$51.60

Waking up at 4:30 wasn't so terrible this morning. Granted I don't want to do it often, but once in a while isn't bad. It was a slow yard sale day. I think we had about 13 people stop and walk up the hill to view our array of goods. I will post a pic soon of my house, walking up the front steps is a nightmare. I think it actually deterred some yard sale seekers. They slowed down and looked but never got out. Of course, they could have been looking at my dear roommate or co-worker on the exercise thing that was amusing.

I was so happy with myself, I only brought one item back in the house today. I've already forgotten what it was, so I probably didn't need to save it from the yard sale. That was always my problem as a child. My mom would make me go through my stuff every few months and we would box it up. Then, once a year we would have a yard sale. My gosh, by the time the yard sale came those were like new toys that I had never seen or played with before! I would spend the entire Saturday morning sneaking stuff back into my bedroom. She eventually made me start buying the stuff back from her. And there was no haggling if it was me buying it back. The kid down the street could pay .10 but it was a quarter for me!

We are planning another yard sale for the first week of May. This time with tables. The church yard sale was today and they were using all the tables :( I laid stuff on sheets on the ground. People are lazy they don't like to look on the ground for some reason. I mean come on people there is a $50 Express shirt for a buck fifty; bend your lazy @*& down and get it. All in all it was a good day. I made $22 Jess made $12 and Kelly made $17.

My Mom is going to faint

My mother taught me how to keep a clean house. Honestly she did. We had a maid for a while then when i got a little older my mom let her go for a few years. He intent was to make sure i knew how to keep a clean house. Well I know how, but that certainly doesn't mean i keep things neat and tidy.
Don't get me wrong, I don't have bugs running all over the house. I don't worry about rats, I do worry about breaking my leg in the middle of the night. So, my mother is coming to visit today. I prepared her... "Momma, i could really use your help with some spring cleaning" to my surprise she agreed. During college when she would visit, it was always accompanied with a sighed "i know you know how to clean." I keep waiting for the domestic house cleaner side of my personality to kick in. I think i need a jump start. And quite possibly a mentor. Someone other than my mom or roommate to ask me those really tough questions. Like:
Did you clean underneath the toaster?
Have you done laundry this week?
When is the last time you dusted?
Surprise visits wouldn't hurt either. I hate being embarrassed by having a dirty house. Knowing someone i admire might drop by at any time would provide a certain level of motivation for keeping a tidy house. For those of you who have mastered keeping a nice spotless house, how do you do it? I have a chore chart on the refrigerator, it has been there for two years and never marked on, but by golly it is there!

2:00? When Did 1:00 Get Here?

No way is it already 2:30! I have been so busy at work this morning that i did something totally out of character. I missed lunch. I was busy working on a new graphic for the website and completely missed lunch. Unbelievable! I am going to attempt to include the graphic that made me miss lunch, but i sometimes have issues with uploading things to my blog. If you are curious and can't see it here you can always go to http://www.comalacu.com/ to view some of my handiwork.

Good Friday

I'm sure there is a valid answer to my question, but i'm asking anyway. If today is the day Christ was Crucified and died, why is it called good friday? I know that He arose on the third day, and that is good. But what is good about today. Is it good for us because we are all sinners and now our sins are covered and forgiven? Wikipedia had an interesting answer. And as i think about it, i remeber being told that before.
What we call today isn't important. What we celebrate today IS. Today we reckognize Christ sacrifice for us. God is a loving and forgiving God, but He is also a just God. Without Christ blood covering our sins, we would have no hope. Good friday has always struck a cord with me. I find myself wondering what side i would have been on. Would I be one yelling Crucify Him?

I suck

Yeah so I am not very good at updating this. Today is no exception. I just wanted to let you all know I am still alive.