A very full day

Saturday came after a poor night’s sleep. I was up from 3-4:30. Evelyn wakened at 6:45 so we got up and got ready for a busy day. We went to the local flea market and looked for balls for the kids to play with but found none. We then went to the church at 9 to help with the LWML lawn sale. Evelyn stayed for an hour but left around 10 because there were so many people there to help. She called a friend and went off to Asheville to get some dancing shoes. She found a pair she really liked. I stayed and helped people carry things out to their cars. Evelyn returned at 12, and we went to Burger King for a sandwich. There was a great deal of baked goods at the church but no real food. I had bought some lemon bars from the youth group, so we enjoyed one. I had spent the morning bantering with one of the youth girls about what to pay for some of the goods. I will give them a donation tomorrow. Evelyn and I returned to the church and began packing unsold items to be taken to the Haywood Christian Ministries. Several men brought their trucks and we loaded everything, including clothes, furniture, linens, and miscellaneous items for transport. It was 92 and humid, so we tried to hurry with the unloading. We all had to make two trips and finished around 3. Evelyn had gone home after packing, so Phil had to bring me home. I took a shower while she slept, and then I also took a nap while the Cubs played on TV. We got up and went to pick up our neighbors to go to dinner at a Mexican restaurant in a small community called Bethel. There had been many good reports about it, and we all liked it too. We came back to Waynesville and went to the second half of a flute recital by the grandson of our friends from Indiana. He is only 17 but is a multi-talented musician/singer/magician/performer. We couldn’t stay for the reception because our friends had been gracious enough to go with us. We filled up with gasoline ($53) and took them home. We came home and watched a little TV. Evelyn also began preparations for tomorrow’s dinner guests. I also got to talk with Wayne Norris, a high school buddy, who just had hip replacement surgery. He is recovering well but is worried about Sam, another high school friend who has been losing mental capacity. We will try to see him when we go to IN next weekend. We also had a call from Evelyn’s last living aunt who wants us to meet her, her husband, Evelyn’s brother and his wife for breakfast next Sunday. I am disliked by one of the six and had decided not to go. I changed my mind, however, because I have no problem with that person and won’t ruin the plan when I am not the one with the problem.