Are we 50 years older?

Off to work again. Taco Bell does not serve coffee so I take mine with me from home. I learned that the manager had been called to the Cherokee store and the supply truck arrives on Wednesdays, so I had to do the clean up all alone. The man who usually helps me had to shelve the items unloaded from the delivery truck. It was not too bad but I barely got done by opening time: 10. I was assigned to the job of collecting money from the drive through customers by the manager before he left, but today was another slow day so we didn’t need to open the extra window. I just did the normal things of frying chalupa, wiping tables, cleaning trays, and emptying the trash. Evelyn had spent the morning looking for a queen size bed. She wants a larger bed, and I prefer to buy it locally. She has checked only one so far. I hope she can find what she wants next week. We went to the lake after she picked me up and she walked with me even though she had walked earlier. We came home after my computer work and had dinner. We ate soup and finished off the strawberry pie she had made for last night’s potluck. It was still good. After dinner, she worked on sewing a fringe onto the tablecloth. The fringe was four inches too short despite both she and the clerk measured. She may take it back tomorrow. We finished packing for Friday’s trip and went for a short walk around our loop before retiring for the night. Work tomorrow. I certainly get tired from the job. I have laid around too long and have a low energy level.
Again to work. Leroy, my trainer, was off today so I had to do all the clean up. I cleaned the deep fryer, lined the trash bags, swept up the butts and scraps from the outside, sprayed with degreaser, washed the spots with the scalding water made at the restaurant, checked the bathrooms, and washed the windows. I had a lunch of the crunch wrap earlier than usual because I had to collect the money at the drive up window. It is more difficult for me to remember everything than it used to be, but I did all right. During my shift, I got a nose bleed and bled on several bills and quarters. I think I scared the lady paying to death. I finally located the manager who took over until I brought things under control. We worked with two teenage boys I had never seen here before. I tried to be friendly with the one I saw the most but he appears to be a smart alec. I will find out if we ever work together again. I will try to talk with him personally, then go to the manager if necessary. If that does no good, I will quit. I don’t have to work, especially with people I don’t like. I have already questioned some of the language used by others, but it hasn’t been too bad yet. We came home and rested today and then walked. It was a much better plan than yesterday’s. We came home for dinner and packed a lunch for tomorrow’s trip. We watched some television before going to bed early.
We quickly loaded the car and left home by 7:30 and, after stopping several times, arrived in Portland around 6:30. We brought a Pizza King pizza back to my friend Sam’s house. We retired around 11. Saturday Evelyn went to talk with her brother while Sam and I went to the golf course where he watched me hit some balls. He coached golf for years and gave me some tips that seemed to help me. We met Evelyn at a local restaurant for lunch and went beck to his home to rest up for the evening. We went to the local middle school, the site for the alumni banquet. It was truly good to see many of my classmates from 50 years ago. What a blessing it is for the Lord to have allowed me to live such a long time. Sam asked me to deliver the benediction at the end of the banquet so I did. I chuckle to think what those who knew me back then must be thinking when I represent Christ anywhere. I hope they realize that if I can be saved, Christ will accept anyone. After the banquet, our class went to the Elks club for a party, giving us a chance to talk with anyone we may have missed at the school. I was most blessed to talk with a brother in Christ who was as wild as I was back then until Jesus tracked us both down at “Cursillo” type events. We didn’t stay late and went back to Sam’s. The class committee had planned a brunch for our class at 8 but, though we had planned to attend, we decided to go to worship with Sam instead. We came back, ate cereal, and left for NC. We had planned to eat at the “shrine” in Corbin, KY. This is where Colonel Sanders developed KFC, Evelyn’s favorite food. The problem was that we couldn’t get there at a mealtime so we traveled and ate at a different KFC and got back to our home at 9:00, just before dark. We unpacked and put things away. We have a busy day planned for tomorrow. Tune in for the details.