LOCKED IN

 Good Morning on this June day!  Oooweee I am one exhausted girl.  There was just too much going on yesterday with too little sleep to combat the energy involved.

First things first ... check the garden and water the dirt.  I'm beginning to think this garden idea isn't the best I've ever had.  I tried to get some things done, put things away ... NO vacuuming of course ... even a new vacuum can't bring on THAT effort!  I will, I will ... I just need a little recovery time.

While Jonathan slept, I gathered up my stuff.  My 50 year old baby has taken to sleeping over two perches.  He doesn't have to hold on so hard I guess.

I was heading off to the lodge to honor two ladies.  They do a job that I admire at every turn, but would be terrible at.  Glenda takes about 10 disabled special needs children (they call her Glendy) and teaches them how to work.  They clean our lodge at least twice a week.  

Let me just say, the place is immaculate ALL the time.  They clean, vacuum, dust and do everything they are told.  I wonder if they can come to my house?

The second gal, Kim, brings them in every Friday afternoon to set up our dinner tables with tablecloths, matching napkins and silverware.  They do a great job with that also.

On this day, we brought them all in for lunch.  They got whatever they wanted to order from our Lodge menu.  That even included a steak sandwich smothered in mushrooms and cheese.  You should have seen their faces!!  

These ladies ... they do such a fabulous job, my friend and I thought we should give them something for their great work.  We had a quick little ceremony, whereupon we gave them each $100 in lodge gift certificates, to be used for dinner .. or whatever they wanted.  They were pretty surprised!!  Let me tell you, that warmed EVERYONE'S heart!

From that, I raced home to take care of Cooper.  I should not have sat down.  Try as I might to sleep in, it doesn't work.  Instead, I fell asleep on the couch.  When I woke up, I was in a panic.  Back to the lodge I raced to sign checks, only to find no one was home.  Seems they forgot to tell me the fair had opened and everyone's grandkids were showing their animals.

OKAY THEN ... I grabbed my Fairy Godmother and had her teach me how to use the bingo machine.  If my newest sweet Lady in Waiting will keep up with the infernal machine, I can learn to call.  Why would I ever want to do that?  Because come August, King I and King II will be gone at the same time.  OH THE HORROR!!

King I is very concerned, but honestly, what can the peasants do besides throw flaming torches and pitchforks at my head.  They can yell and complain all they want ... my excuse is I'M NEW.  I mean really, it can't be THAT hard!!  The ball comes up, turn it so you can read it, meaning the camera throws up an image THEY can read, pick it up and call the number.  The verifying of bingo might be another story.  I guess we shall see next week when I get to sit and watch.

So here is your laugh of the day.  Nature calls ... and I always go upstairs.  On this day however, since it was so early, no one was there and I knew the restroom to be clean.  I used the handicapped stall.  I mean why not, there's no one in the building anyway.  Wasn't I shocked when I went to OPEN the door and it would not unlock.  WHAT???

OH GOOD GRIEF!!  LOCKED IN THE BATHROOM????  No kidding, I could not get OUT.  I debated calling someone, but decided SURELY I could get it open.  I banged, I jiggled, I KICKED ... until finally it gave in.  How embarrassing!!  I guarantee it will have a new lock by the end of the week!!!

In the meantime, there was no hair pulling, but we came close.  The latest scam going around Bingoland is  players who work at other venues are stealing some of their bingo card stash and bringing them to our games to play.  That means they are not paying us.  It results in duplicate bingos and split jackpots.  

Players don't like that one bit, and I can't blame them.  We have a secret weapon however.  She who plays everywhere every week, knows who plays where and doesn't like cheaters.  She now keeps track of the serial numbers on our cards.  If there is a split jackpot, she will check the numbers before the prize is given out.  Who knew Bingo was such a serious game?  I guess people will cheat no matter where you are.

Finally, completely full of Coca Cola trying to keep my eyes open, the night ended when I balanced short of $2.00.  I can live with that.  

I rushed home to my kid sleeping on the couch.  

This is probably my least favorite day of the year.  Cooper has to go to the doctor in order to get his prescription for heart worm and arthritis.  He doesn't like it any better than I do.

Hopefully I will have all afternoon to just crash on the couch.  Sorry squash ... there will be no calcium today!  Maybe tomorrow!!