Dinner With 8: Recap

Steve and I have just returned from our Dinner with 8 event. For dinner we had brisket, cowboy beans, raman noodle & cabbage salad, rolls, and apple pie and ice cream.  The meal was good.  The brisket came from Delano Barbeque Company in Delano, KS.  The BBQ restaurant is owned by a son of our hosts, Roger and Diane.  I have never eaten at this place, but Steve has and he says the food is pretty good.  Our next get-together will be in mid-March.  Either Andy & Michelle or Steve & I will be hosts.  Our last dinner date will be in May or June.

Roger was telling us at the dinner that his Lion's Organization recently completed a count of the homeless in Wichita.  The total amount came to around 700 persons!  700 homeless persons!  Where do they go when it's cold outside?  There are many Wichita outreach programs that serve homeless and other needy people.  Roger's Lion's Club provides haircuts, dental work, eyeglasses, showers, and clothing to the homeless.
The local Lord's Diner provides daily meals for free to all who visit the center plus there are now 3 vans that stop in various parts of Wichita with food.  It is not unusual for the diner to serve up and over 1000 persons daily. The Lord's Diner is supported by area churches and their volunteers.  Stacy (who was at the dinner), Roger and Diane volunteer at the Lord's Diner once a month.
We truly never realize how very blessed we are until we hear information like this.

Clark rides the lubed up sled

Roger was also telling us that he and his wife, Diane, were extras in the National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation movie.  During the scene where Clark and Eddie are in Wal-Mart shopping and Eddie puts bags dog food in the cart, you can see a man in a red coat behind them farther down the aisle - that's Roger!  Chevy Chase turns the corner in the store and speaks to Diane.  Also Roger is by the side of the road when the super slick sled goes by the school bus.  LUCKY DUCKS! This is one of favorite movies! Can you believe that the movie came out in 1989?!?

Today's weather was wonderful!  It was almost 80 degrees warm!  Spring is in  the air?
Maybe this great weather is the reason there are so  many wild animals being seen around Wichita. A man living near Roger & Diane said that he saw 16 deer on his morning walk today.  Stacy said that there seems to be an over abundance of squirrels this year.  Michelle found an armadillo in her back yard.  There seems to be a lot of roadkill too.  Sad.

I better end this blog,  Church comes early!