Friday, June 28, 2019 - Busy Morning, Winding Down in the Afternoon, Fun Evening

Friday, June 28, 2019 - Busy Morning, Winding Down in the Afternoon, Fun Evening

I was up at 4:30am again this morning - but I went to bed at 9:30 last night - so it all evens out, right?  I had two more loads of laundry to do this morning....a few hours later, done and put away.   When I asked Dean about breakfast, he said "Since it's Friday I thought we'd go to Circle L this morning," and I said "okay" before he could change his mind.  A group of guys were finishing up when we arrived, and it wasn't long before Danny & Becky came in, followed pretty quickly by Betty, and her friends Jerry & Carol.  It's always nice to see everyone.

After breakfast I did the morning coffee dishes, put the clothes away and put up a few things in preparation for our move tomorrow.  Then I called Dr. Frisbee (chiropractor) to see if I could get in this morning - he said come in about 9:30.  My neck has been bothering me for a few days.  I decided it was bad enough to do something about it.  I'll feel much better tomorrow....I always do.

I really have been wanting to sweep my car out.  I don't know how we can pick up so many rocks just getting in and out of the car, but we have accumulated quite a few.  I met Dean at the garage.  He had to turn the generator on so I could run the shop vac since we do not have the electric turned on yet.

It sounds like we might get the new roof on the garage this weekend.  Yea!

I returned home and made lunch...just sandwiches and cantaloupe.  After resting a bit, we drove to Misti's so Dean could look at Haleigh's car window.  She rolled it down the other day and it did not come back up but he didn't have any luck with it today.  My next stop was Dollar General before heading back to Bentley.

Since then I've just been resting and working on today's post.  This evening we are going out to eat with my sister Cindy and her husband Elmer, then afterwards we will go to their house to play cards.  It will be the last chance we have to do this until we return in the fall.  

We picked them up at 4:20 and we headed to Carl Junction, MO.  Elmer was introduced to a new place with some of his golfing buddies recently.  He liked it so well, he suggested we try Bailey's.  It was apparent it was good before we ever walked in the door - by the number of cars already outside before 5.  There was a steady stream of people coming in after that.  Elmer, Cindy and Dean all chose the 3 piece chicken strip dinner with fries and cream gravy on the side  I ordered their southwest chicken salad.  Elmer and Cindy ordered an appetizer of onion rings and shared them with us.  Everything was delicious!  We all really enjoyed our meals.  It's a place we will definitely come back to.  Their menu was great and I wish I'd snapped a picture of it.  I had planned to ask the waitress to take our picture too.  I need to tie a string around my finger - with a little note - PICTURES!

After dinner, Dean wanted to drive through the Briarbrook area.  This is a beautiful housing addition, along with the Briarbrook Golf Course.  Several weeks ago, (while we were at Cindy & Elmer's playing cards) there were tornado warnings out.  Briarbrook took a direct hit and a number of homes were damaged.  Many homes are in the midst of construction to repair their homes.  Several others are tarped, probably waiting on insurance decisions or for contractors to start repairs.  Fortunately, there was no loss of life.  

When we returned to Cindy & Elmer's, I noticed she already had the table set up for our card game.

She quickly made apple crisp for our dessert later.  I like her way of making it better than mine, so I will try it next time I make it.  She had more topping and did not use flour.  They recently found out their granddaughter has to avoid gluten, so she's adjusted some of the things she makes for her.  I personally liked it without the flour even better.  The things we learn.

The guys waiting while Cindy makes the apple crisp.

While it was in the oven, we started our first set of three games of pitch.  As you can see our outcome wasn't as good as the guys.  This is the second time in a row they've skunked us, and we prevailed before.  We are going to have to get it together before we play again this fall.

The girls finally beat the guys on the last game.

Since our last game, Elmer bought a card shuffler.  This little contraption created lots of laughing, especially when it was my turn.  I divided the cards to put some on each side, then realized it was backwards, so twice I turned it around - a little fast - and the cards flew out.  They really like to pick on me I think, but if it means we are laughing that's okay.  

Crazy machine!

After our second game, Cindy filled the bowls with apple crisp and I added scoops of ice cream.  She was good and only gave me a small portion and I just added one small scoop to mine.  Taking smaller bites makes it last longer and I feel like I've had as much as everyone else.  Our mind can be tricked!

Yummmm!  Yummmm!  Good Stuff!

Chowing down.

There is always lots of laughing going on, sometimes to the point its hard to catch your breath.  Laughing is one of the best things we can do for ourselves.  I recently read they help tone your abs - I need to do a lot more laughing!  Lol!

Had to get a picture of Dean too!

It was a fun night.  We enjoy these Friday nights, trying a new restaurant in the area, playing cards and having a little dessert.  We'll miss you two while we are gone, but keep those cards ready....cause, we'll be back!

I hope your day was as good as ours!