We got back to the prairie around 6:30 tonight. We left Estes Park at 8:40 so it took a little less than 9 hours to get home. The drive home was smooth although we ran into very heavy rain around McPherson. We tried to hydroplane and had to slow way down for several miles.
Jim got a call from the Y Camp that the credit card they had on file was declined. I called my bank from a pit stop we made outside Hays. The bank had no record that the card had been tried. I called the Y back and they tried the card again with the same results. I had to hold for 10 minutes to talk to the bank person and 15 minutes to talk to the Y person. By then we had stopped for over 30 minutes to try to sort this out. We decided to come home and will attempt to sort it out tomorrow. After we hung up I think I figured out the problem is the zip code. Jim didn’t change his address with the Y Camp and the address on file with the credit card is different. Hopefully we can get this sorted out tomorrow. I was too frustrated and tired to do so when we got home.
It took us an hour to get the car unloaded and most of the stuff put away. I still haven’t unpacked my suitcase. I did sort through the Hugh stack of mail and opened the packages that had arrived. Everywhere I look there are things that need done but have decided it will have to wait until tomorrow. I am wiped out tonight.
The yard needs mowed as soon as it dries out enough to do so. It is really tall and will be fun to mow as I will be able to tell where I have mowed. I may be able to do it tomorrow afternoon but we shall see. The forecast is for more rain tonight and more again tomorrow. It is to dry out after tomorrow for the next five days so will get it done this weekend if not before.
My brother texted me yesterday with the name of his chicken supplier. I went to their web site and it was easy to order what I wanted. I got 10 Rhode Island Reds, 10 Ameraucanas, and 10 Amber Star chicks ordered. They also send one chick of a surprise breed as a bonus. They will hatch the week of August 10 and will ship within 24 hours of hatching. I should have them no later than August 13. We will have to get the chicken coop ready for them and I will need to go to the feed store to get baby chicken feed and some extra watering and feeding cans. It will be fun to have baby chickens again and I look forward to picking up 24 – 30 eggs a day come Christmas time.
I grilled some brats on the new grill for dinner and fixed tator tots with them. I will have to go to the grocery store tomorrow to stock back up. We are on clean out the freezer mode to get ready for our beef that is coming in two weeks. I’ll have to check tomorrow what is in the freezer and plan groceries around what is in the freezer.
After dinner we sat out on the deck and watched the storm clouds. Most of what we saw is way too far away to make it rain here. There are some impressive clouds to the south and way far out west. It is nice to be able to see the horizon again.
I am wiped out tonight. Sitting in a car for 9 hours is more tiring than working or hiking. Jim did all the driving again so all I had to do was sit. A bath and bed are going to come early tonight.
Grateful for a safe trip home, grateful the prairie is nice and green, and grateful my chickens have been ordered and will be here soon.