Home Makers' International Dinner

I went to the hay shed and started the tractor and used it to continue moving dirt for the new storage building. The ground was still a little too wet, but I was able to make some progress. I've increased the size and have the spot fairly level. The wind really helped dry the ground quickly. I probably spent about an hour working there, then went down and continued to clean out the ditch between the hay fields. I moved the dirt into a place that the creek washes out when it gets big enough to flow through the hay fields. I estimate that I'm half way back to the hill. I work a little bit farther back each year, with the eventual outcome being able to drive through the ditch instead of the hay fields. I stopped to fill the tractor with fuel and Phil Garmon stopped and gave me a check for the hay he cut last year. We talked a while and then Linda, Stacey and I ate lunch. I continued the cleaning of the ditch after lunch and then parked the tractor in the hay shed and drove the truck to the house so Linda could load her stuff for the Home Makers' Dinner. We put in the cane we had cut, the buckets of creek gravel, and the decorations she had made and then we all went to the church and helped setup their decorations. Once we were done, we returned home and Linda fixed her dish to take. Linda dressed up in white slacks, sandals, and a bright 'Hawaiian' style top, she braided her hair and had on big hoop earrings when she left. Stacey and I stayed at home and watched TV while Linda went to the dinner.
   
   
When Linda came home from the dinner she said they had over 200 people attend the dinner. At $5 per person, that will be at least $1,000 to add to the amount the Home Makers donate to kids graduating from high school. Stacey found a Pacer game on TV and we had to watch.