The Kings Last Night

 Good Morning!!  Do I sound all chipper?  Truth be told, I'm exhausted.  I did nothing but run around last night.  If nothing else, this next two weeks will be close to running a marathon by the time I'm done.  

But first ... Mr. Cooper wanted to hit the road.  I should have said no, forgetting just how much running around I would be doing at Bingo.  The sunflowers are still doing great ... a testament to their toughness.

Once back home, he fell fast asleep.  I should have done the same.  

Instead, I scouted out the garden once again, coming up with four cucumbers that were not the least bit visible the day before, along with a passel of hot peppers and one lone tomato.  BLT for breakfast is my new motto!!

I bagged up the peppers and the cucumbers to take with me to the lodge.  Might as well dump them ... I mean give them ... to someone who will eat them.  I'm not a big fan of the HEAT of chili peppers.  Off I went even EARLIER than I wanted for a meeting that didn't happen.  Don't you just love it?

I talked to the kitchen crew, talked to the kitchen boss, found we have yet another air conditioner that died,  discussed the automatic door locks, signed checks and drank a coke that was NOT on my list of good foods.  I won't mention the two sessions of "that guy did THIS" that I listened to.  I think I had "complaint department" stamped on my forehead!!  I ignored it all!

We had a new gal come in to the back room where all the money making pull tabs are handled, so I spent most of my time with her.  We got out box after box of games to be sold on the floor, making sure every one sold in total before I sent the new caller to the stage.  By the way, the King just sat back and said YOU'RE IN CHARGE for the entire night.  

That's because he's leaving today for a two week trip to Europe.  Must be nice!!  That's why I was panicking and trying to learn everything before he left.  

Add to that an entire new system of money handling in the back room to ensure no one can get their little pinky in the green stuff.  I have a new respect for the amount of work the King does.  

In no time, it was my turn to call the Early Bird games ... five of them.  Of course the computer gave me fits, not wanting to advance when I hit the button.  IF2 he's now called ... Infernal Machine TWO.  My Fairy Godmother came to the rescue since she's the one who sets the whole thing up.  She's a pro ... who sits up front and plays every game.  

The regular callers took over while I took care of a new player who tried to run a game on my cashier.  He quickly found out you don't do that with THIS gal ... ooooweeeee did she tell him!!!  

Next up .. I had to do an inventory of all the games we play, 30 in total, to be sure we had enough delivered to last two weeks.  Of course the King just said "tell me what we need to order".  I almost got it right!

The last hour I sat on the bar stool yawning, hoping it ended before 10:00.  The crowd cleared out quickly, except for that one gal.  There's always one, right?  I think she was in the bathroom for 15 minutes!

The last thing on my list was to set the alarm.  I tried, the King tried, the Knight tried ... nothing.  It was finally determined that one of the back doors was not shut tight enough.  The alarm was set and we raced out the door.  I checked my mileage counter on the way home ... 5.29 miles!!!  YIKES!!

It was 11:30 before I hit the sack.  I'm slow, sluggish and sleepy, but not TOO tired to have a BLT for breakfast.  I snagged these lovely fruits from my friends.  

It's going to be a tough one today ... the funeral for one of our best Knights will happen at the National Cemetery.  It's a shock that he's gone so quickly and will be terribly missed by all of the Bingo Crew.  

Here's to you Ken .....................