Pat’s Birthday On The Dock

Pat’s (SIL) BD was on Sept 1 and after several days of deliberating Bev's "what would you like do do for your birthday" question, she requested we invite a few of her friends over for burgers and potato salad at the dock, followed by a boat ride.  Even though we couldn't invite them until the day before, all but one were all able to make it.

This is the girls enjoying some beverages while the guys without bad backs gas up the boat – I cannot even imagine why they had to check a smart phone prior to beginning, but I sure appreciate them doing it.

Bev had made some of her delicious potato salad and I grilled up some cheeseburgers and they got some rave reviews but I did do one thing different.  My cooking method was to sprinkle one side with Montreal Steak Seasoning mid-afternoon and stick them in the fridge.  I cooked them seasoned side up and after flipping, I brushed on a light coat of  Worcestershire Sauce (the new thing), topped with cheese and cooked to medium.

After supper we loaded up in the pontoon boat and headed out on the lake for a little ride and while it’s still plenty hot, the humidity is much lower and the air is beginning to have a fall feel to it.

It actually felt a little chilly when we got back to our shaded dock, just before dark, but we managed to hang around and visit until about 10pm.  Bev and I enjoyed hosting and I believe Pat was pleased with her little BD soiree (bet you didn’t think I knew that word).

And just a little update on Cindy.  She has been living with pretty bad back pain for as long as we've known her (despite 4-5 surgeries over the years), but it had gotten so bad she finally went to see a surgeon and he said she would require some serious repair work or soon be in a wheelchair.  She had the surgery on August 23 (the damage was even worse than expected) and she has had a very rough time with the post-op pain but she is now at a rehab center and is finally beginning to show some good recovery progress.  Fortunately her nurse sister was able to come up from FL to look after her in the hospital for the first week and her CA daughter flew east to help for the the next 10 days and hopefully Cindy will be functional by the time she leaves.

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Have a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.

Larry

9/1/19 event date