I was in the kitchen at church from 2 p.m. until almost 10 today, helping cook (and then clean up) for our annual men’s club steak dinner, which this year raised money for the new bathhouse project at Mountain T.O.P. It was a satisfying day — I think the dinner was well-attended and well-received. My sister decided to come up today with the kids, not knowing about the dinner tonight, and luckily they were all able to come as well. Unfortunately, I was stuck in the kitchen and didn’t get much of a chance to visit with everyone tonight, and by the time I left the church it was really too late to go over to my folks’ house. I think I’ll get to see them tomorrow, although I’m not sure exactly what their schedule is.

Andy Borders, our chef extraordinaire, grilled the steaks. We also made Andy’s yummy spinach salad and twice-baked potatoes. We bought cheesecake for dessert, so all we had to do was put a little bit of cherry topping on it.

Anyway, I’m tired tonight, and my back is hurting a little. But it’s the best kind of tired.