The Scouts & Spaghetti...

Our Hayden is in Boy Scouts. His troop holds a huge Spaghetti Dinner each year as their fundraiser. They easily feed 500 people at this event. We have supported financially each year but this was our first opportunity to actually attend. It is held at a Crestwood United Methodist Church. It was very well organized (which comes from years of doing this).

Claude and I arrived early so we went to the Marx home. Claude was able to get a nap. I was able to work on my embroidery project. Percy, their cat, would stroll over to the love seat where Claude was stretched out and Claude would scratch his back or ears. I did notice the clever use of a magnetic white board on the side of the Marx refrigerator. There seems to be a perpetual Tic-Tac-Toe game between Michael and his children. I found this very cute.

It turns out that Andie took Bailey to her Performing Arts Club practice at the Arts Center which is about a block away from the Methodist Church. We received a text from Andie the night before stating a conversation that she had with Bailey. Bailey was very anxious that Claude come to pick her up from the PAC practice. It seems she was missing her 'big teddy bear'. I shared this text interchange with Claude and his heart melted. He would pick up Bailey. 

Andie and Michael would both work at the dessert table selling desserts throughout the evening. Andie had to go purchase a dessert to donate for this table as she did not get one made the night before. So as we sat in the Marx family room, the plan unfolded. Hayden would ride the bus home and we would get him to the spaghetti dinner. He had to work a shift from 7pm to the end. He would need to eat before. Andie would take Bailey to her PAC performance and leave her there to go purchase a dessert and then she would go directly to the spaghetti dinner to start her shift at 5pm. Michael had the next shift and would come by himself. Tickets for Claude and I were on their table and Hayden needed no ticket as he was a scout and working the event. Whew!! The logistics to get things done. It all worked out great.

We ate with Hayden. 

Claude left to pick up Bailey. She ate. Then Claude bought desserts for each of us. Then the Mini's started their roaming. Hayden set the alarm on his cell phone so he and his friend would be back inside in time for their shift. You see outside were all kinds of games and things to play for a dollar a pop. Bailey had never shot any kind of gun before and they had a paint ball gun to shoot. You get seven tries for a dollar. Bailey got three out of seven. Amazing!! 

Andie and Michael each worked the dessert table the entire event. They did spell each other for a quick dinner break. 

There were two walls lined with silent auction items. Claude bid on and won tickets to Keeneland which we will use when the Mini's come for their fall break visit, two filet mignon steaks, and pizzas from Hometown pizza. We enjoyed ourselves tremendously.