Monday, August 10, 2009

Family Party

On Sunday we had a party for Joe's family. When that occurs, it's no small thing. Joe is part of a large family! When I found out what dates Matt would be home I arranged for the party - so everything was pretty last minute.
We spent most of Saturday cleaning and getting ready, cooking and such. I made at least 4 recipes from the cookbook I put together last year - including Mom's Ice Cream and Dad's German Potato Salad. We all worked together - sometimes I was grumpy - to get everything done. Matt, Les and JR were a HUGE help! I kept fussing at Joe to not do too much.
It was great to see everyone again - and we were excited to have Father Harry Gerdes and Rose Kessen with us. I think we ended up with 40 to 50 people at the party. We celebrated Rose's 75th birthday - which is really next week - at the same time. Matt had a chance to see some of his uncles and aunts that he hasn't seen in years.









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