Volunteering

I spent my morning stuffing plastic eggs full of candy. I had volunteered to fill those eggs full of candy so the youngsters at church would be able to run out in the back field of the church and fill their bags and baskets full of them. When Miriam called and asked if I could be there to help at 9 this morning I thought, "That's okay...I'll just go and spend an hour." Then when I walked into the room there was only Miriam and one other lady and TWO VERY LARGE STORAGE TUBS full of those eggs! AND many bags of candy. Miriam said that always in the past they had done it for the community and it would take them all week to get all the eggs stuffed (5 large storage containers full). So, I dug in. Miriam and Ernestine did one container and I started on the other one. Every once in a while I would yap about something and keep them laughing. At one point I was so intent on getting those eggs filled that Miriam looked at me and said, "You are be awfully quiet!" I said, "I'm concentrating on getting these eggs filled!" After I had been there 3 hours, I had made it 2/3 of the way through the crate of eggs. Miriam and Ernestine TOGETHER had made it 2/3 of the way through their crate. I told Miriam I had to get home and check on Max and let him out. He was home alone...Ms. Divine was in school and Jr. was doing some volunteer work elsewhere and Troy had left for his 'customer run' after I had left for the church. I told her I could come back but she said she had a couple of other ladies that could come in the next morning and finish up. NOW she tells me!

After eating lunch with Max, I loaded him in the van. I needed to stop at Wal-mart and buy a little candy for the kids for Easter and a couple of prizes to contribute to the Easter egg hunt. I found a couple of cute things and spent about $12. There was a Bunny Mr. Potato Head (so cute!) and two small tubs of molding sand...which is kinda like 'floam' for kids to make things out of. Easier to work with than Playdoh.
Then I picked up Jr., dropped off the prizes at the church office, picked up Ms. Divine and came home. I didn't sleep much last night and have been on the run since my feet hit the floor. Ms. Divine has a GS meeting tonight and Jr.'s friend Steven is coming over for the night (they both have spring break this week). I was supposed to go exercise with the 'girls' at 6 at the church but I'm just not feeling like it. I have vacuuming that I was going to do today and a couple load of clothes. It has to happen sometime!

I hope Wednesday and Thursday turn out to be basically uninterrupted days. That way I will feel more like going to exercise with the girls on Thursday night. Friday morning I have to get moving becuz the truck is coming in to the food pantry to be unloaded and then I have to pack up Max and take him to the Animal Wellness Center and Boarding Kennel. Jr's friend Steven and his family volunteered to take Max for the weekend BUT they are having a family get together on Saturday at their place and that is just a bit much. They have no idea what they would be volunteering for! Max is quite lively and would be wanting to jump on everyone to greet them...and in the evenings he gets rambunctious. At the Wellness Ctr. he gets puppy playtime, outdoors time and he can have his own bed to take with him along with his toys. He will get lots of attention.

I guess it is time to get to some of that laundry!