Awake: 6:50am Temp 65 sleep 6+31 showers…heavy @ times overnight @ Nicktown.
I call Kathy mid morning for the latest briefing on her “grandma training.” She reports that the boys were in bed by 8:00 pm but the adults stayed up until 11:30 working on the living room; Kevin & Kathy removed old wallpaper while Melissa painted woodwork. @ 4:00 am, both boys woke up but Kathy was able to get back to sleep until 6:00am. She joined them for their 2nd breakfast of cream of wheat, her 1st. Melissa took Andrew upstairs for his nap @ 9:30 & Kathy cared for Matthew, playing with Play Dough, so Melissa could get some much needed additional sleep. Wow!
This morning, I continue to go thru my 2005/2006 filed papers while watching some morning news.
@ 11:45am Al picks me up & we attend the Rotary meeting @ Cambria Hills Golf Course. We had a guest speaker by the name of Phillip M. who talked for (35) min on mutual funds & how to make reasonable investments. The 2nd best part of the meeting was: I won the 50/50 draw which means my profit for the day was $2.00. Al drops me off @ our bus around 2:00pm.
Call Greg & talk about cutting some trees on our property; especially the pines.
Kathy returns @ 4:30. On her return, she stopped @ the church hall & helped the ladies package noodles that will be sold @ the homecoming picnic.
Dinner: Leftover tuna & noodle casserole, mixed salad & whole wheat mini buns.
K & I attend a town meeting moderated by Barry & Monica @ 8:00pm @ the church hall. The evening weather was a series of waves of downpour. This event was fairly well attended by some (40) people which was good considering the rain. The main subject: BEER!
In the July 15th Bulletin, our parish priest announced that there would be no selling of alcohol @ our Homecoming Festival this year. Quickly thereafter, the red flag went up throughout the community; however, because the church hall is always very active with scheduling this time of yr, Thursday was the only evening available for a town gathering &, unfortunately, our parish priest was out of town that evening & probably wasn’t aware of the meeting being held. All that could be done this evening was listen & take notes of some (40) disgruntled parishioners who don’t all have a love for beer, but realize that the beer tent is much more than just that; it is a social side step & has been for many, many umpteen yrs.
While dad may be in the beer tent seeing his buddies, Mom & the kids are elsewhere playing games, buying things, etc., in other words spending money, which is what this homecoming picnic is all about. According to the long time bartenders present, there has never been a serious problem in the operation of this beer tent that they know of.
Barry, the facilitator of this meeting & Monica the note taker, keep their cool & write down the pros & cons of the crowd; there were not many pros, that’s for sure. One big disturbing item was that the priest did not engage in discussion with a representative parish group and slowly introduce this idea of closure; it was like a sudden bombshell. Tomorrow, Barry will introduce these comments & feelings of the crowd to our parish priest via written letter.
There were times during the meeting that it was difficult to hear some of the commenters due to the heavy rain; but when we decide it is time to move out & head back to our bus, nary a drop until we are inside, then the clouds open up again.
A message on our phone recorder from Melissa; she wanted to know how the meeting went; it was too late to respond.
Late movie: “God is my Copilot” with Dennis Morgan, Raymond Massey, Andrea King, Alan Haler, etc. Well-intended drama of WWII pilots with many good scenes. 1945. If you were an aviation aficionado, you’d enjoy this movie; otherwise…..not for you.
High temp=73 Lights out: 11:38pm
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