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Saturday began earlier than I wanted but not early enough.  John and Sue had brought a car cover for our park garage sale earlier than I got there.  I looked around but found nothing that looked appealing.  I returned around 10, but they had come and picked it up.  I called and ordered a new American Express credit card.  It was approved.  I wandered to the park next door to see what their dance event offered.  It appeared to be pretty good but the price of admission included only the outdoor dance.  We decided not to go.  After lunch we went to the Stock Show and viewed the projects that the 4-H kids had made.  When we returned, Evelyn went to the hall to help with the cabbage and potatoes for tomorrow’s corned beef and cabbage St. Patrick’s Day dinner.  We returned to watch basketball and practice my message for tomorrow.

There were 30 attending our worship Sunday.  This was a minor surprise because so few had left to return north.  We were blessed with our final Communion of the season.  We returned home to rest and change clothes.  By 11:30 were back to finish cooking preparations for the dinner.  We helped by serving the meal, and I was blessed to be asked to ask the blessing.  There were 110 attending and were very satisfied with the meal.  I had a good time serving, and we were able to take much of the leftovers home for meals tomorrow.  John and Sue came and played with dominoes with us and eat popcorn and drink beer.  We had fun and played a little bit of Phase 10.  She didn’t like the game.  They left in time for her to watch her favorite Sunday show. 

Monday we went to our 2nd park meeting of the season because the Kitchen Band was scheduled to play.  A man gave an inspirational speech about liberty that he had written for a previous Memorial Day.  We were all moved by it.  We came home around 10:30, just in time for

 

John’s arrival. He wanted to explain what he had done with our 2012 tax return.  He did and then dropped the bomb.  He had done an amended return for our 2010 and 2011 taxes and then completed our 2012 form.  All along he had been volunteering to do all of these things.  I don’t ever remember asking him to do any of them.  He wanted $100 for each of the years.  I was upset but paid him anyway.  The charge wasn’t excessive but was still a shock to me.  I could have had them figured by AARP for nothing had I suspected this charge.  He had hinted first that the payment would be a cartridge for his printer.  It was just a shock.  We had lunch and then went to Llano Grande to get the hymns arranged for Easter.  We had a pleasant visit with the man in charge.  We returned home for a nap.  After supper I went to visit with the Drews and arrange to have lunch with them at the Blue Onion tomorrow.  Evelyn watched most of the new season of Dancing with the Stars.