Gildavid Moments

     Here is another “How to Make Your Husband” entry…

     Three weeks ago, our priest announced that they needed some volunteers for the church rummage sale. I thought it would be a good chance to help out. Besides, I like rummage sales and working with other church members, so I figured that it would be a good experience.

     My Flying Knight, on the other hand, is not a fan of this kind of event, so I suspected that he would not be interested in volunteering for this one. We had done volunteer work together last Christmas but this would be different because he does not like going through “other people’s junk”.

     Volunteers were asked to report twice a week for three hours. Since I (still) don’t drive, I had planned to ask David to bring me to church and fetch me after three hours.   

     I was pleasantly surprised that he decided to join the volunteer group. I guess he was so used to us doing things together that he just automatically participated because I volunteered, hahaha.

     As it turned out, we had a good experience. We were sorting, pricing and organizing for two weeks. I enjoyed bonding with the other volunteers. David bonded with his uncle who had also volunteered.  They did all the heavy lifting.

     During the sale itself, David was one of three cashiers and I was his “bagger”. I enjoyed talking with the people who came, handing them boxes when I saw that they had their hands full.

    One of those who came was managing the soup kitchen of a nearby parish. He approached me because he was interested in some aprons that had not been priced. We negotiated and agreed on twenty five cents each (six dollars for the whole bunch). I felt like an accomplished rummage sale negotiator, hahaha.

     As volunteers, we were allowed to buy the items we were interested in on the day before the rummage sale. This was because we would have our hands full during the sale itself and will therefore not have the chance to make a purchase.

     I had my eye on a few items and ended up paying over seventy dollars. David could not believe how much stuff we were able to get for our money. It was a car full! I told him, “It’s OK Sweetie, the money will go for the repair of the church. Besides, it is an inexpensive way of decorating our house.”

     Below are a few things we got from the sale.

(#1 the screen behind the Buddha and the picture above it, #2 the pillow cases, #3 this lovely vase, #4 a most useful crackpot, #5 and #6 these two beautiful angels)

     I look forward to doing this again next year. Who knows, I may be able to get the Flying Knight to volunteer one more time, hahaha.