Day 136

Day 136

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Even though TGF did way more of the work than I did, I was really exhausted by the end of the day.  She was late picking me up, but since it was still raining it didn’t much matter.  It kept on raining for at least the first hour we were at the flea market before it finally tapered off and quit.

In the late morning TGF got her frind D (she had a few things there too); but then TGF had to go home for awhile.  D was working on homework .. and I ended up spending around 2 ½ to 3 of the most boring hours ever!!  The lady at the flea market would wander up and talk to me occasionally.  She actually had some business.  But in the end the only sales I had were to her, the owner, and D.  Oddly enough, after the rent, gas, and breakfast the 3 days .. I did end up making about $30.  And, we were able to get everything left into one load and delivered to a Good Will.  That’s all good; but it is frustrating to have lost 3 days  I’m down to only 13 days and still 32 items on my list … and only 9 of them thngs I will need help with (and 5 of those are specific, must be DIL or DSS). 

After delivering the “left overs”, TGF went by the grocery store and then we came out here.  DSS also came.  She left her boys at home to fend for themselves (BGS16 had brought home a lot of food left over from a wedding he went to with his girlfriend, so they were all ready to chow down!).  She cooked hamburger dip for us (we were too tired for anything more “extravagant”!)  TGF and DSS finally went through the books.  They are now in neat stacks, and they have taken most of theirs home; and the ones they haven’t taken yet will be taken today. 

I had been thinking to donate the books to the library.  But, turns out they won’t accept large amounts at once.  So the “back up plan” is to let Habitat have them, along with any surplus Christmas decorations.  Even though nearly everything has been claimed now, there might be a few things I come across, especially upstairs (there’s more than “just” Christmas up there). 

I have a feeling I’m sort of rambling and possibly not making a lot of sense this morning.  My mind just keeps whirling in so many directions.  There are too many unknowns that are making me crazy.  TGF hasn’t heard yet from her friend if he wants to buy the small freezer … but I’m going to put the big one up on FB for sale.  I’m not working on “credit” with anyone else, tired of getting ripped off. 

Today TGF is going to try to come get the things to go to her classroom.  She’s been trying for several weeks, but the school kept telling her to wait because they were refinishing the floors.  Now she only has today or Friday .. and school starts a week from today.  If we can get her things there today between showers, she will have Friday to set it up (she has to be out of town for training tomorrow through Thursday).  I think on Friday we will take a few things to her mom.  I have an old dresser upstairs I’m giving her (mom) to keep clothes for her grandchildren at her house.  Also, we’re taking the dollhouse to her.  She will fix it all up and make it beautiful, and then try to sell it and we’ll split the profit. 

Sometime in between all this I need to get to DSis’s house before Friday. I have a couple of things for the apartment, including a new broom, that I want her to have when she moves in; but right now I don’t know if I’ll be able to get there  or not.  DS will not be there, but if I leave the things at her back door they’ll be OK.]

I need to try to concentrate on one day at a time, not get so wrapped up in what will happen the rest of the week.  Today is enough to handle.  It’s starting to be daylight, but still overcast.  I need to go on and get my shower, get a load of laundry done, and figure out what I can work on until TGF gets here.