Concessions @ MindSay 
James and I went yard sale-ing this morning. it gives us something to do and we never spend much. Maybe a few dollars. Its our Saturday morning routine! We found Morgan a drum set for xbox today! called and woke him up to ask if he wanted them...just $7.00!!! They put everything at half price after 11 am! They are gonna have a great yard sale by doing this and they were cheap anyway! Orginally the drums were $15.00! Came with the rock revolution game. I just hope they work! She said they did and they seem to be in great shape! Wont know til Morgan uses them!
Last weekend we went to Hillsville to the huge flea market there. I didnt think it was as crowded as in years past. Because of the recession many didn't travel for it. Even the vendors were down.We still enjoyed it, just getting away for a day was good! Got to see Morgan too, as he popped home for the weekend cause he bought a drum set and had to pick up his glasses that came in.It was hot though last weekend! I was ready to quit at 2, but James insisted we rest a bit then plow on some more! I was wore out! we got there at 9 that morning, and we finally quit about 4:30...still about 3-4 hours left that next day to cover it all. We got to our room about 5 and collasped. I got a shower and saw that I was sunburned! ouch! I put sunscreen on! anyway, we walked over to Sagebrush to eat. we were too beat to drive anywhere. waited an hour to sit, then waited 30 mintues for our food.... Finished at 8 then went back to room and fell into bed! we were asleep by 10! whew! Up at 7 next day and started again! we finished about 10:30...I will never do that again! I cant take the heat anymore. I feel like i'm gonna pass out in it. today while yard sale-ing I felt like it again. I get really weak all of a sudden and feel shaky, and cant get a good breath... I dont know what it is...but it bothers me. Since I turned 46 this year, I feel like my body is deserting me... Perimenopause... Hot flashes, cold,chills, now this with the heat. I get too hot now...Maybe I should get checked out by the doctor. Mood swings too! I can bite someones head off if they cross me at the wrong time of the month now!!!I cant help it either. Family will just have to deal with it!! looks like I've got a ways to go before I'm out. Most of my friends tell me it ends about the time you turn 50ish!! So I'm looking at 4 more years of this!??? Ouch!!!
We went to the West game last night..It was really wierd with Ariana not cheering... Still saw a lot of parents there whose kids graduated with Ariana. Even saw some there home for the weekend from college. Just as 4th quarter started,it starts raining...I look at James and start laughing...we wait a bit, and it starts getting harder, so pack up and leave. passed several others and we said"No need to get wet this year! Not sitting in any rain!" everyone laughed. last year see, it practically rained every football game! and we had to stay then! With Ariana cheering and James head of concessions, there was no leaving. Sat under an umbrella most of the season and learned to deal with getting wet! So, last night was fun to get up and leave with everyone else!! We sat in car and listened to the rest of the game...West won, 28-21...Its a wonder though as many passes as they threw and missed,dropped or whatever...They lost over half the team as most were Sr.'s. last years team was great..
Of course all the parents still there saw James and tried to get him back,or tell him they miss him doing concessions! Some even told him that it went downhill a bit! Oh well! It's time for other parents to step up to the plate and do it!! The new couple that took over the concessions said they didnt really know just how much work it took to keep it up! Ha! We told em!!its like having a second job with no pay! and then no other parents want to help.."Oh I have to see my child play!" what's one night??? oh well, not our concern anymore! we will go to most of the home games I guess. I especially want to see Homecoming... the athletic director gave James a pass for this year, for all the years he put in as head of concessions. Old saying goes, no one appreciates you until you aren't there!
Wow! 2 days at once on here1 I'm on a roll!!
My day has been not too damn bad so far. It actually got off to an interesting start. As I said, I had to be at work by 5am. Which I was. I woke up, got dressed, got in Daddy's truck, and he drove me to the field where I was supposed to meet Erin. Only one problem: Erin wasn't there yet. So, we waited a few minutes, and when she didn't show up, I called her. She said, "Wait a few minutes, I'll come unlock it eventually." I was like, "Ok then." So Daddy, being ADD and impatient like me, started driving back and forth between the field and the building where I work. Nobody was at either one. Daddy was starting to get pissed off, and I was getting there. I mean, I knew she had a million other fields to unlock, so I wasn't getting really mad at her. Just wondering if coming at 5:00 was such a good idea. =P
Well, she finally did show up. At 6:00. So...yeah. Again, I wasn't mad at her. I just made a mental note that tomorrow and the next day, I will show up at 6 instead of 5. She even said that was ok, so it's not really that big of a deal.
After that, my day went fairly smoothly. No random funnies today, since I didn't see very many of my regular coworkers. But that's all right. There will be more in due time.
