What a Full Day!!

Today was an eventful day. Started with the breakfast posted yesterday. Of course something’s change. To the eggs, cheese and bacon crumbles were added. For toast we used the leftover bread from last night, Sheryl may have eaten some. Saucing the eggs was evolutionary, from Tabasco, to a New Orleans hot sauce, Tabasco Chipotle and a Paul Newman pineapple salsa.

After some fine conversation we were headed out again, Shirleen and I for meds and the rest to Target for B-day presents from Shelley and Mark. We did meet them outside Target as we were making our walk for the day.

Off to Aunt Colleen and Uncle Pat. We had a pleasant visit for an hour or so and then off to the next event.

Aunt Mary and Uncle Dan’s open house for the Army recruit – Joe(y). I appreciate Joe’s taking on a job many cannot handle. Thanks Joe!! I sure am PROUD of you; this comment seems so inadequate to my true feeling. So what next, the full Mary/Dan/Joe/Nate/Amanda/Alec/ Emily / Luke, Denny/Pat/Shirleen/Jerry/Mark/Sheryl/Abby/Danielle families went to where? The Kaiserhoff, ribs were had by many, along with tasty coleslaw and many Ray’s salad slobbered with much salad dressings. It is always nice to go with a big group of this family to the K, as this is where we had many fine dinner gatherings with Mom and Dad. We also realized that there was one person who would have remembered that Denny was a bartender their, Kay G. We had a nice Minnesota good-bye as we all struggled to leave and depart for home.

It was then head for the shed time. We arrived back in North Mankato and Jerry got to watch his Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale AZ.

Tomorrow we have brunch and later afternoon Christmas present time. We will cap off the evening with sauerkraut, knoedel oozing with butter, and pork cutlets, not sure what Marks family will have?

Standby, Jerry

Dinner for eight - Jerry Style

Friday night, Michelle and Mark made it from Sussex at 7:30 pm. The wine for dinner was a bottle of wine from Nate at Christmas, Chateauneuf du pape 2002 a red Rhone, and Sheryl also liked it, girls didn't, Sheryl had a glass of her white SCHMITT SÖHNE Riesling Spatlese. Rib eye steaks were had and enjoyed by all, the girls wanted to add - we ate ours with ketchup. The sinful potatoes were eaten by most, the girls passed. Corn always goes and did. Next were the fire grilled basil and garlic salt French bread. It was grilled in the afternoon and ate by all. The girls could only have more bread if they ate some fried mushrooms; they ate a small infinitesimal portion of them to get more grilled bread of grandpa's. For dessert we had pineapple angel food cake with cool whip on it, the girls ate strawberry or chocolate ice cream. It was determined that Michelle would cook breakfast Saturday for the group at 11 am. We will have scrambled eggs with cheese, shredded potatoes, bacon and Jimmy Deans sausage.

More to come, Jerry

Saturday night bridge was a blast, everyone was having a great time. I had lousy cards but played them well. The food was delicious, pecan pie was a knockout. Shirleen came in first for the big money $5. Jerr

Friday the 12th

Friday was busy, Shirleen and Eloise had Country Club bridge and had a great score, both morning and afternoon. Jerry worked on turnover of Junior Pioneer items with Terry and Darla. At noon Bob P., Louie L., Pat E. and I had the first Long Range Planning Committee of the German-Bohemian Heritage Society. The afternoon had me in the GBHS research center, Angie, Joleen and Rita worked on various items.That evening we drove back to New Ulm for the MVTL Holiday Party. It was fun for Shirleen and I to visit with old friends.

Jerr