{"id":57750,"date":"2021-11-07T06:41:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T13:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=57750"},"modified":"2021-11-08T11:15:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T18:15:20","slug":"sunday-and-dinner-party-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=57750","title":{"rendered":"Sunday And Dinner Party Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The oldest form of theater is the dinner table.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The time changed last night, so we had to decide whether to fall ahead or spring back; so confusing.\u00a0 Thanks to all of our Alexa devices, 50% of the time, indicating mechanisms were correct.\u00a0 It will be a few days until I get all the timepieces changed.<\/p>\n

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It is a lot of work!<\/p><\/div>\n

We headed for the swim spa at either 7:00 AM or 8:00 AM; we could not decide.\u00a0 We enjoyed our morning coffee while soaking up the heat.\u00a0 We headed to the Family Room, where the fireplace made the two rocking chairs nice and warm.<\/p>\n

Tonight, we have company over for dinner and will christen our Dining Room for the first time.\u00a0 One reason for the house we selected is to be able to entertain; we selected well!<\/p>\n

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My job was to set the table!<\/p><\/div>\n

We finalized the menu, and after a quick shower, I headed to the market while Mary puttered in the kitchen working on a fantastic salad.\u00a0 Half of the salad came from the last of our garden.\u00a0 I found eight great-looking steaks and brought them home, and started marinating them in my secret recipe!<\/p>\n

I told Mary, “Once an astronomer carried a steak to the bathroom because he was looking for a meatier shower.”<\/p>\n

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Yummy!!!!!<\/p><\/div>\n

We worked the rest of the day getting ready for our company; Iris and Will, plus Sydney, her father, and a lady friend. Hal and Jeannie come to the Elks for Girls Night Out, and therefore everyone knew each other!<\/p>\n

I asked Hal, “How did you find your steak tonight?” He turned and said, “I looked next to my potatoes, and there it was.”<\/p>\n

Tonight we are doing top sirloin on the BBQ, baked potatoes, fresh garden salad, string beans, and a razzleberry pie with ice cream!<\/p>\n

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Mary, Hal, and Jeannie<\/p><\/div>\n

I did ask Will. “What do you call a 100cm long steak?” He pondered and then responded with, “A meater.”\u00a0 I should have known!<\/p>\n

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Iris, Sydney, and Will<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u00a0 was talking about how well-behaved Scout is. I said, ” Why I could set a steak down on the coffee table and leave the room, and she would not even touch it.”\u00a0 Before I finished the sentence, someone suggested we go out to dinner if I am that bad a cook!<\/p>\n

Iris was 18 in 1944 (the year I was born), which makes her 94 years young.\u00a0 Sharp as a tack and witty, she could do standup comedy anytime! Iris was kind enough to bring some pictures of her in years gone by.<\/p>\n

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Iris was a teen and was getting ready for modeling school.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Along came WWII, and she worked at various USOs and Canteens to entertain the servicemen. (Iris on the right)<\/p><\/div>\n

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She went on several USO tours and visited hospitals (Iris is in the center)<\/p><\/div>\n

Stories were told.\u00a0 Please take a listen, they are funny! First, we have Will finding out that Iris was a little older than he thought. Iris is so funny; we all laughed and giggled along with her!<\/p>\n