I got home a little before midnight last night. It was a very pleasant drive home from KC under the light of an almost full moon. It did my soul good to get to the prairie and see wide open spaces.
Nicole and Geoff picked me up at the airport. They found me without much wait or issue. My suitcase was waiting for me when I got to the claim baggage area. Can’t be easier than that.
I ended up walking over 10,000 steps yesterday – most of them in airports. My gate got changed three times in New York City and it was an almost a one mile walk between gates. Good thing I had lots of time to walk back and forth and back again.
I slept long and hard last night although I was up at 7:00 this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. My body still thinks it is on Dublin time and it was 1:00 pm there.
I packed the kiddos their lunches and got them off to school. I have done a couple loads of laundry and partially unpacked my suitcase. I took a load of recycling to Cottonwood Falls and stopped and got some milk. Haven’t managed to do much else yet.
The dryer was tripping the circuit breaker so called Phil and he came out to see what the problem was. He cleaned out the vent shaft and then discovered the circuit breaker was loose. He tightened that up and we are hoping that was the problem. So very grateful for Phil and his vast knowledge and fix-it skills.
The insurance adjuster is sending me part of the window money within a day or two. He had gotten hold of the Pella guy and they went over the bid. Turns out the Pella guy had made an error and the insurance adjuster actually increased the amount he is paying. He processed the paperwork today and I should get it soon.
I went through the mail and dealt with a few things that needed taken care of. The pile wasn’t too bad considering I had been gone for almost three weeks.
I need to do some housecleaning this afternoon or tomorrow. The floors need done but they might wait until after I take a nap this afternoon. I’m really sleepy this afternoon.
It was good to see the family this morning. The kiddos actually seemed to have missed me. Thinking they missed the food I fixed more than me but it is sweet to think they missed me too.
I need to make a grocery order to pick up tomorrow. I have a prescription that I need to pick up so will venture to Emporia tomorrow and get both of those things taken care of.
I don’t feel like I have gotten all the way home yet. I’m operating on limited brain cells today. Hard to keep my focus and remember what I go to do. I get distracted very easily.
I’m fixing chicken strips with macaroni and cheese for dinner tonight. Tagen was excited to get his favorite meal for dinner tonight.
I still need to take care of Tagen’s pickup but that might wait till tomorrow. I did manage to talk to the title company about what I need to do to sell one of the rental properties to Michelle. Need to decide which way I want to handle it and get that taken care of tomorrow. Just don’t have the brain cells to handle that today.
It feels so good to be home again. I’m still unpacking the learnings and lessons of the trip. I’m struggling with orientating myself to the proper date and time. I woke up in the middle of the night and didn’t know where I was. I’ll offer myself some grace for the rest of this week and slowly will get all of me home.
Grateful for a safe journey home, grateful to see the family again, and grateful for a slow ease into returning to life on the prairie.