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No longer on the river and, again, an empty nester. Back to living on Fleming Island and making some more friends!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Is it 6 weeks already?

Tonight we had our final midweek Lenten service with only a handful of people in attendance. Mike, the Staff Minister, led the worship so it went pretty quickly when the sermon is read rather than preached. He does a good job when he takes the helm. We had choir rehearsal afterward, getting two pieces, one a new piece, for Easter. Yikes! Not really much time to rehearse before Easter! Kathy B. has much confidence in us, it seems.
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About 5:30 my phone rang bringing me Suzanne who wanted to know if I would meet her for dinner. Sure! We tried a new place, for me, right on the way to church called "Bassils" where I ordered the smaller of two sizes of stromboli. Small??? Not by a stretch...it was huge and more than enough for two of us, which is what he thought we were going to do, share it. Suzanne really loves their gyro sandwiches and I think I might have to try one the next time. Justin would enjoy it, too. On the wall is a map of Italy but behind the counter was a poster of Jerusalem. Suzanne said she has asked him what their nationality is and the answer she got was 'Mediterranean', which is likely a safe answer. The women she has seen there wear berkas around their heads but not covering their faces. Definitely Mediterranean!
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We finished our meal and conversation (not really...) in time to make it to church, being about the first half dozen to get there. I invited Judy C. to join us for Dinner and a Movie on Friday and when I told her the name of it, she was all in! The Blind Side will be featured and I think I will get the Chicago Deep Dish pizza from Papa Murphy's. Judy C. loves it and offered me her frequent shopper card. I think I will secure my own frequent shopper card so I can earn the discounts, too!
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Judy J. came to pick me up for our lunch with Linda O. and her mom, but when I came downstairs I met my friend and neighbor, Ellen. Oh, it was so wonderful to see her again, it has been a long winter!! She told me she 'accidentally' bought a new car and was taking her friend out for a ride. Only Ellen could accidentally buy a car! It is a Lexus but that is all I know about it. As Ellen and I stood there talking, along came Jessica with the newborn in his stroller. Poor Judy had to wait while I greeted Jessica, too, and fuss over the baby. Ellen made me laugh when she used the "Seinfeld" line, "You've got to see the bayby...." So funny! That clip is from "The Boyfriend" which Pete showed us when we visited them in Morton Grove several years ago. I refer to it as 'the second spitter' episode involving Keith Hernandez. You've got to see the bayby....(I do not know how else to write the inflection, Brooklyn, I think....)
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Judy and I arrived at the China Buffet two seconds before Linda and Frieda. Linda was not feeling well, has a head cold or perhaps allergies acting up, so ordered from the menu instead, getting hot tea and hot 'n sour soup to open her sinuses. It worked! The rest of us enjoyed the buffet and its bounty but I only got one plateful. Frieda went up about three times, I think, as did Judy. We heard about the wedding and the activities surrounding it. Frieda said she was glad when it was over because she said that was all she has heard about for three weeks! I told her she sounded like my mom who gets upset when things drag on too long, like elections or sporting events, etc. Frieda was about as spry as ever although she has complaints about her hearing, saying she spent good money on four different hearing aids but nothing helps. She misses much of the conversation but jumps in when she wishes to. I will see them again on Sunday as I am planning to attend Victory this week.
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This morning was spent on the computer, the desktop, because I needed to e-mail something over to church for an Outreach mailing. It takes a while to fire the big computer so as long as it was on, I kept working on that machine. I was up and dressed, working on the poster for the scholarship, putting the finishing touches on it. The folks who own the UPS Store agreed to do the printing and even thought they could have it to me on Sunday!!! Now THAT is customer service!