It was our turn to spend Thanksgiving with Brian’s parents this year. The problem? Brian’s dad was having knee replacement surgery the Monday before Thanksgiving and was scheduled to come home on Thanksgiving day (everything went fine, by the way). Obviously, he was not going to be able to travel …
Yesterday was Halloween and, not coincidentally, trick or treat night here in Upper Yoder Township. Jake went as a Death Eater from the Harry Potter books. He looked pretty cool (here’s a pic from his school Halloween Parade. hint: he’s the scary looking one). We had close to 60 kids, …
Last evening, the second annual “Surf n Turf” extravaganza was held. This year, we did it in honor of Father’s Day. It was supposed to be a cook out, but we ended up eating in the bar due to the rain. I still had to cook outside, though (and it …
The day started off earlier than I would prefer–around 5:30am. We got up and went to the 6:30am sunrise service at our church. After that, we came home and grabbed a bite to eat for breakfast, read the newspaper, etc. Then, it was time to get to work. We headed …
Brian’s parents invited us over for an early Easter dinner this evening. My parents, Brian’s grandmother, and our niece were also there. We had a nice dinner along with some good wine–if you’re a red wine lover, check out the red wine blend from Menage A Trois–you won’t regret it! …