It’s been a very busy week.   On Monday,  I got to “lead” the process of shooting a commercial at About Face.   I like projects and this one was fun.   I can’t wait to see the results.  I hope everything went well!    We wanted to visually demonstrate how “heavy” weight is on the body, and Food City was nice enough to loan me 12 bags of flour, so when you see the commercial that includes some Food Club flour,  you’ll know it’s one of the ones we shot.  There were five commercials in total.  Three focused on our skin care products and services, and two on our weight loss products and services.   The clients that partcipated were so good.

My television career that began on Monday, continued briefly on Tuesday as Oscar Harris, Heather Pace & the Poor Valley Girls, and I were on WCYB with Tarah Taylor talking up the Mt. Vernon/Mendota Cemetery Benefit.    By the way, Tarah Taylor could not have been nicer.   She’s even prettier in person than on televison.  And she’s funny.  As we walked off the show, she was singing…a bit off key…to herself.   If I ever go back there, I’m taking MY camera!   And…that was also the end of my television career!  Oh well!

Now, we’re at the final stretch  for the Mt. Vernon/Mendota Cemetery Benefit which will be held Friday.    This is such a rewarding activity but there is a lot of work that goes on.  We’ll be so happy on Friday that we have enough food this year (yay Domtar for providing sponsorship money)!      Tomorrow, my sister Nancy and I are heading out to Pepsi Cola Bottling on Lee Highway. Pepsi-Cola bottling really supports our benefit and when I buy soft drinks or water, I think of that.  I’ve had to transition from sodas to water because of weight, but I do love my Aquafina!!

Concurrent with this, my friend, Helene, is working on the tables for the rehearsal dinner for the Kiser/Cottrell wedding which takes place this weekend.    My small contribution was decorating the jelly jars for the floating candles.   I only made about a dozen, but I thought they turned out sweet.   There are 12 jars and tonight I’m going to say 12 prayers for the young couple.    Normal votive candles were not appropriate since there will be children at the rehearsal dinner.  Floating candles in these little jars without about an inch and one half of water will be safer.

If you’ve read this blog for a long time, you’ll recall that I tried making burlap curtains last year.  Here’s the sad post. I made them, and I hated them.   I’ve been using the burlap from those curtains in everything.     Here’s the jars for the candles without the ribbons–just the burlap — and yes, the burlap is from those stinkin’ curtains! 

While I was making the burlap jelly jars for the floating candles, Gracie had a good roll in the yard.  She’s been perfecting her stink.  This dog has to have a bath.  Just a week ago, I was afraid she was gone.   She’s doing so much better.    Each day is a gift.

Good night! By the way, retiring early is NOT boring!