My mom, my sister, Lynn, and her husband, Andy, and my nephew, Christian, arrived at our house on Saturday afternoon. Here is what we've accomplished so far:
Saturday: I made a delicious supper (yes, I'm patting myself on the back, pathetic, I know) of Mexican Cheese Chicken, red beans and rice, mac-n-cheese, cucumbers-n-onions, and homemade buns. After supper mom and I canned 9 pints of chow-chow relish with the veggies she brought.
Sunday: After church mom made a delicious brunch of sausage gravy and biscuits and fried eggs, then she and I canned 13 pints of salsa. David, Andy, and the 4 oldest kids went to watch Viking's training camp while Mom and I watched the NASCAR race, Lynn took a nap, and the two younger kids watched a movie. After rejoicing that Tony won (Woo Hoo!), Mom and I started another batch of chow-chow relish (another 10 pints). After a supper of pizza, we went outside to play baseball (well, Lynn and I stole out and went for a walk around "Pleasantville" (Lynn and Andy's name for our town), leaving David, Andy, Mom and the kids to play) and then began a bon-fire complete with s'mores, and "spooky" stories.
Monday: Lynn, Andy, David, and I went to MOA and walked around almost all the 4 floors. Mom stayed home and canned 20 quarts of applesauce (from my neighbor's apple tree) and the kids played and watched Star Wars. After supper (left-overs), another baseball game was played.
What fun we're having! And they're not going home for a few more days! So we'll still get in lots more fun with them like fishing, swimming, more camp fires, and more baseball. Oh and games. David and I have to teach Andy and Lynn how to play our favorite game, "Settlers of Catan."
4 comments:
Will your mom come to my house? My counters are spread with peaches aplenty. I'm certain they will be perfectly ripe by the time she arrives : )
What wonderful fun you are having and great memories-in-the-making.
You did all of that in one day?!? All that casual talk about canning! To me, canning is anything but casual--a mysterious thing full of intimidating things like sterilizing and sealing. Yet you speak of it as if it is nothing. Whew, am I impressed!!! Also, now I want to get the Catan game!
I am super excited that my son gets to spend this time with your family. He talks about his "vacation" in MN for weeks after coming home. I am also very thankful that Mom gets to spend this time as well. It is truly a wonderful gift. I wish I could be there (yes I do mean that). I miss you all. WI isn't THAT far out of the way home :) I love you guys!
Catan is also one of our favorite family games.
Enjoy your time together!
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