Nothing like waiting in line for sausage!

Well . . . the whole fan-damily made it this year to the Verboort Sausage dinner! Grama Howson, Grama Christopherson, Chad, Nicole, Lucas, Andy, Alia, Josh, Dani, Dale and I. It's a time honored tradition in our family to either buy or go to the Verboort dinner. Not everybody is always around to go, sometimes it falls during hunting season. So those years I usually rise at the crack of dawn to stand in line to buy sausage. It was perfect weather this year for mulling around outside at the plant sale, then into the bazaar. We ran into alot of friends we haven't seen for awhile plus, both of the grannys came so that was great! (Oh, me too I'm a granny!). We bought our tickets and had to wait 2 hours before our numbers were called, so what did we do for 2 hours....Well, we got on the school bus that takes you out to the beer gardens, a couple miles out of town at the Gun Club. The weather was so great that we all sat around a picnic table, enjoying the scenery and visited while having a couple beers. We teased the granny's about the last time they rode a school bus....they said it had been awhile ;0). So we get back and thanks to Andy and Alia who stayed back at the church and babysat Lucas for while, we get into line for dinner. Table for 10 by the aisle (for we have a stroller now, of course). We get seated and in they march with plates heaped with all you can eat homemade sauerkraut, mashed potatoes w/gravy, sausage, applesauce, green beans and rolls. For dessert lemon merange or apple pies. Even baby Lucas got a taste of applesauce and Danielle who has been feeling pretty bad lately with morning sickness was able to get some food down too! We all went home stuffed and having enjoyed our day....then home to watch the Duck & Beaver games. Doesn't get much better than that on a beautiful fall afternoon . . .