Winding Down the Workweek

Yesterday was the marathon work day of the Thanksgiving weekend - for Josie. Both of us worked the coffee cart in the AM between 7 and 10, and we more than doubled the business from Thursday. Our sales totalled $22.50 (wow!) and we had seven customers. We didn't give any away though, so the cart did better. The owner isn't going to pay many bills though from this business. After the cart, we both went over to the cafe to work there, and it seemed that my post was already being covered so I came back home while Josie stayed and worked one of the cash registers. She worked from 10:30 AM to 3:30 in the afternoon. Following a short break, we both then went to work at the office at 5 PM and worked until 9:30. Today is just the cart in the morning and the cafe from 10:30 to 3 PM and we are done until next Friday.

A storm moved in last night as we were getting ready for bed. Actually, there was no rain, but we got the strongest winds we've had since we arrived. There was a gust of 38 MPH during the night and it is still blowing this morning. We have sand and dust on everything, and it even gets into the fifth wheel -with everything closed. The good news is the temperatures are great here, and the bad news is you better like sand. It's impossible to keep your vehicles clean.

The plan was to get some pictures of the unbelievable crowds at the cafe yesterday but because I didn't work my shift yesterday, I'll try to get them today. The lines go out the door and you can hardly see the parking lot because of all the off road vehicles. Today is supposed to be like yesterday. We would rather have it that way as the time goes faster when your busy. We're looking forward to some down time tomorrow...