Big football party.

After walking early, Emily called and talked with Evelyn for half an hour. We learned about their weekend plans. I went outside and watered the plants before washing the car. Evelyn came out and cut the remaining black-eyed susans from our sloping area. I also had to dig up the roots of a plant she wanted removed. We dumped our clippings behind Doris’ house. We came home and Evelyn made cornbread for tonight. We both showered and then cleaned some parsley. We ate some leftovers from last night (the tilapia had improved overnight) for lunch and began cooking the etouffee and artichoke dip. I finally got Evelyn to lie down to rest around 2. The guests arrived around 3:15 and we chatted and drank beer. The football game began and Purdue lost even though they didn’t play too badly on offense. I was disappointed, thinking they had a chance to beat ND. We had eaten hors d’oerves all afternoon but ate the etouffee after the game. The ladies had been playing phase 10 outside on the deck. It was a gorgeous day with a slight breeze and a temperature in the high 60s. Everyone really enjoyed the supper and the “Fire and Ice” dessert we had been given the recipe for by some Canadian friends. It was similar to bananas foster. All of our guests were Christians and we were blessed to have them. They left around 8 and we cleaned up the kitchen before settling down to rest. We went to bed early.