Home Again, Home Again

Midge and I made it back to Chicago last Friday.  Once back to her home ground we put together the things needed for her charity event on Sunday.  It was a pancake breakfast at her Church after Sunday Mass.    For a $5 donation folks got pancakes, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs and a fresh fruit cup.  Orange juice and coffee too.  Plus, everyone was encouraged to donate canned goods or dry goods for the food pantry. All the money received was also being donated.  My sister's company donated all the food that we made plus lots of canned goods.  We served around 90 people, and everyone seemed to enjoy the food! Not sure I want to eat or see bacon or sausage again for a while! 

 We set the room up with the colors of fall.

This table was set up to receive the donations of food.  It was a lot of work, but you felt good knowing that food would be provided for people in need.  These are tough times for families, and the shelters and food pantries really appreciate donations.  Once everything was done on Sunday we went back to the house for some R&R.  I don't know about where you live, but the weather was turning more Christmas than fall!   A big snowstorm was heading into the Chicago area.  I was scheduled to head back home yesterday and was a bit worried about the snow.

We woke up to this on Sunday with more on the way.  I watched the weather channel closely, but Monday morning came and the worst of it had passed.  I decided to go home and prayed the roads would be good.  They were a little dicey at the Indiana border but after that it was clear sailing all the way back home.  So, I was happy to have the time to be a help on that project but also very happy to be home.  Annabelle and Jack seemed happy to see me back too!  The cold is still hanging on today but a slow warm up is coming and by the end of the week we'll be in the high 50's.  That will feel like a heat wave!  Now on to preparing for Thanksgiving in a few weeks.  Not sure how many we'll have for dinner that day but on Tuesday before Thanksgiving Day, my oldest son will be 50!  Yikes!  We're going to celebrate with him and his family on the 25th.  It will be crazy to do two celebrations in the week but that's a big milestone birthday.  I'll blog more about our son Jack in a few weeks.  I hope all is well in your neck of the woods and you have a wonderful week!