt I found. It seems like I just cleaned it but evidently my memory is failing me. Feels good to have another room done and off my to-d0 list. May get the master bedroom done today yet and I may not. We will see have inviting the knitting projects are.
I have some hamburger thawing for dinner tonight. I think I am going to make Gravy Train for Jim and cook me a plain hamburger. Right now I can’t think of anything else to fix. When I get groceries tomorrow I need to decide what to fix for Christmas dinner. It should be a bit special but haven’t figured out what that might be yet.
Jim brought some pictures that need hung in the house some where. Thinking I need to do some redecorating and find good places for them. Some of what I have up I no longer feel attached to. He has lots more pictures to bring so not sure if we should wait until more of his stuff gets here and then decide where to hang things at or if we start rearranging a bit now.
It is interesting merging his houseful of stuff with my stuff. We share some similar tastes but he likes more stuff than I do. I like to pick a sample of what I like and go with a minimal look and that is hard for him to do. We will see how we compromise and find a look that works for both of us.
I’m looking at the sun through the clouds and it looks more like a full moon than the sun right now. The clouds are racing in front of the sun and moving on out. The rays of the sun are reflecting through the clouds down by the horizon making beautiful streaks of light in the sky. If the sound of the wind wasn’t driving me to drink I would enjoy it even more.
Still haven’t found the Christmas spirit but that is OK. Two more days and it will be done with. Actually make that three days as my family is zooming on Saturday late afternoon. Then I can take the tree down on Sunday and Christmas 2020 will be done. Jim brought some of his Christmas decorations with him earlier this week but hasn’t set them out yet. Maybe next year we will put them out.
I have to go to town tomorrow for my blood draw and bone density test. I haven’t been out of the house for over a week so it will be good to get out. My grocery list keeps growing. I want to get some peanuts and try making peanut brittle. Jim told me he likes it. I have my mother’s recipe but usually don’t have good luck with it. I’m willing to try it again though.
I had to quit watching the news last night. I get so overwhelmed with what is going on right now. I wish the politicians would catch the Christmas spirit and remember those that are not as safe and comfortable as they are.
Grateful for my mailman and the way she takes good care of us, grateful for another room detailed cleaned, and grateful for the beauty in the sky this afternoon on this windy day on the prairie.