TDK Cafe 11/8

Hi, Everyone! Yesterday was nuts and I never even got on TDK (did anyone miss me?). Our local HEB grocery store had their Feast of Sharing yesterday. The grocery store donates everything for a turkey dinner for anyone in the community who wants to come. I think they were expecting to serve 6,000 dinners. Mr. WWM and I worked. He was a table captain and I was a food carrier. It was organized chaos but I think we somehow got everyone fed. I’m in no hurry to look at mashed potatoes for a while, though. One of the men told me that I was too little to be a food carrier and the trays would be too heavy for me. HA! I don’t think so (weenie man). I was pretty tired by the time we got home, though. It was a nice thing to be a part of. This is a great community for volunteers.

One more hour and I’m out of here!!!! Yay! I’m SO taking a nap this afternoon.

Good Morning all!

Hi all!

WWM, that volunteering sounds like a nice thing to do, and I laughed out loud at your description of the silly man who thought you couldn’t handle the trays.

GD, I see you posted “one more hour” about an hour ago, so I hope you’re on your way home and away from that crazy gym.

CM, add me to the possible whack bonk brigade if you don’t take it easy. We worry about you, sweetie.

It’s a rainy day in NYC today, and Eighth Avenue traffic is backed from here to next week, lots of horn honking. I tried to nap and couldn’t, but the horns don’t seem to bother George. He’s sound asleep.

Hubby put together a pot of green chile stew, and the smell from the kitchen is mouthwatering. We had grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches for lunch, which was good too 🙂

We’ve been working on the Saturday New York Times crossword puzzle, and it is serious kicking our butts. I’ve scribbled out so much (I do it in pen) that I can’t even read what’s there anymore.

Hope everyone has a good day.

That sounds like a good night, GD.

I just hopped on the computer to check an answer in the crossword (“drupe”: a fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone”). Never heard of it, but that’s what it worked out to, and it turned out to be right. So I learned something today, which makes it a good day.

We finished the puzzle! We rock!

We had to team up on this one; it was a bear. But I like those. The American Crossword Tournament is coming up in March (I think?), and I have to be ready. This year was the first year I did it, and I did OK, but I want to do better next time.

Oh man – the worst thing about naps is that I never want to get up after one – I just feel like staying asleep! Yawn!

Oh, I’m sorry, Deb! Hope your shift tonight goes better!

The chile stew (made with beef, WWM) was awesome, I had 2 bowls and ended up sweating like a pig (sorry for the visual). And there’s plenty left over for tomorrow!