To my surprise the guy showed up to cut down the tree today. I had no idea he could do it this quickly. It was hard to watch the tree come down. He was able to complete the job today. The first check for the back porch project has been written. The back yard is kinda torn up as the ground was a bit soft from all the rain we have had. We may have to plant some new grass seed come spring time.
Phil got started on the demolition of the back porch today. He is tearing off the old shingles on the outside of the room. The noise and mess has begun!
I went to Emporia this afternoon to get my hair cut. I stopped afterwards to wash the car and to go to an ATM and get some cash. I then went to eat and then to Walmart to pick up a few groceries. One my way home, I stopped at Flying J and filled the car up. It was good to get home.
I remembered to stop and pay the water bill on my way out of town. Last time I mailed it they didn’t get it until three weeks after I mailed it. I decided I better just deliver it in person from now on.
Last night I woke up and there was a hum in the room I am not used to. It took me a bit to remember that I now have a freezer in the bedroom. The same thing happened when I was sitting in my chair in the living room and the refrigerator kicked on. I’m sure one of these days those sounds won’t startle me.
No plans for the rest of the week. I still have some organizing and hiding of stuff that needs to happen. I feel like I did when I first moved in with stuff everywhere. Hope I remember where I hide things.
I’ve been thinking about the detainees that don’t have a family member to send a note to. I am considering coming up with some names of people that they could write to, kinda like Pen Pals. It hurts my heart to think that they are all alone with no one to tell where they are. One of the problems some of them have is they don’t have an address memorized and they have no way of looking them up. I know I don’t have many of the phone numbers I call frequently memorized. Wonder if I could find volunteers that would be a pen pal for those detained that don’t have a family member to write to? The other problem is that they will probably get moved shortly so it would be hard to track them after they leave.
The world energy feels very heavy tonight. This eclipse season helps bring things to a head and as we approach that the resistance is strong. It is hard for me to be out in the world right now as the energy is thick and heavy. I think we all absorb it even if we are not consciously aware of that.
Grateful for a hair cut, grateful for the shade and beauty the tree provided, and grateful demolition has begun.