day 40

...now THAT didn't hurt a bit!

Had the bored meeting, then the membership meeting. If it weren't for events like these, social skills wouldn't ever get practice. It was fun. The bored meeting raised a number of "out of the box" issues-nice job Alan; reiterated the need to maintain an active website-props Deb; actually got the walkers active-again, props, and got a great discussion re: 'roids. Alan really took the ball and ran with coordinating the bbq. Think about it-everyone has ideas-how many practice them??? Without controlling every aspect, we had a terrific bbq-potluck, everyone brought something different, it all came together-PLENTY of food. Of course, we ARE Alley Pond, our complainers must do what they do best, i.e. Astrid shows and whines that she didn't know (was she @ the last meeting? Did she check the website???). These are the things that make the club cool-bunch of dysfunctional people coming together for a shared concern.

Ocean to Sound is looking good, bless our crowd, even have a couple of alternates!!!

The right people are asking the right questions re: my well being, bless 'em. Knowing they're there is plenty. These would be the friends It thinks nonexistant. Good, better this way. Let It think what It wants. It will anyway.

Here ends a week of peace and quiet domestically. Come home, a wagging tail greets me, wonderful. REALLY miss Keith. My only lament is all the cool stuff fathers and sons do. Did we do Splish Splash? He has a multi-use Great Adventure pass-did we use it??? No. Parents who support one another do these things. The father can enjoy q/t with his son knowing he'll come home to dinner, laundry, and shopping. When you're concerned with survival, everything else is a luxury. THAT sucks, but, it is what it is.

***NYC Half Pix added.