This and That

Last Friday was the cookout that Lynda and David usually have at the farm every year.  The weather was terrible on Thursday - really windy, cold, rainy.  But Friday turned out perfect.  It was mostly sunny, though cool - a perfect night for a bonfire.  David had built these little temporary walls that were wedged under the shop door, blocking most of the entry.  But because they were a wooden framework covered with plastic, you could still see through them  They really helped block some of the cold without seeming closed off.  Braden's group, Red Scarves, was the musical entertainment, and Cindy, from Lucern House, danced in front of them.  At one point, she grabbed beer (cap intact) and pretended to drink it.  I have a short video of her with the beer bottle.  When Lynda appears in the frame, she quickly puts it back down.  Hilarious!  I mean, Cindy is plenty old enough to drink if she wanted to, but.....  It was a nice mix of people, and a good time, even though it was pretty cold by the time it was over.  The couple whose wedding we attended (Kendra and Janae) was there, and I was telling Kendra that I was helping with a geocaching class on Saturday.  She looked surprised, and said, "Are you are geocacher?"  Turns out that she has tried it a couple of times when she lived in Vermont, and she wants Janae to try it.  So we might possibly be getting together to go out sometime!

On Saturday, I spent the morning at the park with the geocaching class, then came back to town for a memorial service in the afternoon.  Today I didn't do a whole lot, except rake the backyard with Kym.  I wanted Chad to get out and help, but he found one excuse after another not to.  He was supposedly going to be going to work on this house they are fixing up to move into.  But his ride didn't materialize, and eventually, after Kym and I were done and were discussing what to do with the patio furniture, he finally came out, grabbed a rake, and started on the front yard.  I just didn't say a word.  He has been in a snarky, nasty mood for days, partly because his hours are getting cut (along with everyone else's) since the "new" has worn off of Pizza Ranch.  I guess he is going to be looking for another job to mesh with it to pay for this new place.  Pleeeeease let him be successful in finding something!