I am wandering and wondering at the same time. I have tried to tell you before that I am a very confused but nosy person. Believe it.
November has been a very busy, productive month, and I tried very hard to stay in the midst of it. We started off with a very beautiful and well-attended Thanksgiving weekend in Macon.
At one point, at one of my granddaughter’s homes, Jessica, the food was great, and everyone enjoyed themselves. Then my memory came back. I forgot to take Kent Lawrence his Brunswick stew. Everybody was furious with me for a while. I apologize. I will be taking it for Christmas, family. You can start apologizing now.
Next, on the Saturday before Thanksgiving there was another great event, a surprise birthday party for my sister-in-law, Betty Jean Maddox. It also was well attended.
Great decorations, good food, and most of all, good dancing to some great music. My feet are still moving.
Then December came in with a bang. Mothers Against Crime members went shopping at Maxway, right here in Eatonton. We believe wholeheartedly in supporting our hometown and its local businesses.
The presents we bought were great, and let me tell you, the employees went above and beyond the call of duty to help. I promptly got on the phone and told Variety Wholesalers (Maxway’s parent company).
And then, oh yes, Saturday was the big day, the annual Mothers Against Crime Christmas celebration at the Putnam County Recreation Center. The party was a huge success. About 100 or so young people attended, and we had old-fashioned games like pick-up sticks and musical chairs, and each winner was presented with a prize.
There was also a big, big, all-free yard sale.
Everything was free. We also had Rick Christopher, a former NFL coach and also a member of Mothers Against Crime, as our inspirational speaker. He was absolutely great, and the young people were so amazed by him.
I also told one of my Uncle Remus stories, and then the finale was Santa Claus doing the things he does and talking to the kids.
Thank you to our Eatonton Fire Department and Chief Jamey Williamson for their generosity and for giving out hats to the young people.
Thank you, too, to Putnam County Recreation employees for all their help and Mr. Waller on the grill. We also want to thank the Key Club members of Putnam County High School, Mildred Clark ,and Brilen Myrick. And thank you also to everyone who attended. Thank you for your help, too.
We have now returned home to our families and are getting ready for Christmas and New Year's.
Remember, it takes a village.
Thought for today: There will be many moral junctures in the course of my day. What I truly believe will be revealed in how I navigate each and every one of them.