I had a wonderful weekend, even though I was extremely busy.
I was able to take off at 1:00 pm on Friday, which allowed me to help some of my fellow REACT members move garage sale items from our church gym to the huge garage sale at the State Fairgrounds. This garage sale was for non-profit organizations only and it gave us a chance to sell a bunch of stuff and make a little money for our team. Most all of our garage sale items had been stored in the church gym, so we spent Friday afternoon moving it to the fairgrounds. It was lots of work and very tiring, but we had to get it done because the sale started early Saturday morning and we weren’t allowed to bring any more sale items on Saturday morning. Everything had to be there by Friday evening.
That Friday evening, after moving all the stuff to the fairgrounds, my immediate family met together at Dan’s Old Fashion Diner and had Gayla’s birthday dinner. Gayla and Karla were both an hour late to the dinner because Gayla was getting a tattoo and it took them longer than they thought it would. After we ate, I took my mower down to a friend’s house in Moore so he could mow his lawn. Afterwards, it was back home to get ready for the garage sale the next day.
I was up at 5:45 Saturday morning. I got on my computer, checked email, FaceBook and then got my truck loaded up with stuff we would need for the garage sale. As I was leaving to go to the fairgrounds, one of our newer members called me on my phone. He was already on his way to the fairgrounds to help us, but he had a blow-out on his tire. Since it was real foggy, he wanted me to come by and assist him by keeping traffic off of him. Since I have emergency lights, I told him I would help. Once I arrived, another REACT member arrived, so I headed on to the State Fairgrounds.
It was a very long day, but we did a great job. We had just enough items to sell to make the day worthwhile. We also got many chances to talk with patrons about joining our team. Some just wanted to know who we were and what we did. The sale was from 8 am – 4 pm, so we had all day to sell whatever we could. By the end of the day, we had three deliveries to make, but we also made $381.00 from the sale, so we were satisfied and knew the garage sale was a huge success.
That evening, after I left the sale, I delivered a ping pong table to the person who bought it from us at the garage sale and then headed to mom and dad’s house in Edmond to celebrate Gayla’s birthday with them. My niece, Rachel, turned 20 yesterday, so we celebrated her birthday as well. We enjoyed chicken strips, potato casserole, salad, tea and chocolate cake. Afterwards, my back was so tired, I laid down on the living room floor and stretched my back out. It felt so good.
I was up early Sunday morning, ready to begin a long day. I had church in the morning, lunch with our youth minister, a REACT Board meeting at 2 pm and a REACT team meeting at 3 pm. Then, there was choir rehearsal and the Lord’s Supper, during the evening worship service. By the time church let out, I was so ready to be home. I stopped by Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler on the way home, got something to eat and went home. I was so tired from everything that happened over the weekend, I was in bed by 9 pm.
Today, we have a slight risk for severe weather in the metro. The main threat will be large hail and strong winds. Some of the ingredients will be in place for possibly a few tornadoes, but they will be few and far between. The meteorologists don’t see much of a tornado threat. After reading data and more information from the National Weather Service, I feel OKC will not get anything until late tonight.
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