Wednesday December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas.

Sunny and warm today with highs in the low 40’s after the fog burned off around 10 am.

Frances and Al arrived yesterday afternoon. She fixed vegetable soup after lunch to simmer until dinner last night.

This morning we opened gifts. Donna is coming over this afternoon to spend the day with us. Frances is fixing shrimp and sausage vegetable stir fry. We have cheese ball and nibbles out for this afternoon.

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Monday December 23, 2024

Sunny but chilly with highs in the mid 30’s and calm winds.

I went to the gym this morning then stopped by the library and the grocery store.

This afternoon I went over to Donna’s for a crafting afternoon.

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Saturday December 21, 2024

Partly cloudy, cold, and windy with highs in the low 30’s early. We had off and on snow showers most of the morning but nothing sticking. Temperature was down into the upper 20′ s by this afternoon.

We had a good day at the store. A lull in the middle of the day otherwise a fairly steady stream of customers. Almost made $200 despite the cold weather. No donations to process.

After work I went to Wendy’s house for dinner. She is one of our store volunteers. Had a nice visit and meal with her and her husband.

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Wednesday December 18, 2024

Mostly sunny and warm today with highs in the mid to upper 50’s. Late this afternoon the skies turned dark and it poured down in sheets.

We had a good day at the store. Almost made $100.00. Thankfully the rain slacked off about the time I was leaving the store so I did not get soaked going to the car.

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Monday December 16, 2024

Yesterday we had some early morning freezing rain but it warmed up to light drizzle in the afternoon. Today is warm with temperatures in the low 50’s and more drizzle.

Went to the gym this morning and ran a couple of errands while in town. Odds and end stuff this afternoon.

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Saturday December 14, 2024

Sunny and warm today with highs in the low 40’s and calm winds.

Our best day yet this week at the store. We finally did well over $100.00 after having low sales all week. Some regulars and a few folks from out of town. Had several big sales which helped the end total.

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Wednesday December 11, 2024

Two inches of rain from last night until mid-morning. Temperatures were in the mid 50’s when I left for the store. After the torrential rains moved out we had snow showers and the temperature dropped to 38 degrees in an hour and half. Sun cam out this afternoon but now we have wind gusts in the 50 to 60 mph range and maybe higher. We are now at 34 but will drop down into the teens tonight with the wind chill in single digits or below.

So, with the cranky weather we had a slow day with customers. Joyce worked on getting out more Christmas stuff. I worked on a good size donation most of the day. We also did come cleanup in the back storage room as well.

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Monday December 9, 2024

We had some light rain over night. It was foggy with drizzle when I left for Winston this morning. Highs today in the upper 40’s and thankfully, calm winds.

I had my follow up echo at Baptist Hospital at 11. Only took about about 45 minutes. Guess I will hear back sometime this week how things are going.

I came home, fixed some lunch, then went over to Donna’s for afternoon crafting.

 

 

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Saturday December 7, 2024

Sunny and breezy today but warmer with highs in the upper 40’s.

A busy day at the store. Half price paperbacks. Lot’s of folks in town for the local craft fair at the fairgrounds and Christmas tree shopping. We did over $200.00. Had three nice donations come in as well.

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Wednesday December 4, 2024

Sunny, cold, and windy today. Highs in the upper 30’s. Wind chills in the upper 20’s to low 30’s. We are under a high wind warning tonight thus tomorrow with gusts up to 60 mph.

A slow customer day at the store but we were busy putting up Christmas decorations and putting out the Christmas books, CD’s, etc.

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