Sunday's Business

Some days are like this where there are so many things going on that one cannot do them all, today was one of those days for us.

I had gotten up early so that I would have time to have an unhurried morning before church, so I made myself some breakfast, had my morning coffee and read the comics. Then I went upstairs and started getting ready to go to church; Kathleen had just gotten up and said that she wanted to go as well.

So when I finished dressing I went back downstairs and read the paper and then waited for Kathleen to come downstairs. We made it to church a little late but not all that late. After church and Sunday School we stopped by Winco so that Kathleen could pick up a few items for the pot luck at church at 1300. Then we went home and I changed into my shorts and tennis shoes and then waited for Kathleen to come downstairs so that we could go back to church.

While I was waiting I took the chicken and cookies out to the Acura and then waited inside for Kathleen. We finally took off and got there just at 1300 and I put the food on the table and found us a couple places to sit.

While waiting for everything to start Alexis and Becca came up to me and gave me a big hug and Lexis wanted me to pick her up, so I did with much care. Aaron had to work so he was not there so it was just Tami and the girls.

Soon after that the master of ceremony gave the blessing and then we went through the line. Kathleen lucked out and were toward the front of the line so I had the hard task of trying to take a little of things and not taking anything that would cause my bowels to act up. I did pretty well except for some sauerkraut and Cole slaw; the cabbage is something that is not always kind to me but I like kraut and Cole slaw too much.

After finishing the main courses I went back to the desert table and had some Marion berries, raspberries, strawberries, black berries and blue berries along with some cantaloupe and an oatmeal raisin cookie, my favorite cookie.

When I finished that I thought that I would go back through the line and have seconds on some of the things that I really liked but I waited for a few minutes and by then I realized that I was full, so I just satisfied with what I had already.

By the time the elders and the associate pastor said their parting words to the transitional pastor and presented him with several gifts it was 1500 and so we headed home. Toni had invited us over to Alyssa and Dan's this afternoon but we wanted to rest up for a bit before heading out again.

I took a nap on the couch and Kathleen got lost in playing a computer game. Finally around 1830 I decided to go upstairs and see what Kathleen planned on doing and she seemed to be enthralled in playing the game so I went back downstairs and reheated up some of the left over noodles and Kielbasa from last night.

It is now 1930 so I doubt that we will be going over to Alyssa's...just too many things going on today and not enough time to do them all. If we had not planned on going to our transitional pastor's going away pot luck for several weeks we probably would have gone to Alyssa and Dan's but there would not be another time for us to do this as he is heading up to Seattle to pastor a church up there for a while.

My back was still a little sore today, but nothing like it had been last Friday; I think that was one thing that added to my tiredness. I have kind of decided today that I will need to go see someone about my back; it is either getting a lot worse or I am just not able to handle the pain any longer but whatever the reason I need to see about getting something done.

I am going to try to wait until after I get my bowel problem taken care of if I can stand it, but the way I have been feeling lately I may not be able to do that. I do not look forward to the possibility of back surgery, but I also do not see myself not being able to do things either.