Well I didn't see a night shift so I will open the cafe. I was baking today since we are hosting at church--or we were hosting. I made homemade pumpkin and cream cheese coffee cake, cranberry and orange muffins, chocolate chip cookies, port wine cheese ball, Canadian bacon sliced with cheese to top the butter crackers, and then a personal favorite I found a Russell Stover's candy shop in Dallas and picked up the candied pumpkins. I was about to make a cinnamon coffee cake and the phone rang. It appears that tomorrow is pastor appreciation day and the vestry has catered the services instead of the regular person signed up to hostess. My daughter and I have spent an entire day baking. Only to have a phone call this late reminding me that it is pastor appreciation and I am to put my card with my monitary giving into the basket at the church and that everything is being catered. My husband sits on the vestry. They NEVER said anything about this at the vestery meeting. I feel like a piece of crap. All this work for nothing. Actually I think I can take some of it to the Mission and they will use the food when they serve lunch--at least it won't rot. This isn't the first time and I suppose it won't be the last. I just hurt.
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Baked Goods Night Shift 10/24
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Oh, SM, that is just appalling. I am so angry on your behalf, my friend, I feel the sounds of the haka echoing in my head!
*Gets out whack bonk stick, twirls it round head, and begins to soundly belabour all the inconsiderate drongoes on SM's vestry. Thud, thud, thud, down they go like ninepins and I give a satisfied glance around before sheathing my whack bonk stick once more!*
Did you TELL them you'd already done the catering? Did you ask them what you were supposed to do with all this yummy home-made food you'd just spent your whole day preparing? I bet you didn't, you're far too nice. What was your husband THINKING? Or not, as the case seems to be!
Ooh, I'm sorry, SM, but I am so cross, they are just dipsticks not to have told you. DIPSTICKS!
Unfluffiness over (for now).
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Took some advice JCat and made that call back to the senior warden and found out I wasn't the only one that made food. Seems that they put out a new paper, didn't transfer the names and another woman signed up for tomorrow too. There are now 2 of us that have prepared for tomorrow. It is quite a bit of money and effort to feed the hordes. Now there are two of us that are hurt. Husband is taking it all into his office--military guys are always hungry. Those that don't have a family that live in the dorms will like a few baked goods. Seems that everything will be put to fit use.
You know my husband is the junior warden--but only for a few more months--he said after all this he will never serve again.
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Oh, SM, that's nice, I imagine the young recruits living in the dorms will absolutely love some beautiful home-baked food. I'm glad that you are not on your own, it is tough for the other woman too but hopefully (maybe) the vestry will take more notice of the stupid thing they have done, now that they royally mucked two of you around, and take a bit more care in future. I repeat, drongoes and dipsticks!
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Okay the kitchen is cleaned and I am ready for bed. Sherlock even said it was bedtime! I had a fire in the fireplace and he fell asleep in front of the embers. I said Sherlock are you dead? His response was to roll over and continue sleeping. Deuter and Teaser are tearing through the house and jumping all over the furniture. Yep that is a typical night in our house! Time to go to beddy bye!
Good Night and Peace to All!
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Sorry to be so scare here lately. I am in the midst of co-training a group of professionals to facilitate inter-racial dialogues on racism. It is an 18 hour training crammed into a weekend. I am bushed, but it is going very well and tomorrow's session will be fun for me. Looking forward to going to work on Monday so I can catch my breath! lol
Posted 4 months ago by Kitten Whisperer #
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Evening one and all, sitting here @ w*** and so wish that I was home sleeping. No drunks tonight though, thank goodness...just texting co-workers 15 yr old dau about not taking on her friends problems with being a continual runaway and now poss pregnant, but she is 15 and doesn't listen well...go figure!
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Soxsmom, that wasn't very friendly or thoughtful about your church not even telling you that they had catered the event.....seem to remember that your church did something not very thoughtful just recently too, hmmmm. Maybe the whack-bonk sticks would help jar their little pea brains out of the corners they seem to be stuck in, imho.
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Seems that most have turned in for the evening or just slowly getting up to start their day, let it be a good one no matter the time or place :)
It's 2.21 am here in AZ, ... cool to nice in USA (the AZ sky is filled with stars this evening) and the night is cool in NZ ..... it's be time to close Night Shift and snuggle under the comforters, so here goes...good job everyone & bless you...
check - turns fountains off
check - sweep the floor (never know who has been tossing stuff around)
check - lights off and turns out neon "TDK Night-Shift" and "Poetry Jam" sign in window
check - night lights glowing gently, puts on cool jazz radio for ambiance and stragglers check - cat flaps swings creeeeeeeek (pulls out WD-40), check cat flaps again to ensure they swing quietly and effortlessly
check - doors closed, left just ajar so fuzzbutts don't come to us with complaints
check - dry kibble out as a midnight snack (so hopefully no 5 am breakfast wake-up call) and freshens litter-box. Puts away assorted fuzzy, squeaky cat-toys into Toy-Boxcheck - windows slightly open for Northern TDKers' spring and closed for Southern TDKers' autumn.
