I have fallen behind in posting, even though I have Internet access at Mom's apartment. Instead of writing on my blogsite in my spare time, I was working on the church newsletter plus something requested by the congregational chairman. With that writing plus keeping up with Facebook, the blog was lost in the shuffle. I can make it up now.
Let's see now---on Thursday evening Lynn came by with Angelo who was staying the night at her house. What a little character he is! For dinner we ate leftover spaghetti with meatballs, which he really enjoyed.
Also that evening, before dinner, my niece, Alayna, stopped by on her way back to college, so I got to see her for a little while longer. We had had lunch together at Perkin's one day which is different than time spent at Mom's, though she did arrive just as Jeopardy! began. She is a good sport and a good player as well.
On Friday Lynn came back over to Mom's for a while before having to go pick up Gabe and Manny from MLHS where they were seeing a play. When they got back, Lynn, the boys, and I went to Pizza Hut to enjoy Personal Pan Pizzas, somewhat of a traditional thing to do with them, for me. The rest of the afternoon was spent at Mom's, with the boys watching cartoons while Angelo played with Grandma K's toys! The boys stayed until their daddy came by after work to collect them.
Lori and David were driving over from Holmen, and Kerry coming from Oshkosh for the weekend. We went to dinner at Time Out. Jill, Danny, Mom, Kerry, Lynn, me, David, and Lori making up our group, all Mom's daughters. Before I even greeted Lori and David, I encountered my in-laws, Harv and Barb, and another Facebook friend, Margie (whose sister and mother were at my table at the retreat!). It was good to see all of them again. I hadn't seen Harv and Barb in well over a year, at the very least.
It was great to have all the sisters and Mom around the table (and David and Danny), and the battered perch out of this world! I think everyone enjoyed their meals and the time together. I know I sure did!
On Saturday morning, Mom treated us all to breakfast at the Fork and Knife, again, all the daughters around the table. A couple of us went to Kohl's for a bit (more than a bit!) and then to Festival for a few items. I bought ingredients to make a chicken dish for us to enjoy on Sunday for dinner, with Kerry talking me into buying fresh asparagus to make for Mom. Picture my nose wrinkling at that...
Once back at Mom's, we girls got busy going through some boxes of photos and other memorabilia. Mom wanted us to take what we wanted from the boxes and ditch the rest. What a trip down memory lane that was! Some of the photos were fun ones, and others made me sad to see again, the ones of my family. We also got our report cards and similar items, including my baby shoes. What will I do with those?
For dinner that night, some of us (Kerry had to leave due to working the next morning) went to dinner at The Charcoal Grille with a couple of our cousins, David and Jimmy. Oh, how we laughed with them! Lynn was concerned we would be asked to leave, but I had no such fear. The rest of my family had seen these two at my aunt's funeral (their mother) a few weeks ago, and Lori suggested we get together again for dinner. They are so interesting and comical----great fun and great food!
Mom had opted out of the dinner due to not feeling well and she was wise to do so. She has a bit of a bug bothering her tummy. Might be from something she ate, or too much commotion, or just a bug. She said it's been years since she was sick like this and I must say, I don't like it! Hope she feels better in the morning, so she can enjoy time with David and Lori before they head back to Holmen.
