Happy birthday mom! She would have been 93 today. Hard for me to imagine her that old. She was young looking and young acting up until the last few years of her life. I think of her daily and feel her presence with me often. She is still guiding and teaching me.
It has been another quiet day on the prairie today. Jim had a doctor’s appointment late morning so he went to Emporia and after his appointment ran some errands. I haven’t managed to get much done again. It has been a windy day but cooler than it has been.
We got .65 inch of rain last night. The hail and strong rain woke me up around 3:00. It was a delight to have rain. Sure could have used a lot more but grateful for what we did get. It kinda settled the dust although the way the wind is blowing it won’t be long before the dust is blowing again. Not much chance for more rain in the forecast for the coming week. We are back to drought conditions. Strong City is asking that we conserve water as the water table is very low. Not a good sign going into the dry winter months.
Tomorrow I am taking my car to the dealer in Topeka to get the STARLINK system checked. It hasn’t worked properly since the car was broken into the first of September. Trusting they will get it fixed quickly as I am going to wait on it to get fixed. I have some errands to run in Topeka so may go up early and get those done before I take my car to be fixed. We will see how my morning goes and if I can get away early.
We are getting our flu shots Friday afternoon. We both decided that it may be a good idea to do so this year. Neither one of us usually gets them but from what I am reading the shot is a good match this year and the experts are predicting a strong flu season. Trusting neither of us will get sick from the shot.
Sunday afternoon Jim’s son Thomas is getting married. We will watch the ceremony on Zoom. They decided to have a very small wedding and hold a big reception and family party later. It will be a special afternoon for Jim. We love his fiancé and look forward to seeing them start their new life together.
Monday we are going to Wichita for an appointment in the morning and then in the afternoon taking all five critters to the vet for their annual check. It will be a circus trying to get all of them into the car, into the vet clinic and home again. We have never taken all five at once and may never try it again. We will see how it goes. Once the cats are caught they will be easy as we put them in carriers. Sophia hates to get in the car and sometimes we have to pick her up to put her in. She weighs 145 pounds so that is no easy task.
The Emporia Friends of the Library book sale starts Saturday and runs through Thursday next week. I buy my yearly supply of reading material at the book sale each year. I am working the sale on Wednesday afternoon. Come see me!
Feeling a bit restless this afternoon. I need to find a project to work on. Sometimes it is not good for me to have too much free time. It will be good to have a couple of busy days coming up to get me out of the house. It is too easy for me to isolate and not be “in” the world.
Grateful for the rain we received last night, grateful the storm wasn’t too severe, and grateful for the life of my mother and all the lessons she taught me and continues to teach me.