The Weekend-not quite over

Saturday was pretty much a work day. I was mostly in the office, taking care of some neglected business-although, there were a few household fix-it jobs to do also. At the same time, the land next door was being leased to a hunt club for a dove shoot. (Labor Day weekend starts the dove hunting season here in SC.) The dove shoot is annual event. Our neighbor usually runs it himself, but this time let a local hunt club do it. In years past, we had a few pellets find their way into our yard. This year it was an almost constant rain. I tried to find the organizer but he seemed to always be 'someplace' else. I talked to several hunters-but it didn't slow the rain. I don't know if they'll be shooting again today-sometimes they do Monday and sometimes they don't....If they're out there today, so will I.

Sunday we went to Mass at St. Catherine's (as usual) in Lancaster. The boys served, as one of the scheduled altar boys was out with a broken foot. After Mass we did something we hadn't done in several years-that is go out to eat for breakfast after Mass. This was something we used to do in former days, maybe 4-5 times a year. Not too often, but often enough that it was remembered well by the older kids. It has been at least 2 and a half years, and possibly more since we done this. It was only a Waffle House, but still quite enjoyable. The sausage was not too good, but the cheese eggs were the best I've ever had. Go figure.

Getting home, we decided to have another one of our homegrown talent shows. We had about an hour to prepare and then gathered together to entertain each other. Two sons did a western skit (the Lone Ranger saves the day), Mrs. Curley and daughter did a skit on how stories and misunderstandings get started; Mrs. Curley and I recited "The Children's Hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; daughter played a rhapsody (can't remember the composer) on piano; sons and I sang a stylized version of "If I Were a Rich Man" (Fiddler on the Roof) which we entitled "If We Were Rich Men"; and there were a few other acts. It was great time.

Then we watched a couple family movies from 2000. Boy how these kids have grown. Then, I used up our last bit of charcoal and cooked some hot dogs and chicken breast on the grill while Mrs. Curley prepared potatoes and vegtables. We said the rosary while waiting for the grill to heat up, had a late dinner and bundled off to bed.

A good weekend overall. Now back to work....