I just don't get it....

I love a Thursday night! Dalton goes with his dad each Thursday night to a friend’s house to eat. Men are so strange. They go to this man’s house named Mr.Sid (I hope he does not read my blog! Ha!) Anyway, they gather up each week, about 20 to 30 (depending on what they are serving )and eat and catch up from the week. OR at least that is what I assume they do! The youngest guy there is about 24 and the oldest is probably Sid, who I guess is about 70~ sorry if you are younger Mr. Sid…I am just guessing here! Sid “plans” the meals, but then recruits the younger men to come in and cook. Some weeks he will go and buy the groceries, other weeks, whoever cooks buys the groceries. Sometimes they eat what I refer to as “dead stuff some man killed.” Someone may kill rabbits, and that is what they will serve. Sometimes they have dove, deer, turkey, quail, and my personal favorites: catfish chowder & Squirrel and dumplings (the crowd is ALWAYS slimmer on these nights). I swear I am NOT making this up! After they eat, Sid tells them what they owe (usually $10-$16) and then assigns 2 or 3 to wash the dishes and clean up the mess. The crazy thing is, sometimes they will have doves, fresh tomatoes, fresh butterbeans, and corn and will have to pay $15. Everything was donated by the men…and someone just paid to eat the food that they donated.

This has been on my nerves for years. Mr. Jerry (Dalton’s dad) says, “Amber, Sid provides the venue. He has to pay for the lights and water.” What kind of lights is he running out there?

I mean, really, think about it. Can you imagine me calling up 20 -30 of my girlfriends and inviting them over for dinner. Let’s just speculate and say I don’t even ask them to bring a thing…just come for dinner. And just speculating, let’s say I serve chicken salad, pasta, rolls and cheesecake. After we eat, I say, “OK Ladies! Dinner was fun! Tammy, you and Hope will be cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen. Each one of you owes me $12 for my time and my “venue.” Can you IMAGINE the gossip that would happen!?! “Amber must be have PMS, what is that crazy girl thinking!” “I bet she lost her job.” “I mean, I know she works at private school, but you would think Dalton would give her a little money.” “She seems hormonal…surely she is not pregnant again!?!” I can hear it now….

I think that I am going to start my own Sid’s group right here at my house. I am even gonna have dessert every week (they rarely have it at Sid’s)! I could make some extra income! 8-) I will do all the cooking AND clean up!
Sorry for the randomness in this post…I just don’t get men sometimes….I mean REALLY!!! Does this make sense to yall??? Maybe it is just me!

**Oh yeah, Mr.Sid if you are reading this, I do appreciate you feeding Dalton each week…even if you charge him!

Men are so strange….