Sleep was hard to find again last night. I finally fell asleep around 6:00 this morning and had to be up at 9:00 to get ready to go to town for my haircut. I’m glad I had set my alarm or I would have missed my haircut.
It felt so good to get all the extra hair I had grown for the last five months cut off. I had him cut it short but not extremely short. It feels a bit extremely short though as it was so long before my cut. I usually only go 8 weeks between cuts so five months set a new record for me.
After I got my hair cut I went to the post office to drop off the heart monitor that didn’t work and mail a couple of letters. Then I went to Walmart to pick up a few things. One of my tower fans had quit working and I needed a replacement. I remembered to get potting soil and new pots so I could repot the geraniums. They were seriously root bound and didn’t have enough soil in their small pots. Also got cat food for Katy and sewing machine needles and pins.
Stopped at Fanestil’s Meat Market on the way home and got a roast to cook for Sunday night dinner. Wow have beef prices gone up. Betting the rancher isn’t seeing much of that increase. I asked for a four pound roast and the butcher went to the cutting room and cut one for me. It turned out to be 5 1/2 pounds so when I got home I cut it into two pieces and package it up so I could freeze them. I’ll lay one of them out to thaw Saturday and then cook it in the crock pot for dinner Sunday night.
When I got home I transplanted the geraniums into their new pots. Set the new fans up and carried out all the packaging and the old fan. I had also gotten another flat sheet for more masks. I had more flannel pieces to use up and needed more sheet pieces so I wouldn’t waste the flannel pieces. I threw the sheet into the washer to get it washed up.
My heart monitor came in so I got it hooked up and registered. I trust it is working correctly but I am struggling to trust the company that sent the monitor.
I laid down and took a two hour nap. I have a volunteer shift with the Crisis Text Hot Line tonight and knew if I didn’t take a nap I wouldn’t be very compassionate with my callers this evening and might not be able to stay awake until my shift ends at midnight.
I pinned together 20 more masks after my nap. I need to get started cleaning the house but so far that urge hasn’t hit me yet. Maybe this evening I will get the cleaning started. I would much rather sew masks though.
I walked down to the end of the driveway to bring up the mail and the trash can. I decided it was too hot out to clean out the chicken coop. If I get up early enough tomorrow morning when it is cool out I will do it then.
Tomorrow I have to be in Topeka by 1:00 for the Echocardiogram. I’ll have to leave here around 11:30 as I need to stop and get gas somewhere along the way. The test takes about an hour so should be home by 3:30.
Jim is coming back tomorrow afternoon. I don’t expect him to be back before I get home. I’ll have to remember to lay something out so I can fix dinner tomorrow night when I get home. I didn’t think to check my grocery list while I was at Walmart today. Maybe I can find something to fix – guess I can stop at the store on my way home from Topeka tomorrow afternoon if needed.
A week from today we will be in Estes Park for four weeks. I need to start making my packing list and gathering up what I want to take. I am looking forward to going but am sad to leave home so soon again. I finally feel like all of me has arrived back home and would like to stay and enjoy that for a bit. The cool evenings in CO sound delightful though and I am looking forward to spending time with family out there.
The spike in the number of Covid-19 cases is a bit alarming. I have a feeling it is going to be a rough six to nine months, if not longer, for most of the country. My heart is heavy thinking of all the families that have lost jobs, lost family members or who are sick. It is increasingly difficult for me to remember to continue to take precautions. Jim is better at it then I am and he reminds me.
Grateful for a hair cut, grateful for naps, and grateful Jim will be back home tomorrow.