There is one slightly funny story. For a while, I was the only one working. Which was fine by me, because it was early morning and there wasn't a big rush yet. So when people would come and ask for something, I would calculate in my head how much it would be. Well....This one lady came up around 8:40ish, with two young girls. I asked them what I could get for them. (Ok, stay with me here.) First it was a pickle. I said, "Ok, 75 cents." "And a Mr. Pibb." "Ok." I got the pickle and then the Mr. Pibb, then "and another Mr. Pibb!" I was like, "Ok, no problem." So I grabbed everything, tallying up the price in my head as I walked. I brought them to the lady and said, "That'll be--" But I didn't exactly get to finish, because all of a sudden, three more little girls showed up. Each of them wanting a pickle and one of them wanting yet another Mr. Pibb. I was like, "Argh!" So I got all the pickles, gave them out, got all the Mr. Pibb's, gave them out, then I told the group, "Ok, nobody move! Stand still so I can see what all you have and add up the price!" So they stood still while I added it up in my head. I finally got the total, $8.25. So I looked up and said, "It all comes to eight--" "And a bottle of water and another pickle." In my head, I screamed, "God damnit, woman!!!" =P (For anyone who's curious, her final total was $10.50, for certain this time. lol)
I shall go forth now and ride my bike.
Until next time,
TheFallenAngel
P.S. -- I may have been mistaken about the exact amounts of pickles and Mr. Pibb's in my retelling of the story, but my price totals are correct.
It's been way too long since I've updated. I am so, so sorry... Been really flippin' busy, and updating hasn't really been a priority.
As of Valentine's, Kim and I have been officially going out. Mom and Dad had invited him over for Valentine's dinner, and he and I asked if it was alright if we started officially dating. Mom and Dad literally leapt at the chance to say yes. They'd been waiting for several months for us to finally ask them permission.
Kim is going to be leaving for basic training May 26th. He's a soldier in the Army National Guard now, and he'll be gone at basic training from May 26th to mid-November. So it'll be a lonely summer for me. But it will give me oppurtunity to work my tail off in school and work, so that I can be graduated from high school as soon as possible, and so that I can afford some of the things that are being planned... Like my wedding.
Kim hasn't officially proposed to me yet, but it's very much understood that he and I are going to get married. Next year, after I turn eighteen. It might be as early as March, it might be as late as July. We'll see. Early? Mm. I don't think so. I think it's right on time. Kim and I have both always felt that the dating part of a relationship should be the shortest part of a relationship, because it's only a doorway into temptation, and having to struggle against it. Besides, you should know enough about the person from being friends with them before dating. And I've always felt that I was going to get married at 18, 19, and not move out of my parent's house until I get married.
I don't think I'll be going to college, but that's never really been a priority for me. But I do think I want to stay here locally. I'm getting involved in the children's ministry at the Vineyard again, even moreso than before.
The Vineyard's children ministry has not been the same since the Rockin' V left with Ranger Bud. It suffered a big blow with that. Ranger Bud really, really misses having something like the Rockin' V going on. And a mission company thing has wanted to do a TV show of Live at the Rockin' V for a while. So, we're bringing the Rockin' V back. It'll help the children's ministry, it'll give Ranger Bud what he's been missing, and it'll provide the mission company thing with a place to film the show. It's good all around. I've been given a part in the thing, as Betty Backpacker. She's kinda like the Krissy the Kid of old, but not at all. I talked to Mr. Vance today (children's ministry pastor) about it, and it looks like they're going to have Betty Backpacker be Ranger Bud's teammate and take on the 4th-6th graders, while Ranger Bud takes on the kindergarten-3rd graders. Which will be awesome. I'm going to be more involved with Wilderness Camp, and will probably have random appearances at hte 4th-6th graders Wednesday night thing-a-ma-bobs, and what not. I'll be really into the outdoors activities, like rock climbing, cliff diving, backpacking, white water rafting, etc. It'll be tight.
Mr. Vance hopes that I'll have my own TV show in a year or so... So I might be a TV star after all. Heh. We'll see how that goes.
In other news, I'm working at a movie theater now. I was working in concessions, but they've moved me out of concessions and onto floor. Which means I'll be cleaning up everything, like theaters, the lobby, and bathrooms. Yay. Heh. Monday was my last day in concessions. Which makes me sad, because I love concessions, even though I go home smelling like popcorn.
I'm going to be learning to drive here pretty soon. It's come to the point where it's an absolute necessity. So yah... I'll be driving here purty soon. Scary, eh?
Umm... Not much else to update right now. At least, I can't think of anything else. Things have changed a lot for me, but I don't really want to go into all that right now. I'll update soon.
~mildinsanity:out
