An exhausting weekend (you lost an hour of sleep)

Saturday was our first day working at the RGV Livestock Show.  It was a warm day for a change but also provided a nice breeze.  We decided to participate in the scavenger hunt to qualify for some prizes.  The idea is to get people to visit various sites on the grounds and prove it by getting a part of the schedule of events folder stamped by the various locations.  We both found all 8.  After our 4 hour shift, we tried to find Don and Janice to join us in watching some of the judging of their heifers.  They have 4 grandchildren who show the animals, and the youngest one finished 1st in her class.  After that was over we stopped at a Pizza Hut for a pizza and brought it to our house for supper.  We also played a long game of Phase 10 with Don and Janice.  I don’t normally like to have some plan for Saturday so I can practice for Sunday’s service.  They stayed until almost midnight.  This situation was exacerbated by the fact that the country goes onto Daylight Savings Time tomorrow, causing us to lose an hour of sleep.  We were very happy when we got to bed.

Sunday we were tired.  The worship service went well and many were blessed by it.  As a point of humor, our friends, John (one of the pianists who accompanies our hymns) and Sue, his wife, and Sylvia, an elderly woman they bring to worship some Sundays came after the service ended because they had forgotten to move their clocks ahead one hour.  After worship, we went with the 3 couples that acts as our “elders” in the church to the Remington Steak House for brunch.  I had 2 for 1 coupons for the brunch, but the bill for each couple was still over $30.  We were home by 2 and fell into a dozing afternoon session.  We were quite tired and sleepy.  We went to bed at the regular time but had spent much of the afternoon partly asleep. 

Monday we slept until nearly 10.  We had a late breakfast and then went off to Harlingen to see our neighbor, Judy.  She was the one who had the mild stroke while we were singing at a nursing home.  We praised God that she was  much better than when we last saw her.  Of course she had a pace maker installed last week.  She could speak much better and had much more energy.  She could think much better in choosing words to utter.  But she will have to remain in rehab there for at least 2 more weeks.  We were home in time to go to the happy hour across the street from us.  We had been invited a week ago.  They are from Killarney, Manitoba and most of the 24 other people were Canadians too.  I felt almost out of place.  We had a good visit with a couple of them regardless.  The Canadians stick together much of the time, but I happen to like them as well as any of the Americans we know here.  We came home about 5 after the drinks and appetizers at the party.  We watched some of “The Wiz” starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.  We will likely sleep late again tomorrow because we are still tired.  I must also record that it has rained over an inch here in the past day.  The farmers. including our friend Don need rain here.  I also hope that the reservoirs up the Rio Grande have been getting the rain also.