Yesterday started bright and early because I was going to watch one of the church basketball games playing at a church in Ankeny. I got around early enough to pop in to Home Depot and Target before getting to the church at 9:30 to watch Aiden and Justus. Aiden is old enough to do his own thing with periodic checking to make sure he was till within sight. Justus needs to be held and he was a riot once he spied my wallet, figured out how to open it and take most everything out of it and chew on it.
I went to my first Singles of Faith event for fun, food and fellowship for singles over 40. It was an eclectic group of folks. My friend that invited me said we were the "youngsters" of the group and it made me laugh. After the potluck some of us had a couple of fun rounds of the game Sequence - then I thought I should head home to see how Butler was doing.
As for Butler - he has been Speedo free for a few days. Each time before I leave I sit down, call him over, take his head in my hands, turn his face toward me and talk to him about how he's been good while I've been gone, I want him to continue to be a good boy for me and that I love him. And except for one time I have come home to no pee on the floor! Butler gets showered with "good boys" and hugs when that happens.
Tomorrow I'm going to check out "What Color My Parachute" is, work on more health insurance quotes, do Lending Tree for mortgage quotes since I was disappointed with my refinance quote from my banker and then at 6:30 p.m. go to a Hope at Work weekly meeting at a church in WDM for those seeking employment and networking.
So....a funny vacation story that I've wanted to share. One year in Branson Mike and I went to Tall Timber for a lumberjack show and dinner and it was awesome. There was a chance for participation for men and Mike volunteered for our side of the audience. He was to toss an ax at a bull's eye. His first toss went well over the mark into the woods and one of the lumber jacks had to hike into the woods to find the ax. The M.C. made the comment that Mike was a strong fellow. The second toss was very good and landed on the target to beat the guy on the other side's team.
Then it was time for female audience participation. On our side I was the only female under 65-70 years old so it was a no brainer who the female would be participating for our side. I didn't volunteer right away being hopeful I wouldn't have to. I was eating my dessert, the M.C. was looking at me, I was looking at him, he was looking at me, I was looking at him (and still eating), finally I raised my hand. The first thing we had to do was put on a life preserver. Long story short, we didn't have to do anything with water but instead bend over and roll a log so far along the ground across a finish line. The first one of us that pushed our log across the finish line won. Well, since I'm so competitive I got myself good and ready and when the M.C. said "go", somehow I got my center of gravity way off and fell face first onto the log - smack face first. My only thought was, "get up and push that log, you have to make up time for falling" so push I did. I didn't win and my knees were all scrapped up (I was wearing shorts) but Mike filled me in on what happened after I hit the log with my face.
The M.C. about died and no one in the audience was watching the other gal that won the contest - I think they were waiting for blood to flow from my face. When I got up to push the log the elderly lady on Mike's other side said to him, "She's quite a trooper" to which Mike heartily agreed. Now the funny part was - the life saver which was a "funny prop" was a real life saver - or a face saver because when I hit the log face first - the life saver was between me and the log to save my face, mouth and teeth.
