Jim went to Stillwater this afternoon. Not sure how long he is staying there this time. Probably six or seven days. He has a lot of projects to work on down there. The house here sure feels big and empty with him gone.
I took my last antibiotics today. I am officially out of quarantine tomorrow. I don’t have anywhere to go so will probably stay home a bit longer. Nice to know if something comes up and I want to go somewhere I can.
I got on the Crisis Text Hot Line last night. I needed to see if I still had my game on. I handled three calls. They were really busy when I stopped but I was getting tired and I didn’t want to push myself past my limit. I have a shift tonight so will take more calls tonight. It felt good to get back to volunteering. Another sign of things returning to my “normal” routine.
When I went down to check on the chicks this morning they were all out of sight. I found them huddled together in the nesting boxes. This evening when I went down to check on them they were scattered throughout the coop and some were laying down under the heat lamp. The coop felt nice and warm so I think they will be OK during this cold snap.
We have only gotten a bit of rain today. It has sprinkled and misted off and on all day. Only got real rain for a few minutes. More is in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow so we still have a chance to get enough to measure. The yard has deep cracks in it that need filled up.
The elastic and ribbon came in today. Jim helped me cut the elastic before he left this afternoon. I have started pinning it to the masks but haven’t felt like working on them much today. They will wait patiently for me to get to them. I still need to cut the ribbon into the right size pieces and sew them together. Maybe I will work on cutting the ribbon while I am taking calls tonight on the Hot Line.
I broke down and turned the furnace on this morning. The house was down to 65 when I got up this morning. I even lit the pilot light and turned my fireplace on. I don’t handle cold much better than I handle heat. My thermostat has a narrow comfort range these days.
I made a double batch of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for Jim this morning. He took two bags with him to Stillwater and I froze the rest of them. He is now restocked with cookies.
Tomorrow I want to Clorox all the door handles and clean the bathrooms really good. I need to make sure I kill any remaining C Diff germs that are hanging around so I don’t reinfect myself. I will take my sheets off the bed and wash them with Clorox too.
I did go into Cottonwood this afternoon and dumped a bunch of recycling material and deposited a check at the bank. Also mailed some bills Jim had written out. I realized I haven’t driven for over two weeks. I haven’t used much gas lately.
It is weird being home alone again. I have gotten used to Jim and it will take me a bit to get used to being alone again. I have lots of little projects to work on so will stay busy.
Grateful Jim had a safe trip to Stillwater, grateful the elastic and ribbon showed up today, and grateful my furnace worked and the house was nice and toasty warm today.