It must have been the hottest day of the year when Robin, Jean, Sally and I met to shop for Sunday’s luncheon. With Deb’s beforehand help scoping out Sam’s and figuring out quantities, we were able to be in and out in less than two hours.
Good thing we had the three cars. What didn’t fit in Sally’s SUV went into Robin and Jean’s vehicles.
$842.00 worth of stuff for the luncheon, pantry bags, and a much needed stock-up of serving supplies. It used to be $350.00 tops for a luncheon. Yes… the hospital is very busy now.
The ERA box was empty and filled with smaller things. What you see doesn’t include what was in my car or at Deb’s or the flowers that would fill Robin’s car the next morning.
Back to Sally’s for the food prep, dinner, and filling the pantry bags.
Bayside Quilters had given us some cloth bags they made for the “ladies bags” we usually take. Because of the number we would be serving, I decided to skip the lady bags and use the cloth bags for the pantry gift bags. They worked out beautifully, were very cheery, and can be used over again by the families for something else.
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