I was suppose to help do some yard work at Gayla’s school on Saturday morning, but there wasn’t that much weed eating to do and the lawns around the school did not need to be mowed…..so I went on. They are having another work day this coming Saturday, so I will probably go to it and try to get some yard work done then.
It was too late to make it to a funeral that Karla and Gayla were going to, so I headed up to the NW part of town and met up with a couple of my REACT team members. Our “installation technician” was installing some lights on one of our members’ vehicles and was also going to move some wiring around on my lights. It was really too cold of a day to be doing anything outside, but it was something that needed to be done…and….it was the only convenient time to do it (we were all off work). We got the one vehicle wired up with lights and then he moved some wiring in my truck. To begin with, one of my switches controlled the strobes on my light bar and the LED lights in my grill. I wanted to have the switch that controlled the strobes on my light bar, to ONLY control the strobes on my light bar. I wanted the wiring for my LED’s to be moved so they would come on at the same time my front flashers on my light bar came on. So, he moved the wiring around…and now my LED’s in my grill only come on when the front flashing light on my light bar come on.
After we finished working on the lights, I headed back to the south east part of town, to my church, so I could run the sound system for a wedding. A Hispanic couple were suppose to get married at 3 pm, although, the wedding ceremony did not start until around 3:40 pm. It was a nice wedding….a little strange….but nice. I left there at around 4:15 pm and headed to McAlister’s Deli for Gayla’s 18th birthday party. Even though her birthday is not until Wednesday, Saturday was the only day that our immediate family could get together. We had a good time and SHE had a good time.
The rest of my evening was spent on the computer and watching TV.
I was up early Sunday morning because it was going to be a busy morning. A southern gospel group, called “The New Plainsmen,” were going to be performing a concert in our sanctuary during our morning worship service. They were suppose to arrive in a big bus, so I was instructed to bring some orange safety cones (from work) and block off the north circle drive at the church and reserve it for their bus. Once I got the cones in place, the group showed up…in pick-ups and a U-Haul trailer. It seems as if their bus had some air problems, so it was in the shop. Because of that, they had to haul their equipment around in a U-Haul trailer. They unloaded the trailer and got things set up in the sanctuary.
It was probably one of the best concerts I had ever been to at our church. The three men in the group not only sang some very familiar songs, they went out to the audience and made it more personal. They spent half of their concert on stage and the other half on the floor, mingling with the audience. I had a front row seat because I was taking pictures. I had a great time and they picked on me a little because I was bald. It was all in fun, though. Once it was all over with, myself and D.J. assisted them in getting their equipment out to their trailer. When they left, D.J. and I headed over to Jimmy’s Cafe for some catfish.
The rest of my afternoon was spent napping. I went back to church for the evening service and then went by my office to drop off the safety cones I had borrowed. I then went home, had some chips and salsa, watched TV and played on the computer.
Today has been a very difficult day. It has been an emotional roller coaster for me. Finances are very tight and I wonder how I am going to pay some bills…..Karla is hurting and not feeling good physically or emotionally……and there is so much to do at the house. We have to clean it good tonight because Karla is having a jewelry party tomorrow evening.
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