Camp Riser Rhythms

Yesterday, we found our "rhythm" - for a house full of musicians, that's funny. I am the early Riser - waking before all others to prepare breakfast and start the day. Yesterday, I had a breakfast casserole prepped, cooked, and sitting on the counter before anyone woke up. I have always loved cooking for people, so going from meal to meal is fun. Once breakfast is finished, you begin working on lunch, and once lunch is finished, you begin working on dinner - I love it! Camp Riser is a picky-food bunch, so that's the only frustrating part. I have very little tolerance for picky-eaters. I must admit that I have few (very few) food items that I am picky about, but they are not major things like onions or cheese or chicken or lettuce.

It was 67 degrees yesterday morning, so I set off on a brisk walk. It felt great! Upon my return, Camp Riser was awaking slowly. Steve couldn't go into work b/c Cheeburger still has no power. Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that Steve lost his job with Home Depot about a month ago and in 2 days, got a job at a local burger joint. It's money, not a lot, but something is better than nothing. The group left for an outing, I stayed back to get some peace and quiet. Still no power at the Schermie house. Who knows when it will be back up? When they return, we all found our "rhythm". Steve was upstairs on the computer, Jay was reading a book (or playing the guitar with Steve), Anna was working on the computer, the girls were watching a movie, Kathleen and I parked on the patio to do some schoolwork (with lawn chairs and tray tables). It was nice, everyone had found their spot and no one got in the other's way. Kathleen went to help our neighbors clean the debris off the apt. complex playground, and we invited them for dinner. Anna cooked enchiladas, mexican rice, and beans for 10 people. We makeshifted our dining area to seat 7 adults, and put the kids on tray tables in the living room. It was cool outside, so we opened up all the windows to let the air flow through, and we had a great time. It was fun. Now we begin Day 3 of Camp Riser, so we'll see what the day holds......