My brother Keith stopped by with a check for the half of beef he is getting. I bought a whole steer from a local rancher and can’t use that much beef so my brother is buying half of it. I put his check and one from me in an envelope and mailed it to the rancher. It is so nice to have a local source for grass-fed beef that was raised with love. I need to go to Olpe later this week and give them cutting orders.
I got to visiting with Keith and almost forgot to go to Emporia for my haircut. I was five minutes late getting to the hairdresser. I was glad to see he didn’t have anyone waiting for him when he was done with me. I didn’t want to throw off his schedule.
After my haircut I met Jason for lunch. It is always a good day when I get to spend time with one of my kids. I’m two out of three this week! Lucky me!
After lunch I stopped by the house I am selling to see if the plumber had fixed the dripping faucet. He had not. I had called them three weeks ago and requested service. They came the next week and did something to it that cost $300 but the drip is not fixed. I called them over a week ago to have them come back out and they said they would later last week.
Today they told me it will be next week before they can come out. I lost it! She started to give me excuses about why they put it off and I told her that wasn’t my problem. I hired them to do a job and they didn’t do it.
Why does it seem so hard to get things fixed correctly these days? I had spoken to the plumber while he was at the house and gave him permission to go to Plan C if needed. He said he would yet didn’t. Man! I dislike people that don’t act with integrity and don’t do what they say they will do.
I had a couple other phone calls to make today but the plumber one pissed me off and I was in no mood to make other calls. I didn’t want to dump on someone that didn’t deserve it. Maybe tomorrow I will get some made after I fully regulate myself.
I didn’t get the paperwork from Max’s probate case yet. It should be here tomorrow or Friday. I’m also waiting on a check to close out another thing I am working on. If that check doesn’t come tomorrow I will need to call and report it. Another example of a company not doing what they said they would do.
I’m still cranky this evening from the plumber issue. Having trouble shaking it off tonight. Doesn’t do any good to stay angry but having trouble releasing it. I probably have something else sitting below this that needs to be heard before I can release it.
I’m meeting with a family this weekend that is facing some tough decisions in the near future. Trying to figure out ways to support them and the millions of others that are in a similar position. I would like to find a tangible way to offer support and somehow share that with others. Many want to do something to support them but we just don’t know what is the best thing to do. I have a meeting next week with a group to help determine that too. Maybe between the two meetings a good idea will surface and I can run with it.
I slipped below neutral today and have been slowly climbing up. Not sure I have reached neutral yet though. I will put myself in time-out until I can. I am no service to myself or anyone else when I am below neutral.
Grateful the beef is being processed, grateful to spend time with Keith and Jason today, and grateful I get a new chance tomorrow to stay above neutral.