i gave the children's message today at church - it was about fair trade chocolate (complete with samples, of course).. i was kind of ridiculously nervous about this - maybe more nervous than i would have been speaking to adults.  (this morning in half-conscious dream state between the first and second rounds of my alarm clock, i kept having dreams about doing this children's message).  but it went fine.  pretty great, i might even say.

yesterday's fair trade sale at the uu church was good, too, except that i lost the key to the church somewhere between the bank and the coffee shop. (wtf?? i never lose keys.  wallets yes, keys no.)  so it didn't exactly start out on a positive note.  but i had plenty of volunteer help and business was pretty good considering it was the first year.  next year should be even better if we do it again.

there is a *lot* of stuff left, tho.  i over-ordered, for sure.  hopefully the sale on sunday will be decent.  my parents and granmother will be visiting, so i intend to rope them into volunteering at it :)  hey, i help paint the house and stuff when i'm home, so..

anyway, my mom prefers working to idling.  protestant work ethic all the way.