Goodnight to all our imaginary friends in TDK land, Goodnight Airy and Jim-man. White light,healing energy and prayer for all those in need. Be careful out there! Bless all those whom have left before us, please watch over us >^..^<
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Hi, Deb, glad to hear there are fewer drunks around your neck of the woods tonight. I'll be popping in and out, as ever, have some cleaning up to do in the kitchen and may even start a pot of leek and potato soup...
Spent the day weedeating the garden here because apparently it's going to start raining again tomorrow and for most of the week, with some places getting snow -- AGAIN! Eeek, what happened to spring?
The only excitement around here today was that the road over the hill was closed -- a car drove over the side of the hill at the summit and fell 200 metres down the cliff -- luckily it didn't go any further down and emergency workers were able to winch the driver back up again, he is hurt but alive. Closed the road for four hours so I was glad I wasn't going anywhere today....
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You sound like you actually did a lot today, with all the weedeating and now possibly making soup too.
Sucks about the car over the side of the hill, not a good thing at all. Hope that the driver recovers soon.
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Have been trying to find my Mom's obit listing in the newspapers, found it in the Sioux Falls, SD paper but not in the town they actually lived in (California)....just trying to make sure they do show up, my Dad has told his friends to check the Sunday paper for them.
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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I did do quite a bit today, but as always I kept having to stop for a rest and a cuppa tea :)
I would like to read your mum's obit, Deb. Did they live in Sioux Falls originally or have family there?
I know that they choppered the driver to Wellington Hospital Deb but don't know how he is. It was a beautiful day here so I don't know whether he went over in the dark last night or was just going way too fast. He is only in his 20s so don't think it could have been a heart attack or anything. It actually doesn't happen very often, people are usually reasonably careful on that road.
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I found it listed in the Argus Leader (www.argusleader.com/obits) hers is listed about half-way down, Shirley Flatebo. She was born and raised in Sioux Falls and moved to California when she married my step-dad, 54 yrs ago. I was born there too but only went back for the summers.
Too bad about the driver, that is a scary enough thing no matter what age one is. We had agents find a gentleman in his 40's right (before I left this morning) who had laid down his motorcycle...all they kept saying was that 'he was breathing' and later they said lots of apparent head injury...ouch...
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Deb, that is a nice obit, I didn't realise you had three brothers. Your mum's birthday, May 10, is the day before mine :) .
It's scary on the roads. I would hate to drive in England or France, I am just too chicken. I am chicken enough here but our roads are fairly empty compared to those in Europe (though we have some very bad drivers....)
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Yes 3 brothers and 2 half-sisters (but I don't really know them, they were on my Dad's side), it took me what seems like forever to write the obit.
Lol, don't ever come to Tucson to drive then, they drive worse here than even in Italy or Germany. At least the drivers over in Europe have to take expensive lessons to learn to drive, in the states its kind of hit and miss on who teaches one to drive.
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Okeydoke, Deb, if I ever get to Tucson (and I'd love to see the desert), I will bring a chauffeur, lol, or at least get a local to drive...
Sorry I disappeared, the cats demanded supper and then I washed and chopped the leeks and then it seemed silly not to chop the vegies for the stock... phew, it'll be half made by the time I go to bed.
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lol, when you make it to Tucson, I will be glad to drive you around.
Understand about the heavy demands that our furry family members can make on us, and as for chopping the leeks and veggies, oh heck why not.
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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jcat, lol and didn't think you were my friend :P Probably feel like cooking on Sunday eve because it sets the tone for the rest of the week.
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Mine will usually be something salty, chips and salsa, guacamole, or the like.
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Who said anything about it being good for anyone??? Nope not at all but still good!
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Lol, Deb, you are making me yearn for chunky green guacamole with yummy corn chips right now.... well, the stock has simmered and it's time I was getting off to bed. Hope you sleep well when you get home, Deb, and scritches to the crew. See you tomorrow...
Have a great Sunday, everyone!
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Sleep well and have good dreams, scritches for Jasper and Libs in the morning.
Posted 4 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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