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HERE
I didn't post a blog yesterday as we held up in the RV most of the day. It was cold, cloudy and we also had a bit of rain. I read most of the day and worked around the house.
Judy and Jan came over last night and stayed a couple of hours to visit. They said that their sister, Pat, volunteered them to work in the kitchen here at the resort tomorrow morning and then of course, Pat, left to go home, so she will not be working with them. I told them if they needed help to call me and I would come up to work.
This morning after I got my shower, Judy called and said they really needed help so I walked up to the clubhouse to work. They are having a steak fry tonight for 180 people so Judy and I spent a lot of our time scrubbing potatoes for baked potatoes. We washed and stuffed 203 potatoes and wrapped them for baking. Jan and Rosie(another volunteer) helped us with the stuffing and wrapping also. Then Oscar, who is a huge man that resides in the resort, drug in 2 very large bags of lettuce. Judy, Marj(Oscar's wife) and I, washed lettuce and chopped it for salads for another 2 hours. Wow, what a job! While we were working on the lettuce, Oscar washed and chopped green onions and dipped sour cream into bowls for the potatoes. Everyone had a job and no one slacked on helping. I found that Rosie is the aunt of Evelyn, our next door neighbor. She was a wonderful lady and helped organize the whole process. Judy and I mostly worked together so we had a fun time with our stupid comments and chatter. We finished around 1:30 and then Jan, Judy and I decided we would all eat together tonight so we spent a few minutes dividing up what we all would make. They told us we could all come to the steak fry but we decided it would be more fun to just have our own.
I came home and felt like I'd worked a 12 hour day! Larry and I sat down on the patio and had a beer and then went grocery shopping as we were out of everything. We did not get home until 3:15. I made a huge salad, sliced fresh bread and prepared for the oven and we gathered our drinks and walked over to the Jackson's.
We all sat on their deck and had drinks. Jan already had a fresh loaf of warm bread made so we munched on it with our drinks. I had so many carb's that by the time we were ready to eat I felt like a nap.
We visited for quite some time over our drinks and then Jan appointed Larry to grill the steaks. We had a wonderful meal; steak, baked potatoes, hot bread and a salad that I had added so many items to that it was a meal within itself. We were all stuffed by the time we finished. I picked up a small cheesecake and Jan made small banana cream tarts. Of course I had to have a small dessert even though I was so full I couldn't breath. What a wonderful time we had! We all get along so well and it feels like we are all family. Ken and Larry could talk for days and Judy says Ken normally doesn't spend much time talking to anyone. When we met them last year, they were all people that we felt we had known for years.
We cleaned up the mess and stayed for awhile longer talking. When we walked home, Jan and Judy walked over with us and the 3 of us gals set outside for awhile before they left. I could not believe how exhausted I felt. I changed into my PJ's and went to bed to read but was so tired I think I fell asleep soon after I laid down.
The Smith Center - Troesh Studio Theater 