We and about 30 other people arrived on Thursday and we all went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner. They did a fantastic job of getting our drinks and food out as ordered and then correct bills for all. It was a good time catching up with everyone that we haven't seen since last Labor Day. Our schedule keeps us from attending a lot of the Texas Boomer outings.
Friday brought in the rest of the folks. We played some games - Mexican Train, Skip Bo, Phase 10, Farkle - and the rally hall was readied for dinner.
But the big work was going on outside where preparation for boiling shrimp and frying catfish, talapia and hush puppies was underway. There were ice cream makers going too for home made ice cream. To keep the shrimp cold (and safe) they had what looked like a kid's swimming pool but it was a rectangle about 4 ft. long and 2 ft. wide. It was filled with ice and shrimp. The container is made just for this purpose. It would be great for any picnic or BBQ to sit bowls of food in when the weather is hot. It was white plastic with rounded blow up sides. Neat! Everything tasted great. Ted and I were assigned clean-up duty for Friday night along with some others and many hands made the work light.
Saturday morning we had a community breakfast complete with Mimosas followed by Easter Egg bowling. Ted's Wii practice paid off because he won his group but came in second in the play off. He was glad he lost when he discovered Mr. Wonderful was the prize. Mr. Wonderful has been around for years. He is a talking doll that says all kinds of "over the top" things. Ted won him one year at Christmas but we managed to unload him somewhere along the line. And Baby Dunkette found a new home when she was stuffed in a PJ bunny bag and given as a door prize. We have a lot of jokesters in our group.
Jay and Stella drove out to spend Saturday afternoon with us and to have dinner with the group. There were many old friends who were glad to see them. We had a potluck and there was way too much great food. I made BBQ chicken legs. After Jay and Stella left, Ted and I were tired and went to the RV and then to bed fairly early because we had to get up for church. We went to St. Mary's in Plantersville Sunday morning. This is a 100+ year old painted church. In the Schulenburg area there are many "painted churches" but St. Mary's is the only one we've visited this far east. It was a lovely service and we went back home where I prepared our own Easter breakfast.
Many folks had to leave Sunday afternoon but those that stayed went swimming or played cards. Late afternoon, about two dozen of us went to a nearby diner for our Easter dinner. There aren't a lot of restaurants open on Easter, not many that can accommodate that many people on short notice and still provide separate checks but this place did. It was a little wait for the food but it was all very good, came out correctly and no problem with the bills. This is chicken fried steak, a perfectly acceptable holiday dinner in the south.
We played cards again and then finished cleaning up the rally hall. Our wagonmasters spend a lot of time bringing things, setting up and then making sure things go as planned and that everyone knows what is happening and when. We didn't mind pitching in at the end to finish off the job.
This morning we took our time cleaning and closing up the RV and then took off for home. I have laundry to do and a busy tomorrow so I best be getting busy. Oh, and by the way, the purple flowers are blooming again!! They all needed water badly when we got back but I guess I didn't kill them after all.
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See you don't have a black thumb - maybe just a little gray. Sounds like you had a great Easter. Hope you are away from the bad weather and the fires we keep hearing about. Take care!
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