I went to the SHH and Deaf picnic at Sippo lake with William yesterday. I should have gone to the past few picnics. My hands are still sore from all of the talking that I did!!
Jane still makes her "killer" chocolate cakes.......so good...(groan!)....I ate four big pieces,..covered with razzberry sauce!! One couple,...(I won't say who???!)....brought another huge cake so that everyone would help celebrate with them....their fiftieth wedding anniversary!
Loren and Arnie,..after TWENTY YEARS,.... are finally engaged!!
Debbie survived the brain tumor, but Ralph divorced her. Debbie gave me her address and told me to drop by anytime!!
Jane got her professorship at Kent State University finally!! She has had her PhD in Physics for over five years now! I guess I got caught up on all of the necessary gossip!!
Jane and Debbie and I talked for over two and one half hours!! Several folks ordered books, and Jane embaressed the hell out of me by standing up and announcing that the book might be made into a movie. This,..of course,..embaressed the hell out of my son,..Bill!

William got a dose of what it is to be one of the few hearing people in a group where everything is said manually and voicing is only used for ideas that cannot be expressed on the hands. He wanted to go home before the supper meal!! I got him to stay by introducing him to an old Greek gentleman, whose wife has become hard of hearing!! My son and the old man were soon deep in conversation. William and I left the picnic after the first pontoon boat ride.

I was invited to go back to Deaf Church, but I just said that I would think about it. Still,..if I am to write accurately about certain events and if I am to introduce certain folks to the "Deaf Way.' and have them write accurately about their observations,..I must get back into the swing of the Silent Community,..myself!! Judging from yesterday's picnic,..that should not be..too hard!!