Days of meetings with friends

Monday was back to work. The manager was not there today and the person with the key was late again. This is getting to be old. Especially since I had slept half an hour later than usual and had to rush to get there on time. Evelyn left me and tried to walk around the lake but got wet and tired in the process. It rained lightly and she has not walked for more than two weeks so she didn’t make it around completely. A new young man began work today. When I asked if he smoked, he said no he was a Christian. I thank the Lord that there is another one of us, but he is too works oriented. I gave him 1 Corinthians 6:12 and 10:16-18 to read. They tell that all things are permissible but not all are beneficial. Evelyn came and we had a crunch wrap for lunch, came home, cleaned up my body and left to meet Phil Bollinger at Iron Tree to play golf. “That is all I have to say about that.”--Forest Gump. Evelyn had invited him and Noreen for dinner. They all attended Geneva High School, and the Bollingers had just returned from her 50th reunion in June. They had a long talk about old times and showed many pictures from the reunion. Phil graduated in ‘56, Noreen in ‘57 and Evelyn in ‘58. Her 50th is next year, and we will drive back to Indiana to attend, even though she is reluctant to do that. The struggle begins!

Tuesday the regular shift manager returned from vacation and was late for work! She was the one I could always count on. We had more rain (we need it) so I did not do my outside degreasing. I was tired anyway The new young man, Cody, came to work again but had not read the assigned verses. Perhaps we can talk the next time he comes in. Things were especially slow today, but I was able to look busy until 12. Evelyn took me home, and we ate a smoked turkey wrap she had made. I showered and then we went to bed. I hope I can get my strength back up. She has gained hers back but still has gastric problems. She eats almost anything but can’t form it very well. The PA had said she was the sickest person she had seen in a long time. Perhaps the Lord will reveal what this is someday soon. We arose from napping and read some of the books she had brought from the library about Savannah. We are planning a trip with the neighbors in early September and are trying to get organized. The man of the couple doesn’t work and has time to read, so we will take him some of the books so he can see what they might like to do. We drove to K-Mart to meet Paul and Shirley. They drove to Sylva for dinner so we could use a coupon we have from the Internet. I pay $5 for it and get $25 off of the meal. We have to spend at least $35, so we always take another couple with us to increase the bill. It looked rainy so I took our umbrellas and left them at the restaurant. I will try to find a way to get them to me. We had never eaten at Stoney’s Crab Shack but found it very good. We returned to our house for peach pie left from last night and played some cards. Shirley and I are scheduled for golf tomorrow right after work.