Well Sunday was a busy day that started with me being at SPC for a load in for BridgePoint at 6 AM. I'm usually up so that was no big deal for me. I rode my bike in the early morning hours and helped with unloading the huge truck that carries every thing we need to covert the college into a church like atmosphere along with several other volunteers which start to show up around 6:30. The load in guys are few but we get the job done by 6:30 and then we stick around until 7:30 helping with the set up. I headed home on my bike to get ready to leave the house once again around 8:30 for our morning meeting before getting ready for the crowd.
I was able to attend the worship service at 9:30 then worked a couple different areas before the service began and then handed out the bulletins to the start of the second service before heading out to the Blood Mobile. I donated my O Positive blood for the first time in a couple of years as I use to give at Element Church every 56 days or there about. It felt good to be able to contribute to maybe saving or giving some life to some one less fortunate than myself or in dire need of the life giving blood.
After the service we met up with Dan and Carol and headed to the Texas Roadhouse for a good meal of steak, baked tater and a salad along with a blooming onion to get the juices flowing. I had a free coupon for the onion which was quite tasty. We dropped them off after eating around 2'ish then headed home to vegetate on the couch for the next couple of hours. The meal held me through the rest of the day and evening. We packed up enough clothes and needed articles to spend one night away from the house with Bobby and the family in Brandon. We met up with the Ross Family at SFBC to watch Ava, Sam and Eliza participate in their Christmas Program which was a hit. Ava and Sam both had major parts and Eliza made a cameo appearance with 4 other little ones bearing the name of Jesus in letters on the back of their clothing. They were so cute but Ava and Sam were magnificent in their speaking and singing parts.
We mingled with the crowd afterwards renewing old friendships with lots of hugs and handshakes before driving to Brandon which is east or the other side of Tampa. The trip was uneventful but the interstates were busy to say the least. Where do all these folks come from, oh well. We sat and visited with the grand kiddos before they headed off to bed and then we shared an adult beverage before getting ready for some horizontal lab ourselves. They have a separate room which is quite large off the garage and all to ourselves. The bed was very comfortable and we did get some rest. It was actually 6 before I awakened this morning and then we got ready for the school program with both Annsley and Gabe singing at 8:30. It was close to 10'ish before we got away from the school and headed back to Pinellas County. We made a stop at Sam's for some goodies and filled up again with gas.
Bobby had picked me up a new 3 burner grill through Ace Hardware which Katie' dad, Bruce owns while giving me a good discount. It was so big(in the box) that it took two of us to load it and then unload it once we got home. I will now spend the afternoon putting it together. Its quite warm out in the direct sunlight but at least the humidity has stayed away despite the 80 degree heat, LATER
