Three big party days or “What do you do all day in the winter?”

Thursday afternoon was another big party day.  But in the morning our friend John came to work on our income tax return.  He has volunteered to do our adjusted return for 2010, 2011 and now our original return for 2012.  He worked most of the morning while I worked on the upcoming Sunday service.  Evelyn had gone with Sue to Edinburg for a doctor’s appointment.  Sue’s, not Evelyn’s.  We then separated until 3 when we went to our hall for an unusual happy hour.  We have begun having dances in the afternoon instead of the evening.  Today a widow and widower paid for the party because they were celebrating their engagement.  The entertainer, Diego and his soon to deliver wife, have become very popular in the Valley.  Another huge crowd—like yesterday’s—gathered to wish them well.  John and Sue joined us after he finished playing in a jam session.  We could barely find seats for them and us together.  One crazy couple had planned a couple of skits to entertain.  The best was a mountain man (with gun) and another man dressed as a bride with a stuffed doll who tried to get the widower to marry the woman.  It was a riot.  There was a light supper provided by the engaged couple at 5, but we had planned to go to a local sports bar for supper.  I had a coupon I needed to use.  We had a good meal and were home by 6:30 for a quiet evening.

Friday morning, we had no kitchen band performance scheduled but still went to the hospital in the afternoon.  One of the men who works with us each Friday was absent because he had had shoulder surgery on Monday.  We had a good time anyway but were not very busy.  After work I went to get our catfish and shrimp combo dinner from the local Elk’s lodge to bring home for our supper.  The lodge serves this each Friday during the winter Texan season, and we like it well enough to eat it several times.  At 7 Joe and Bonny came to play dominoes until 10.  They have been hooked on the game and had played it with their families while on the skiing trip to New Mexico this past week.  We had snacks and a lot of fun.  We had to quit before the end of the game because I had to arise early Saturday morning to work at the WT appreciation day at a local golf course. 

We were up at 6:30 Saturday, and Evelyn took me to the golf course.  One of the men from our worship service had scheduled me to help with golf cars from 8 until 10.  There was really not much to do, so I practiced my putting between jobs.  I just cleaned scrap paper out of the carts when the players returned them.  Anyone who signed up was allowed a game of 9 holes and a cart.  I was scheduled to play with 3 other people at 10:16.  I had a regular proficiency first 6 holes and then fell apart.  I was disappointed because I was driving like a pro for the first 6.  The golf course also puts up a big tent and offers free beer and hot dogs for lunch.  They also hire a performer who plays dance music for rowdy winter Texans.  Evelyn joined me around 1 but wasn’t interested in dancing or eating.  We came home and enjoyed some Stromboli she had made.  We were both pretty tired (she had not slept well last night) so we took a nap.  Afterward I worked on practicing the service for tomorrow.