Since my troop support account was down to 44-cents (enough to buy exactly one stamp, but who wants to write a check or swipe a debit card for $0.44?), the yard sale at the National Guard Armory in Ashland City could not have come at a better time. Lori invited me to set up a table to sell bread, and I took Thursday and Friday off from work then I rolled up my sleeves, put on my apron, and proceeded to wreck the kitchen in a major way… LOL!!
Tuesday night I baked 8 loaves of bread, Wednesday night I baked another 8 loaves as well as made 6 dozen banana nugget cookies with chocolate chips. Yesterday morning I hauled it all over to the Armory and got my table set up. The cookies disappeared in no time flat, and I sold 7 loaves of bread throughout the day. The afternoon was pretty much dead; Lori didn’t have the signs up in Ashland City yet. She said today would be a lot busier. Since the cookies went so fast, I concentrated last night on baking cookies. I baked 2 loaves each of cinnamon swirl bread and oatmeal honey bread because those sell the best. Then I baked a double batch of banana nugget cookies with chocolate chips, a double batch with raisins, and a batch of snickerdoodles. The last sheet of Snickerdoodles came out of the oven about a quarter past 10, and by the time I cleaned up the majority of the mess in the kitchen and bagged the cookies up for the sale, it was nearly 11:00 before I got to bed.
The alarm goes off at 3:45 every weekday morning; that’s my cue to get up, get my workout clothes on, and exercise with my Wii Fit Plus for 30 minutes. (Actually, my routine is 36 minutes.) Anyway, as I was saying, 3:45 came a whole lot earlier this morning than it usually does. You’d be proud of me, though, I hopped right out of bed (okay, maybe it was more like a stumble…), got my sweats and t-shirt on, pony-tailed my hair, and “hit the gym.” I was a little off my game, but I completed the entire workout, hit the shower, and I’m killin’ time until it’s time to head to the Armory with my bags & baskets full of goodies. Wish me luck; yesterday I made $47, but spent $24 at the grocery store on the way home, buying ingredients for the cookies. Hopefully today I will recoup that amount and then some… Gotta get that support account back up to snuff!
I almost forgot, but in June the board employees get their longevity pay. Traditionally, we’ve treated my longevity pay as “found money,” and I put it in my troop account. It’s not a huge amount; by the time taxes and all come out of it, it’s less than $200. But it’s still that much more than I would have had without it, and when added to my $40 allowance, I’ve always managed to pick up a lot of “stuff” for my soldier stash each June. A trip to Sam’s is a good bet… I can’t wait to see what my total take is on the bake sale, which runs through tomorrow. I’m baking peanut butter cookies tonight, also applesauce w/raisins and likely some more snickerdoodles. Lord, just help me stay awake today, and keep me from falling face first into a batch of cookie dough this evening…
Gotta get off here; time to ponytail my hair, haul all these goodies out to the car, and head for the Armory. Y’all have a most wondermous day, and take care! Hugs {{{{{{{{{{Warriors, Family, and Friends}}}}}}}}}}
June 12th, 2010 - 6:00 am
Run with your bad cookie baking self Ms Tracy! Proof is in the pudding as they say.