Even though I did spend some time at church today doing some things, I have spent most of the day and night alone. :( Shelley, Bob, and Matthew are at the hospital where Bob's dad has been admitted for tests and Terry is heading up a committee that is putting on our church's "BIG BUCK DINNER" tonight. The dinner is a lot of work, but it turned out well last year and probably will be enjoyed by the men again this year. So I am home alone which gives me time to write, but is also a little lonely.
I helped place the programs for the dinner tonight on the tables. I have been laughing inside because when the men put on a dinner, it is so "different" from when women do one! I mentioned that the napkins were on the wrong side of the plate, and I was told that "men" like them that way because (if right handed) the fork and knife are right there and they don't have to "cross over" the plate to get them. I'm really not making fun, I'm just amused! Their decorations would not be tolerable to women either. Terry made stands for all kinds of deer heads and moose heads, and fish bodies. Kind of gross! They didn't use any centerpieces - I thought that the tables could have used them - but, then I was thinking, what would they use? They give away prizes like rifles and deer scent, etc. I'll have to think of a good centerpiece for the tables next year - if you have any good ideas to go with the decor, let me know. Maybe vases of arrows! Too tall! Maybe bare tree branches sitting in bullet shells. Maybe deer blinds made out of popsicle sticks! I'm on a roll!
I shouldn't make fun of the men. They really enjoy this time together! Did I mention the kitchen?Believe me - you don't want to see it - especially AFTER the dinner is over! I served at the dinner last year not knowing that we were also expected to clean up the kitchen after the dinner. Now I have cleaned up after MANY banquets and dinners at church - and even enjoyed the fellowship and the work. When I walked into the kitchen last year after the Big Buck Dinner, I about had a heart attack!! I really never thought that the kitchen would be clean again. It really was a huge job to clean it. The men did chip in, though, and it did finally get cleaned! This year I decided to stay home! :) Even though it is lonely, I'm glad I did!
