Last night after Jim came home and we had dinner I was knitting. Three balls of yarn in a row tangled up on me. I told Jim I was going to put my knitting into time out for the evening. He said I needed to go to time out. Unfortunately he was right!
For what ever reason my patience level is running low these days. When little things go wrong I over-react. Grateful it doesn’t happen everyday but it has happened enough lately that I have noticed.
Made peanut butter balls this morning and got that project done. Had enough chocolate left over that I was able to dip some mixed nuts in the left over chocolate. Still need to make some more fudge, the sugar cookies and the New Year’s Cookies and then my Christmas baking will be done. I started putting goodies in small containers so I can ship on Friday. It will be good to get them on their way and out of the house.
I invited a friend over this afternoon. We sat out in the swings for an hour and half and visited. It did my soul good. I needed to have a deep conversation with another woman. Since we were outside and eight feet apart it felt safe.
What an absolutely beautiful day on the prairie today. 73 degrees, bright blue skies and no wind. It doesn’t get any better than today. Jim took a long walk while I visited with my friend.
I am starting to see the end of my shawl project. I should finish it up tomorrow or Friday at the latest. It has a ruffle that I am to pick up stitches and add on each end but am not sure I am going to do that as I don’t think I have enough yarn for that. We will see when we get done what I decide to do.
The yarn for my next project should be here by Friday so the timing on that worked well. That project will go faster and should only take two or three days.
When I get done baking and knitting I am going to have to break down and do some house cleaning. I have put it off for a long time as no one comes to see us right now. It is starting to get to the point where I can’t sit and relax in the living room as the dust is to thick. I can’t remember when I last cleaned the floors good. Maybe this weekend I can get the house cleaned up.
Jim brought a car load of stuff from Stillwater. He spent the afternoon unloading his car and finding places for it. Little by little he is getting moved up here. He may go down again early next week for another quick day trip and bring another load. The weekend of the 20th he is going down for a week to get some work done and he will bring another load when he returns then.
I have a Hot Line shift to work tonight. I have been busy baking and knitting and haven’t volunteered extra this week. Every time I have checked the hot line they have needed extra help. I feel guilty when I don’t hop on but just haven’t slowed down enough to want to take calls. It can be very draining at times to work the hot line and I needed my energy to get my baking and knitting done. Next week looks lighter for me so maybe I can give them some extra time then.
We are going to grill hamburgers for dinner tonight. It is so nice out and a good grilling day. Not sure we will be able to grill much more this year so will take advantage of today. I’m grateful Jim enjoys a plain hamburger as much as I do.
My new doctor’s office called and my Colon Guard test came back negative. That was good news. I was a bit concerned that the C-Diff had done some damage to my colon and it was reassuring to hear the test results were negative. The doctor’s office also let me know insurance has approved the new cholesterol medication that is an injection. They had to change to a different brand then the one he had originally prescribed. The pharmacy had to order it and when it comes in I will have to go to town and pick that up. This brand is a monthly injection instead of every two weeks. I haven’t found out how much it costs yet though. Hopefully my cost won’t be $450 a shot .
I need a hair cut but decided to wait a bit. That seems like a higher risk activity that is totally optional. No one sees me now anyways so what difference does it make if my hair is shaggy. Jim likes it longer anyways.
I got the Christmas tree up yesterday but didn’t do a very good job. I only put two of the three parts of it together. There is a middle strand of lights that quit working and the tree is leaning. It may bother me enough that I fix it or I may just let it be. I don’t do any other decorating for Christmas and Jim is lucky to even get a tree up. It is a little pathetic looking though. I usually put two pencil shaped trees up in the living room. Just not feeling the Christmas spirit enough to mess with doing that this year. If we were going to have the kids come home for Christmas I probably would have done so but that isn’t going to happen so why bother?
There is such a disconnect between what is happening in our hospitals and how people are living their lives. So many people are acting like nothing serious is going on and going on about their lives. I truly worry about those in car wrecks and those that have heart attacks as hospitals may not have rooms for them. Jim and I decided to stay home as much as possible and not add to the numbers if we can help it at all.
Grateful the peanut butter balls are made, grateful the Patric looking Christmas tree is up, and grateful for this absolutely beautiful day., complete with a visit from a dear friend.