Oh the Banter….

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And the beat list goes on . . . but Team Dietzman made some serious dents in the list tonight!  I was amazingly productive tonight.  Maybe because I got on the 4:35 bus, so I was home by 5 pm…..it really does make a difference.  While I fixed Turkey A’la King (thanks for the recipe Wendy!), the … Read More

Cousins

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Pre-school to post-college. That’s the age difference of the 18 cousins.  The group that converged for Thanksgiving. We tend to be a rowdie group…ok, the women and children are rowdie.  The men (all “outlaws”) sit back and wonder what in tarnation they married into (many years earlier)! The offspring not only get along well with … Read More

Under 25

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Here’s our “under 25” group the 2nd generation cousins at Thanksgiving ’08 Ok, so I put a picture of the turkey in too….did you catch that?  Did you also see the computer monitor picture?  My niece, Bailey was in London…..so she joined us via Skype! 

Here we go …

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Just before we left Minnesota five pheasant emerged from out pine trees . . . Arriving in Crystal Lake, IL preparations continue Cousins arrive to help set up tables to seat 33 people Living room furniture removed to the garage Tables set, placecards placed.

Tossmass

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Do we even think about this anymore?I’m in on this one….(be sure to watch for the “outtake” at the end)

What’s your day like?

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What is your Turkey day like?  Do you travel?  Are you the cook?  The host/hostess? The dishwasher?  The pot scrubber? Is your gathering smaller and more intimate? Or larger — yet still intimate . . . Do you leisurely play games? Or get a little rowdie? Do you take care of the kids . . … Read More

Hodgepodge entertainment

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You never know who you will run into at fundraising events! Kirk and former Mayor of Rochester, Chuck Hazama reminisce.  Kirk took a group of teenagers to the Mayor’s home on a photo scavenger hunt.  They had to have a photo with the Mayor as they sang him Christmas Carols.  He was such a good … Read More

Thanks for serving !

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 Thanks for serving our country dad!   United States Air Force 1949 – 1952 Korean Conflict Stationed at Forbes AF Base, Topeka, KS and Keesler AF Base, Biloxi, MS Interesting stuff:  Born and raised in Northwest Indiana.  Dad enlisted in the AF a few years after high school, did basic training in Texas, was stationed … Read More

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Our 1st annual Easter/Spring family weekend is over … but the memories (and photos!) will be with us forever. We were one family shy of all the fam being present, but we look forward to ’09 when my sister, Barbara and her family can join us. As I watched our families interact last weekend, and … Read More

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Friday dinnerEveryone gathered. Thanks given. Food line.(note the affection in the following pics) Kale was Kirk’s best bud on Friday night… Kale asking Kirk: “Why don’t you have hair right here?” Kale thinking about the answer… and loving Uncle Kirk all the same…