conflict in paradise

I woke at 5:30 worrying about all I had to do before Sunday. I had to finish the sermon, choose the hymns, plan the service, pay some bills on line, donate to charities and clean the house before Saturday evening when we host the choir for a party. I worked until 6:30 and then went to the hall to get my parkers started. At first I couldn’t get to the orange vests and flags but then found that the room in which they were stored was unlocked all the time. When I went to get the coupons for free breakfasts for the parkers and myself, the woman in charged challenged whether I deserved one since I wasn’t “working”. I figure that getting up at 6:30 and getting the equipment to the workers consisted of working. I never had any trouble like this in any other year. I guess I don't need to do this next year since it is of no value. She finally gave me one but left shaking her head. This made me think that I didn’t need the ticket so I gave it back. One of the other ladies, bless her heart, caught me outside and apologized for her behavior. I just thanked her and refused her offer of a breakfast. I then went to the flea market and worked my table until I had to go pass the flags to the second shift. The lady in charge of the tickets had brought my ticket to one of the parkers, but I just took it back into the hall. I sold some items but not the things I thought people would want. I still have a set of six glasses and a card table and chairs. Perhaps I can sell them next month. I came home and cleaned myself up while Evelyn went to the Bible study. When she came home, we had lunch of leftover sesame chicken from yesterday. During the afternoon we went to the new super Wal-Mart in Weslaco. We bought some groceries and came home. I tried to move things from the Jeep to the Saturn. It took some time and then I went on line to list the Jeep for sale. We decided to take a bicycle ride but soon learned that my back tire has a large hole in it. I will have to take it to French’s repair shop tomorrow while Evelyn goes to the Christian Women’s Club luncheon. We had a light dinner and got a call from Bonny alerting us to the choir practice scheduled for tonight. We went and had a long practice because we have several songs scheduled for Christmas Eve and Day. We came home and Evelyn wrote some cards while I worked on the computer. Strangely enough, I was not as tired as I thought I would be. I still had energy enough to write this. Also this is our eldest grandson's 12 birthday. This young man (and the rest of the grandchildren) is truly a gift from God. We called him and talked with him on the telephone. We will see him next April if the Lord's will permits.