The Little Brick House officially cut its ribbon around noon today. It was fantastic. A large group of Ambassador members from the Chamber of Commerce came in and all gather round on the steps of the LBH while mom cut the ribbon. They were really nice folks and definitely part of the crowd we need to attract for the gift basket side of things. Pops is a natural out there chumming it up with everyone and mom was just her sweet self. Then the moment came when she told them all she wanted to beat them with a stick at times and that was a bit awkward. Only kidding, she only does that type of thing at the pulpit when speaking to the congregation. We had a little excitement with the festivities as the power went out and the planned soup was cold. We managed to get the meal covered with some sandwiches. It only took 1 trip to the store and a couple trips to my house to get it covered. Jack and AndyBoy hung out with me all morning and did great. We did get to enjoy a classic Jack moment when he went up to one of the guests, did a little double hand push on his belly and said "You're plump!" Oh you have to love that Jack just says it like it is. He has been a little under the weather and wasn't quite ready to go back to school this morning. We have been negotiating his return tomorrow morning. He has been trying to work me for two more days with John.
So, we had no power for most of the day and the store stayed pretty busy. Maybe people got out and about because they had no power. Hope that we continue to pick up in traffic. This was our best Wednesday to date. As we get the gift baskets moving we should see even better days. Pray for that if you will and if you need any gift baskets, let us know. Our special family rate is only double what we normally charge. That is pretty good right there.
I need to provide an update on yesterdays post. Heidi got word back from the hospital this morning and Paige is scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. So, keep them in your thoughts and prayers if you would. In other Heidi news, I am going on a date with Heidi on Saturday.
A few final notes on the day. Andy has great teeth (not anything I have done). He had a check up today and had not cavities and looked really good. We got a few feeder fish for Natty's turtle. At first he seemed confused about it but after Scripture and Prayer George (that's the turtle) was ready to chomp and tore into one of the fish. Reminded me of the old Oscar days. I did one of my favorite things and worked in the yard for a bit. I think it was the final trim of the year. That is a little different as Florida provided year round entertainment in the yard. Ahhh, there will be snow to shovel! Oh, did I mention that I am going on a date with Heidi?
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