I am kaput!

Today was a full day for me and has left me exhausted. I cannot wait to go to sleep. But I am also filled up in a number of ways. Let me begin at the start of the day:

At Bible study today we were talking about I Timothy 3, the guidelines and qualifications for the leaders in a congregation, including the pastor. We had a good turnout again, three married couples plus a granddaughter of one of the ladies, a non-member whose little one is in the preschool. I wonder what she made of our discussion, since she comes from a different background. Anyway, good conversation and subject matter was had. 

From Victory I headed back to OP to meet Nancy W for lunch at The Club. It is fried chicken day, The Club known for their chicken. While Nancy and I were dining, my friend, Jacquie, came in with one of her neighbors. It was so good to see her again. The last time was on Hot Dog Day at the pool. That event finished their pool fun for them! Anyway, it was grand to see her and to have lunch with Nancy.

Justin had found a deal for us to serve on Sunday, as we are hosting our church friends for ThanksLiving, since I'll be gone on the actual day. The deal was a 6-8 pound ham, two 2# side dishes, rolls, and a pie for $60. I was willing to go along with it and went over to Winn Dixie to get it. After walking all over the store to get what I needed (making garlic potatoes plus green bean casserole besides the two sides), I could not find the 'deal'. Finally I found someone in the meat department who could not help me, but found the deli manager who should. 

"Steve" came out from the back room and told me that there was a problem with the special and it would not be available until early next week. The ad, as it showed on my phone, indicated 11-11 to 11-17, so they should have had everything I needed. While he was running around trying to figure out what to do. I found a ham in the same brand and type as the special, a 9 pounder, for $16. Hmmmm....this got me thinking. Steve did have the side dishes which he told me were about $5 each. I took them plus the ham (doing the math here?). He said he would call the front and let them know about our situation here and I asked him not to do that. I was going to make out better doing it my way than theirs!! Once I got the rolls, 2 packs of them, and 2 pies, the total for MY deal was about $41. That is one more pie than came with the deal. When I told Justin about it he said, "I wonder why I thought this was such a good deal..."

Once the young bagger got my items transferred to my car for me, including 6 cases of soda, I got into my car, exhausted. By the time I got home, it was nearly 2:00 pm. I could only carry up my refrigerated items, with some help from Connie. At three o'clock I was supposed to be at the ribbon cutting and open house for PACE but I could not imagine going. As I rested for a minute at my desk, I texted Kay to see if she was going. She was and would take me along with her. Great! She and I both were making dinner at home tonight so we agreed to not stay too long at the event. 

I met Terri T. at the ribbon cutting, with her friend, OJ, and another lady named Anna. Their philanthropic group from the ATT Pioneers are involved in the Duval PACE school and are in the process of getting on board with the Clay County PACE. Kay was busy with her fellow Board members so I stayed with Terri and her friends. They are a great bunch of ladies, and so civic-minded.  I got some nice hugs from Senator Bradley and his wife, Jenn, who is Chairman of the Board for Clay PACE. I've known them for years, and they are dear people. 

Once back home again, Kay helped me carry more of my groceries up, as I thought I needed my potatoes to serve with the chicken I was making. She is just a doll. I got my chicken coated and ready to go into the oven before I laid down on the bed. Ahhhhh.....I just can't do this anymore and that's it! Later I discovered a container of pre-made mashed potatoes in the fridge, Bob Evans brand, which I made with our chicken. That way my baby Yukons were saved for Sunday's meal. I can smell the chicken baking now and it makes my mouth water in anticipation. And I just had chicken for lunch!  I'm going to bed right after dinner and our TV shows are done. My poor, tired boy is bushed as well, but for a different reason than being a short, fat lady who is out of shape!