Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
After swimming last night, Mary’s eyes didn’t open until 8:00 am, and then they were at half-mast. I only beat her by thirty minutes. Then I remembered, “The average person needs five more minutes of sleep.”
We headed to the Elks at 11:00 a.m. because we needed to stop at Ralph’s and pick up “the cake.” Ralph’s Market did a magnificent job, and they also found some antlers in their “junk drawer”. I am sure the altlers were from a Christmas decoration.
We carefully laid it in the truck of The Silver Fox!
We had a gaggle of friends here today.
Top Row, L to R: Bob Z, Sydney, Vicky, Jim, George, Bill, Sandee, Kinda, and Linda.
Bottom Row, L to Right: Mike Ash, Dianne, Mary, Paul, and Iris.
We took several views to capture everything!
Iris will be 99 this New Year’s Eve; she always sits to my left.
I did some speechifying, reminding everyone how it all got started. Special thanks to Bob Zaitz, who was the real mastermind of the operation.
After a half hour, I sat down, and Bob Z spoke about his memories of the initial event. After being hit with three tomatoes and a whipped cream pie, he was forced to step back, sit down, and stop talking.
I did happen to mention that at the first session five years ago, I got enough courage to place a call to Dr. Côté for the first time. After she asked me out to dinner several times, I finally said yes. (It DID NOT happen that way, I begged!)
He won the blue ribbon for that afternoon’s speechifying!
Sandee and Bill showed up, we are pleased to see Sandee, Bill, not so much!
They brighten up the room.
We all head a great lunch and shared stories from years gone bye!
Sydney was keeping the far end of the table busy!
Will was here, but he was missed in the group photo!
At the business end of the table Bob, Mike, Dianne, and Mary told the GOOD stories.
They were awaiting cake!
Vicky volunteered to cut the cake, and Dianne and Mary served everyone. The cake was outstanding. I was planning to save a piece for Jeff, our neighbor, but the 1/4 sheet cake totally disappeared!
Vicky tells a story!
We departed the Lodge around 2:30 pm and had Sydney follow us home to go grocery shopping in our garden.
After Sydney departed, we both took naps. I did better than Mary as Mary had to wake my up at 5:30 pm. When my eyes opened I thought it was Friday morning; I was perplexed! I napped for three hours? It must have been the scale!
