The night sky last night was amazing. Kathy and I went out to look at the planet alignment about an hour or two after sunset. There was no wind and it was a perfect night to star gaze. I can’t wait for warmer evening temperatures so I can sit out on the deck and enjoy the nights on the prairie.
I went to Emporia today to go back to the library book sale to get a sack of books for $5. I managed to find a sack full. They have had a very successful sale and the pickings are getting pretty slim. Tomorrow they will be open from 9:00 – noon and a bag of books is $2.
I stopped at the Tractor Supply store and got a bag of wood shavings. I was out and will need to clean the pens at least once more, if not twice before the girls get moved outside. I’m pleased with how well the dog crates are working. They push the wood shavings out of the crate but they will clean up easily when the girls get moved outside.
Went to Walmart and got some yogurt. I stopped at Freddie’s and had lunch and then came home.
It is a beautiful day on the prairie today. The temperature has reached the low 60’s and the sun has been out all day. It should be another beautiful night to star gaze. Last night someone was burning a pasture just south of us. We could smell the grass fire smoke and see the flames burning as we watched the stars. Doesn’t get much better than that on the prairie.
Tomorrow I am meeting two friends for lunch and then picking up my ring. I will also go to Home Depot and get more deck paint and make a stop at Costco. I put the paint cans I need more of in the car so I can take them in so they can get me what I need. I also put a cooler in the car so I can get the frozen stuff I need from Costco. It will be a quick trip to KC but a fun one. I haven’t seen one of the two friends I am meeting since Covid started in 2020.
I plan on starting the deck painting project Friday. The forecast for the weekend and into next week looks promising that I will have some good painting days. It would be nice to get a good start on it before I leave for Vegas next Wednesday. I have needed a big project to do and this one is a big one.
The littlest chicks are four weeks old today. Two more weeks before they can be moved outside. Taking care of them is easier since they got moved to the dog crates. They sure eat a lot right now. I fill their three pound feeders three times a day. That means they are going through 18 pounds of chick feed daily. I will need to get a couple more bags mid-week next week. I will switch them to the next type of feed once I moved them outside and then when they are four months old will switch them to egg layer feed. They won’t start laying until July when they will be about five months old.
My knitting project seems to be taking a long time. I started knitting a blanket so I can use up some yarn that I have had for a long time. May have to alter the pattern a bit as I planned on repeating some of the colors but I won’t have enough yarn if I do it the way the pattern calls for. I’m at a decision point in the making of the blanket and need to make a decision and get on with it. I can use other colors if I decide not to alter it but then I will have single skeins of colors left over and sometimes it is hard to use up a single skein of one color.
I have green chicken cooking in the crock pot for dinner tonight. I’m not very hungry yet as I had a big lunch but hoping I will get hungry later and will eat some. It is one of my favorite ways to cook chicken. The leftovers are good too so I will eat it another day if I don’t eat it all tonight.
A week from today I fly to Vegas with my daughters. I need to start making a packing list so I don’t forget something important. I am really looking forward to this trip with my girls. Time with my grown children is like gold to me. Priceless!
Still maintaining my consciousness level above mid-point. I’m amazed I am able to do that most of the time now. I still fall down the ladder occasionally and wallow in the muck pond for a bit but I seem to be able to climb back up rather quickly these days. It has been three months since the divorce was final and five months since I have seen or talked to Jim. Time does help one heal along with the work I am doing on myself.
Grateful for the beauty of the night sky on the prairie, grateful for the healing work that I have and continue to do, and grateful the temperatures are warming back up.