I had a busy two hours in Emporia today. Had lots of little stops to make. I filled the car with gas and then took it through the car wash. Next stop was to drop off three piles of things at Salvation Army. I went to the post office to get stamps but the line was too long so went to my haircut. I dropped a sack of books off at the library for the next book sale. Went back to the post office and got stamps for my Christmas cards. Tagen had gotten some mail here so I dropped it off at his house. I got a text telling me the prescription the Endocrinologist had sent in yesterday was ready. Went into Walmart to pick that up and ended up getting a few more things on my Thanksgiving list.
Came home exhausted. I don’t do town well and had way too many stops to take care of today. It felt good to get them all done though and it is always a good day when I get my haircut.
A friend texted me yesterday and invited me to go to the movie Life After Death tonight. I usually don’t go to the movies but this one is something I will be interested in watching. Kathy and a few other friends are joining us. It will be a fun night out.
Tomorrow I have to leave for Topeka by 9:15 in the morning for my eye doctor appointment with the retina specialist. Kathy is going along with me so the drive will go fast. She will have to drive home as they are dilating my eyes and it is hard to drive after they do that. Ellexia is cheering tomorrow afternoon so plan on going to watch her if my eyes get back to normal enough that I can drive to town.
No plans for the weekend except for cleaning house. It is possibly going to rain this weekend which might help settle the dust. It will be good to have the whole house cleaned again. I have been working on cleaning out drawers, closets, reducing clutter, etc. so when I get the rest of it done, my house will really feel clean to me.
So far I have 14 people confirmed that are coming with another six on my pending – maybe list. Yay! I will almost have all my tables full which was my goal. Still have room for more if you want to come join us. I can always set a card table or two up if needed. We eat at 1:00 and I have never run out of food. We are having a turkey, ham and all the trimmings.
Kathy sold five dozen eggs for me today. I still have a bunch if you need eggs for your holiday cooking. The girls are slacking a bit right now and only giving me about a dozen a day. They still seem to be piling up faster then I an find homes for them.
I managed to find some sleep last night at last. I was getting pretty desperate for a good night’s sleep, The only problem is when I do get sleep, for some reason I am even more tired during the day the next day. Not sure how that works.
Yesterday afternoon Nicole called me and we had a good long conversation. Towards the end of it I was telling her that a friend had come over and had gotten the photos on her phone to show up on my TV. I didn’t know you could do that and had no idea how one would. Nicole was trying to explain to me how to do it and was telling me about a button on my phone I needed to use. I told her hold on, I have to find my phone. I got up and started looking for it. Nicole started laughing and gently said Mom, you have your phone in your hand. Sometimes I even worry about myself! Sign of old age? Maybe!
It is in the mid 70’s today on the prairie. I sure wish these were our winter temperatures all winter long. The temperature is to start dropping as the week continues and next week we will be lucky to hit 50. Better enjoy it while I can.
So looking forward to having a full house next Thursday. I love when friends and family come for a big meal. I trust I will have an easy day in the kitchen and all will turn out edible. I seem to have more fails in the kitchen now then I did 20 years ago.
The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is burning pasture today. I’m grateful the wind is blowing the smoke away from my house. There was lots of smoke on the western horizon this afternoon. I trust they had a successful and safe burn. Some ranchers burn in the fall depending on what weeds they are trying to control. Most still burn in the spring.
Sitting in a good head space today. I feel lighter inside then I have for a long time. The boundary work I have been doing has been very helpful and freeing. The new year coming up feels like it is full of new possibilities and lots of potential for me.
Grateful for a haircut today, grateful I got all my errands taken care of, and grateful for a day with the temperatures in the mid 70’s.