Summer is here, it is finally HOT, we are having a heat wave, like up in the high 80's and low 90's, some people like it, some don't, but some people like the 25 below zero temps we get in winter and some don't, our place has an Air Conditioner and fans which are running full bore right now and it is confortable.

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Well, I hope everyone had a Great 4th of July week-end! Here at the Old Folk's Home we planned a "Cook-Out"! At last months meeting we discussed some events for summer and some people wanted a cook out so we planned one, then we decided we would do something different and we had Pork Steak and Mild Sausage added to the Hot Dogs and Hamburgs .
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So that no one had to cook we ordered Baked Beans, Potato and Macaroni Salads, rolls and some of the ladies made cupcakes, cakes and tasty deserts. I think this was one of our biggest attended events because we had 37 people here.
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We also had a big pot of Red Peppers and Onions for the sausage.

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Mark made sure I got out the door to get to the "Cooking Area" so I could watch them cook.

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Mark cooked Sausage, Bill cooked Hot Dogs and Hamburgs and the both of them cooked The Nice cuts of Pork Steak we got from Eddie Bolivers Meat Market in Croghan, It is hard to sit and watch so I pushed my walker right in the middle and helped flip a few burgers and pork steaks but that old Sun beat me back into the shadows.

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The weather was beautiful, the temps got all the way up into the high 80's and we were lucky because we had a nice breeze blowing and that made is easier sitting in the shade Waiting for food!!

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Meat is almost done!

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Food was cooked to perfection and My Honey said it was delicious, My main job was to supervise the cooks to make sure it wasn't overcooked. It is hard to sit and watch and I did get up and flip a few pork steaks and burgers but it was rough.

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Everyone enjoyed the feast except ME, I had some cottage cheese, pudding and graham crackers, I am currently on heavy anti biotics because my "Diverticulitis" has flared up again, because of the stroke I cannot have surgery as I am a high-risk at this time and have to wait a while, It sure has been an interesting summer so far.

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I can not get to upset over these health problems because there are people far worse off than I am and besides, I am not the one in control of what is going on, some one else is driving the boat and I am merely along for the ride.

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Let us hope and pray for some type of fix to this problem in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Let us also remember to keep our service men and women in our thoughts and prayers and hopefully we can bring them all home soon.