t-minus 43 hours...

Frustration.

I have been planning the Yuri's Night 5K basically alone. No help. Now, for the most part, I can handle it, and a good part of the solo operation is my own desire to make sure everything is just so. However, my "I can do it better if I just do it myself" attitude is only reinforced by the times I do ask for help and receive none.

Tonight I have to stuff race packets. It's a simple job that won't take more than half an hour if I can get 3-4 people to help me; if I don't get any help, it will probably take me more like 1.5 hours. The only slight issue is that I'm not free to stuff until 9:00 p.m. because of softball and soccer commitments. It's a little late, but like I said -- it's a half hour job. Done by 9:30.

I sent an email asking for help. Only one person has responded, and they can't help because they'll be in Sugarland. And I know that one person can't help because they're frantically finalizing arrangements for the museum activities on Saturday afternoon. No one else has even bothered to write back.

So perhaps if some of them see this post, they will be guilted into helping me!! (Obvious hint, people.)

That said, the race is starting to come together here at the end. I've been working frantically all week taking care of last-minute issues. This morning we passed 70 entrants and our budget officially moved from the red into the black. Hurrah!