Eating Out - For Free!

The Great Impasta is where Jean and I were hosted for a "thank you" supper by PTA(who's web site is currently down, it appears) which we have supported with donations to the academy's physical plant endowment fund in 2005.

There was no appeal for donations - the after dinner presentation by the principal, however was a breathtaking, bold long-range plan for developing the campus. Developing, as in, removing old, hard to maintain deteriorated buildings and building new buildings with improved landscaping, land use, walking trails, additional facilities, and much, much better traffic flow and parking! I LOVE IT!! It takes the plans that Mick Hutchinson and I envisioned nearly 20 years ago when we started the development and expansion of the campus.

Ah, you asked about the meal? But of course!

Seasoned bread
Beverages (Sierra Mist for me, Lemonade for Jean)
Green Salad
Vegetable Lasagna
Dessert (Spomoni with chocolate syrup for me, Jean split a Cannoli, a dessert with sweetened Ricotta cheese and a sauce containing chocolate chips, with a friend, Mary P.).

It was a pleasant 2 1/2 hours after putting in 3 boxes of fertilizer tree spikes this afternoon, doing spring maintenance on the lawnmower, visiting Sears, Staples (20th Anniversary Sale that has prices rivaling Black Friday prices!), WalMart plus stopping by Allison's and Beth's places. The morning was spent catching up on family finances. A very satisfying day, all in all, though I must have eaten a gazillion calories tonight! The calories don't count, perhaps, if eaten in the cause of a very worthy non-profit Christian school??? One could hope, I guess.

We had a very good conversation with our friend, Mary P., whose son, a cellist, has been accepted into medical school at my alma mater! We also discussed a short term missionary trip that we are strongly considering for next winter to a very rural area in Mexico (following our vespers last night about this past winter's Mexico trip).