Kathy and I were at Pioneer Bluffs by 9:00 this morning to help with the Newsletter mailing. We had nine volunteers so we were totally done by 11:15. I think we set a new speed record. Afterwards, we all enjoyed a nice lunch together and then we came home.
I took a short nap when I got home. Kathy said she was exhausted too. Doing people these days can be a challenge. It was a fun day and it didn’t feel draining at the time but man was I drained when I got home.
Tomorrow I will do a tax shift but I don’t have to be there until 10:00. It will be nice to have an extra hour in the morning before I have to show up. Our schedule is really light right now. I like the full days better.
I don’t think I have anything I need to do while I am in town tomorrow. I will probably stop and have lunch. I need to check my refrigerator and see if I need any groceries. I will double check and make sure I have everything I need for Saturday.
I made a list of the things I will need to do Friday or Saturday morning to get ready for the Singing our Resistance event on Saturday. Trusting the weather will cooperate and we can hold it in my yard outside. I want our voices to carry over the prairie and help change the national energy. I do need some ice for Saturday but my freezer is full so will wait and buy it Saturday morning.
Got a note from the Detention Center that they need more stamps. I will probably wait till next Wednesday to take care of that as I have a feeling Friday is going to go by quickly. They have plenty of cards already stamped. We had sent some new cards and they want to get them stamped and added to what the detainees can choose from. That can wait a week. I haven’t heard back from the Captain yet on a proposal I sent him earlier this week. I will see if he is free Wednesday when I take the stamps up and see what he has to say about the proposal.
The tarp for the dog pen came in today. Kathy and I got it hung using the new attachment things. It looks secure but we shall see what happens when the wind blows hard. I may order a second one to give them a larger shade area. I’m still waiting for the trees to leaf out so I can see how much shade they will be getting. I miss the big tree we had to cut down to make room for the addition. It provided them lots of shade.
I need to take a class on technology. A lady had trouble sending me an application I needed to fill out for Saturday’s rally in Topeka. By guess and luck I figured out a way to open it, fill it out and send it back to her. Now she is struggling to open it. My biggest lack of knowledge with computers is in moving files around and formatting them in a way that the person receiving them can open them properly. It all feels like Greek to me and if I make it happen, I don’t know how I did and sometimes can’t repeat it a second time.
Looking forward to the event on Saturday. It is hard to plan when I have no idea how many people may show up. The more the better though. It has come together easily and should be a fun and easy day. It will free up some brain power though when it is over. With taxes ending in two weeks I will feel free again and have very little on my calendar.
Felt good to be in service today and feel somewhat productive. It is amazing how fast the Newsletter can be done when you have lots of volunteers. Many times I have done the whole thing by myself.
Grateful to have been in service today, grateful the dog tarp came in and is up, and grateful for afternoon naps.