the day in review

took christopher to the dirt track today. he just loves riding the track. he was out last night in the desert down the street. he's a maniac and holds the throttle wide open most of the time. we're working on using the brake. . .yikes!!!

by the time we got home, i felt as though i had been run over by a semi-truck. the only thing i did is follow him around the track on my bike. our rule became that once he fell twice, it was time to take a break. we only got one break and by the second set of two falls, we hit the pits, loaded up and came home. he was on the track for 2 hours and 20 minutes. that's a lot of laps for a little guy. . .and an old grandma!!

so i hit the bed for a nap while he watched some television. then it was up to town to pick up a sofa for the orphanage. it is a cream color leather sofa. quite filthy, but that's the way i like them. cheap price and a little elbow grease and it cleans up quite nicely.

i only need 18 more. . .sigh. i have been very fortunate, as a friend of mine donated some money to help me in my quest. that means i can hit craigslist and try to whittle the prices down.

my dear husband doesn't even try to dissuade me anymore, he knows it's something that simply must be done. he helps me get the stuff together, seat removed from the van and takes off to town with me. christopher went too.

so progress is being made.

i'm pulling together blankets and sheets for a halfway house in mesa. many of the girls are released from prison to the house with only the clothes on their backs. i've been baking bread, collecting bedding and personal hygiene items to help in their initial release.

the needs are endless, and it starts to snowball. it's just hard to say no or ignore a need when i am blessed with so much.