AAAAAND I Got Released.

 Last week after Sacrament Meeting,

the 1st C in the Bishopric asked to

have a "little chat". 

Hmmmmm.

I've already spoken in church

and I have a calling.....

But he said, this will require that we

release you from all your callings.

They feel inspired to call me to be the

First Counselor in the brand new

Young Women's Presidency.

Megan Whitmer is the new president,

she hasn't been in YW since the 80's.

I haven't been in Mutual since the 70's.

And Britton Chunn, the 2nd C is younger

and it's been about 10 years for her.

So.

We are all pretty much winging it.

But I think it will be fine.

We have a good group of young women.

I DID accept based on the caveats that I

teach every Wednesday evening (when they meet)

and I'm building a new house in a different Stake.

But with those... if you still want me, I'll 

be happy to accept the calling.

So they set us apart yesterday.

I imagine we will be meeting at some point in the

next week or so to figure out what we are doing.

But luckily it's General Conference this weekend

and then Stake Conference next weekend.

(And we plan to attend the other "new" ward

just to get the lay of the land...)

So.

Never a dull moment around here!

I have the feeling I'm going to be doing a LOT

of this in the near future.

Hahahahaha.

Today Kyle and I need to make a run into Hays.

He needs wood from Home Depot and I need some

groceries, enough to make the trip worth while.

I shop at our little town grocery store (Malay's)

if its just a few items.

They mark everything up pretty significantly.

They sometimes have good sales on things,

but if I just need milk or one ingredient, I'll

shop in town.

But if we need GROCERIES, then it's to Walmart

in Hays.

And then I'm going to pickle the rest of the okra.

I got the rest of the zucchini cut into french fry

slices and tossed in the Everything Bagel seasoning

and it's in the freeze dryer now.

I sold out on Saturday.

And I sold out of peaches.

I brought one big bag and made up 9 little bags

and a "sample" jar. Gave out all the samples

and sold all the little bags.

We didn't have a very big turnout.

There was a big estate auction just outside of town.

Like you see in the movies, with a live auctioneer

and "everything must go".

EVERYBODY went to that, if only for the fun.

We still sold some stuff, about half the lemon cukes,

several zucchinis, and some freeze dried things.

We (the other vendors) decided to keep it going

until first frost.

Or the people quit coming, whichever happens first.

But the other main vendor decided it should be 9-noon

instead of 8-11 now that it is chilly in the early mornings

and everybody has stuff to do.

There are a couple who come right at 8,

then it's pretty dead until about 10-ish.

With another flush about 11, just as we are packing up.

After the market we went to his sister's,

Annie's, she is the woman who gave us all the

Johnnathan apples to freeze dry.

They were YUMMY and we sold quite a few.

We took her two bags of apples and 2 bags of 

salt water taffy. And then we sat at her little

outdoor table in the shade in her backyard and

visited for about an hour!

George, her brother, the other vendor, and her

oldest son, Jake, also stopped by and we

had a nice chat.

And then they gave us some YUMMY zucchini

cake with cream cheese frosting to take home

for our lunch.

Anyhow.

Gotta get this day started.

I need to buy some bananas and get those in the 

freeze dryer some time this week, I had some

folks who were lamenting that I didn't have any

and that was their "FAVORITE" thing.

I won't do five trays of them, but one tray should

take care of that... 

And maybe I'll buy a couple boxes of ice cream

sandwiches and do those at the same time.

I'm almost out of those as well. I think I have 3 bags.

(Just thinking out loud here...)

Ok.

Breakfast.

HAPPY MONDAY EVERYBODY!