Catching up - Saturday

Saturday, I ran errands and grocery shopped in the morning. Jake and Carla came over in the afternoon, to see Luanne, but she hadn't returned yet from Lake Orion (via Port Huron to drop off Joe's bike, then a visit with her Mother). So, they played catch outside with some new-fangled thingie (looked like a big ball with a ribbon on it).

A young girl came over from across the street and asked if I owned the lot next door, because her Mom wanted to use it for a birthday luau. I said, "No, I don't own it, but I think it would be okay, as the owner doesn't come around much." She said I could come, "if" I wore a Hawaiian shirt. Later she came again and asked if I had an outside plug they could borrow for a radio. I said sure, I'd throw and extension cord over the fence. So, I did.

I wanted to make a tuna pasta salad (it was SO hot) but without mayo. So, I did! Rotini pasta, diced cucumbers, diced plum tomatoes, chives, basil and thyme, mixed with two cans of tuna and diced hard boiled eggs. Dressing was olive oil and white wine vinegar. Luanne came back as I was finishing up. Let the salad cool for a bit (not long enough, really) then we ate.

Jake, Carla and I went and played horseshoes (Luanne politely declined). I won a close game with Jake and a not-so-close game with Carla. Noticed people coming from across the street, carrying a kitchen table and chairs for their party. They set it all up under a big tree by my garage.

Later, we played a game of euchre and Lu and I lost, after which Jake and Carla left.

I read a book in my bed and Lu read hers on the couch. Neither of us heard much of anything from the Birthday Luau. I had a lot of trouble falling asleep as my shoulder was THROBBING from the stupid horseshoe game!