The beginning of Christmas parties.

We were up as usual. After, I continued to work on cleaning the contacts of the old golf cart. I worked and worked as did my neighbor who helped me. I then drove off and it stopped more frequently than it had before. I guess I will have to buy an new or rebuilt gearshift mechanism. I also tried to recharge the new cart to see if the labors on it had been any more successful. I won’t know until tomorrow. It was time to dress for our service at the hospital. We rode our bikes because it was a lovely day, and we didn’t have far to go. I also stopped at the doctor’s office to have our inoculation card verified for tetanus and malaria inoculations. They couldn’t do it then and I forgot to pick them up. We went to the hospital and had fun serving. We realized that one of our friends was there. We visited her. We went to the Christmas party after work. The hospital has one each year. It consists of a heavy hors doerves buffet. It was delicious. There is a general gift--last year it was a red open neck shirt with the Knapp logo; this year it was a fleece blanket to curl up in on a cold winter night. We sat with the men I work with. We have become good friends over the years. The party also features door prizes and Lionel and I each won. He a hand mixer; I a photo album. We rode home and went to Mercedes to support the church at a fish fry. We also took a basket filled with Christmas items. Other people had brought baskets as well and a silent auction was held to raise money. We didn’t buy anything although I did bid on a golf membership. We came home and watched as much of “Talladega Nights” as we could tolerate. Evelyn went to bed to read while I watched a program I had recorded. I also looked into the Christmas special at South Padre Island. There is a package that looks attractive and would be something different from the holiday dinners in the hall.