Suprise Party

My 50th birthday is next Saturday December 4th. The day after Thanksgiving Chris, the kids and I headed to The Black Sheep Cafe for her company holiday party. On the way to the party I was coaching Catie and Nik on importance of making a good impression on Chris' boss. We were running lake so we arrived about 15 minutes after the party started. I remember walking up to the front door and looking through the glass window at the full house of guests and thinking that one of Chris' co-workers bore a striking resemblance to a friend of mine, Kevin Cooper. We walked in the front door and as one the entire crowd turned to me and yelled "Surprise!"followed by Happy Birthday. As I looked around, the crowd of over 60 came into focus. Brothers, Sisters, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins and Friends. Unbelievable, my loving wife had been able to coordinate this huge event and I had no clue.

The staff at Black Sheep prepared a delicious meal of roasted veggies, salad, Lasagna, Pizza, and the largest Snowball cake in the world. My brother Dave was in charge of the beer and the selection was amazing. Our friend Poul made the Snow Ball cake, and had a bid hand in all the prep. Chris' boss Cathy was so gracious is allowing us to us the cafe and she and the Sheep staff did a great job. Chris hired a magician to work the crowd. He was really good and everyone loved his act. My sisters Jenny and Debbie worked with all the quests to compile a memory book of quotes, memories and photos. My Dad did any wonderful slide show of family photos from my 50 years on earth.

Thank you to all that took the time out of your busy holiday weekend to be a part of this memorable event. Words can't express how much your presence meant to me. I feel so incredibly blessed to have so many loving and caring people in my life. God Bless you all.

I can't thank Chris enough for putting together such an incredible party for me. She is the love of my life.

Packer Fan Humor

A friend from work shared this with me after the Packers crushed the Vikings on Sunday, for the second game in a row sending a head coach to the unemployment line.

The Minnesota Highway Patrol is cracking down on speeders heading into Minneapolis. For the first offense, they give you 2 Vikings tickets. If you get stopped a second time, they make you use them.

Q. What do you call 47 millionaires around a TV watching the Super Bowl?
A. The Minnesota Vikings

Q. What do the Vikings and Billy Graham have in common?
A. They both can make 70,000 people stand up and yell "Jesus Christ".

Q. How do you keep a Minnesota Viking out of your yard?
A. Put up a goal post.

Q. What do you call a Minnesota Viking with a Super Bowl ring?
A. An Imposter.

Q. What's the difference between the Minnesota Viking and a dollar bill?
A. You can still get four quarters out of a dollar bill.

Q. How many Minnesota Vikings does it take to win a Super Bowl?
A. Nobody Knows

Fall Snow or Snow Fall?

Woke up this morning to a couple inches of snow on the ground and big flakes still falling. The tree's are all coated with a thick mantel of white. Its really a wonderful scene, kind of like living in a big snow globe! The weather forecast is calling for snow to fall most of the day today with expected accumulations of between 6 and 9 inches by tomorrow morning. Doesn't really matter how much we get, I'm going to enjoy this little winter gift today. Chris and I are getting ready to take Lola out for a walk in the first snow of the season. Fun! Hope all my Minnesota friends and family stay safe and warm today. Get out and play in the snow if you can!