Friday, May 2, 2014
After staying up til 2 working on the Oreo balls, I had my alarm set for 8, because they were supposed to be up at church around 8:30 for the Rummage and Bake Sale to open at 9. I got up with the alarm, even though I wanted to hit snooze, oh, did I want to! - but I didn't, I got up and got packing up all the goodies I had 'maked and baked' yesterday. The Oreo balls had not set and I had to put them in the fridge and freezer as I packed up everything else. What a bite! I thought I made good time packing everything up, even those damn Oreo balls, and looked at the clock. 8:45. WHAT!!! Oh, shit! So I have to hurry and get dressed and drive like a bat out of town uptown - before 9. Yeah. Uh-huh. Ain't happening. I went and got dressed and got up there about ten after. I don't think people were dropping dead waiting for baked goods at 9am, anyway. I hung around for an hour, helping to bag up stuff others were dropping off in containers and helping however I could - who needs an extra hour of sleep, anyway?
At ten til ten, I made MY round of the Rummage Sale and found myself three items - a Bengals thing (snowmen!), a Christmas item (those trays that I use), and a big wooden bowl (the size I resisted buying a couple weeks ago at Trader's World). Not bad for 4 bucks, huh? Then I came home, and started packing up the food I was taking to the family get-together after the funeral.
Ron called, and he was off work and on his way home!! HOORAY!! We had NO idea if he would get off in time to come with me or not, or if he would just have to come over to the family get-together later on. It's so nice that he's able to go with me.
The funeral was so very beautiful. A very touching service. Hearing 'Taps' and watching the servicemen fold the flag (Uncle Buddy served in Korea) and present it to Ron's cousin was something else. If the wind hadn't been so freaking cold, it would have been a perfect day! It was sad, yes, but it was everything a funeral service should be. One of the flower arrangements was carnations and roses - all white. I got one of the white roses (that hadn't opened yet) to bring home.
We went to another of Ron's cousin's afterward for the family get-together. Last I heard, everyone was bringing a dish, so I made a big ol' bowl of potato salad, and dessert-ish stuff (just more of what I made of the Rummage Sale goodies). I also took the plates, napkins, and plastic silverware that I have plenty of around here - gotta use them up somehow!
We get there, someone had stopped and bought KFC, someone else LJS, and there was my food. That was it. I was not real pleased with that, but oh, well. It's not my concern, and there's nothing I can - or could - do about it, and I've learned (the hard way!) to let things like that go, so I let it slide off my back, and I enjoyed the afternoon so very much, just visiting and talking and all that. It was great!
We stayed there til around 5. On the way home, we stopped and got the oil changed in the BengalMobile. I had originally planned to do this on Saturday, but now I'm going to the Plant Auction tomorrow morning, and Ron is changing the front brakes on his truck, so that's out. We're driving right past Valvoline, so why not?
Since we couldn't do our 'usual' with getting Corgan tonight, we (Jean and I) had decided that I would let them know when we left Linda's, then they (Jean and Josh) would decide what to do to get Corgan to us. I let Jean know that we left Linda's but were stopping for an oil change. As we got to Valvoline, Jean texted - they had decided to go to Georgetown and we should meet them at Country Inn. I confirmed it was to eat supper, and about half an hour later, Josh was texting to find out where we were! I told him we were just leaving Valvoline, and he wasn't happy about - he thought we should 'almost be there.' Sheesh! Those guys should talk to each other, huh?
I told him what Ron and I wanted - sandwiches and fries - so they could order for us, and our food would be ready when we got there. We hadn't even been there a couple of minutes when here came our food - that was wonderful timing! My BLT was wonderful, and Ron didn't complain about his steak hoagy (mushroom, not pizza), either, so I am supposing it was just as good. When everyone was done eating, we left. Corgan with us, and them going back home. It would have been nice if Chelle had been able to come too, but she had to work a weird middle shift today.
We finally got home a little after 8. I was so glad! It has been a seriously long day, very mentally taxing - both lows and highs - and with very little sleep, I am looking forward to seeing my bed! Corgan has turned on his 'Most Stupid' shows (I guess 'Survivorman' is over for the night), so I think I do hear my bed calling me now. I'll go check my games one last time, and that will be that.
I put my food into MFP, and I was 20 calories short for the day! Yay! I did give myself credit for walking a mile and a half - between the Rummage Sale this morning, packing everything twice, the funeral, and the families, I'm pretty sure I was on my feet that long, if not longer, and that helped.
Tomorrow, I am going to the Felicity Garden Club's plant auction. These ladies dig excess plants up out of their own yards and sell them at this auction, so you gotta know these plants are good for growing in this area, and should do well in your own yard. I am interested in getting some columbine and some tulips, that's it. Maybe a lilac tree, if they have one. You never know what they will have! It's so much fun, and a great time to socialize over a common thing. It starts at 10 at the Felicity Community Center, and I wanna get there early enough to look things over before it starts!
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