I had the early start yesterday. I went to the Central Fire Station to make a delivery or two … or seven. I had the fun job of taking loaves of friendship bread to the Chief, assistant chiefs, fire marshal, and the two administrative assistants (aka “The Real Chiefs“ - love you, Jenna and Nora). I always enjoy seeing adults react to friendship bread. It’s generally pretty exciting stuff.
In the afternoon we did a return of some Amazon things. They have that return system down to a science - at least as far as Amazon stuff is concerned. Only took her a few seconds to scan the items and print us a receipt. I was impressed. And we even got to see our friend Sean in the process.
From there we went to … OK. OK. Why do I have to keep saying it. But now is my favorite time of year to frequent Walmart (Christmas Eve is my all-time favorite day to be there). We found a few more presents, and found an open checker so we could request gift receipts.
Imagine our surprise to be told that “Our new system doesn’t do gift receipts.” What? I guess our incredulous response caused her to rethink her response. She backpedaled a bit and approached it a different way.
Instead she appealed to a more experienced checker for help. And help came. Receipts were printed, and our checker learned something new about the wondrous “new system.” Glad we could be of assistance.
Last night we attended Cailyn’s soccer game. Game ended in a tie, so better than the last one. Oh, and the wind chill was 47. I might or might not have worn my ski jacket. And a long-sleeved shirt. And a short-sleeved shirt. And a sweatshirt with a hood. And a blanket. I was almost comfortable. Oh, and we got to see Cailyn’s boyfriend, Gavin. Fortunately, we brought along the Christmas gift we had for him. Just some candy. Sour skittles. Didn’t know there was such a thing. Enjoy, Gavin.
After the game we stopped by Cailyn’s house. They had the tamales we ordered to help raise money for the soccer team. Of course we had to sample one. They are goo-oood. Then we delivered tamales to our mutual friends, the Luza’s, who live in Galveston.
Luke 1:46-47 says, And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,”
Father, thank you for again keeping the girls safe and somewhat warm during the game. Amen.
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