The Przekwas Ranch: Fall Supper

I wrote this post last evening before I went to bed, but I was tired of waiting for the pictures to upload, so I went to bed. Sorry if some of it seems present-tense...it was supposed to be posted last night!

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Last night, my mom, the kids and I ventured to Roseau to take in the Fall Supper at Matt's parents' church. It's a wonderful affair...turkey and all the trimmings and pie for dessert. The kids behaved so well. We were hoping to get to Roseau in time to go to Annie's Trading Post, but we didn't. Instead, we went to Maurices (but soon left because all Clarence and Adina wanted to do was play with and rearrange the nail polish...), then to Aunt B's. Aunt B's is a store right next to Maurices; it's a cute little antique gift store. I'd never been in there, but I plan on going again soon, maybe without the kids, though.

After we finished there, we headed back out of town to the Rose Church. It's a country church, with a small congregation, yet it puts on a wonderful Fall Supper every year. The people band together and make it work, everyone of them with a smile on their faces. We saw Great-Grandma Jeanette, Grandma Carmen, Grandpa Bob, Cousin Rebekah, Cousin Isaac, Uncle Doug, Aunt Rachal, Cousin Bethany, and many friends of Matt's family. I'm so glad Mom and I made the effort to go over there. Mom had never been there, and after telling her about it for the last couple of years, we made a point to go together this year. It worked well, too, since Matt was combining oats today and couldn't go with anyway.

We arrived, they gave us a number, and we had to wait in the sanctuary until our numbers came up (we had to wait for a hundred numbers, so it was about a half hour wait). Meanwhile, I took the kids outside to play. Rose Church has a cemetery out their back door, so I took the kids to see where their Great-Grandpa Clarence was buried. It was fun for me to be able to show them; I want Matt to be able to come with next time, and to tell them about Grandpa Clarence and what a special person he was. I'm hoping we'll make the Fall Supper a tradition so that we can get over and see a lot of the family.

Once we got back in, they were past our numbers, so we got in line. We sat down with plates of mashed potatoes and gravy, turkey, meatballs, corn, stuffing, coleslaw and pie. The kids dug right in. I couldn't believe how hungry they were! They just sat so still and quiet for about 15 minutes and shoveled their food in. Then, Adina was just quiet and tired; Clarence was ready to run. He was in and out of his seat; then, he went outside to see Grandma Carmen; soon after, he came back in, ran all the way through the church, and by the time I got up and followed where I thought he'd gone, I couldn't find him anywhere. About 10 minutes later, I found him on a bench outside sitting by an old lady named Inez. She was just talking to him so nicely, and he loved it. He sat with her for about a half hour.

Anyway, we finished up, got to-go boxes for our men (my dad, Matt, and my brother), and headed home, very stuffed from our wonderful supper.

So, next year, if you are looking for a filling, delicious meal, head to Roseau to the Rose Church for their annual Fall Supper. You won't be sorry!

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I just wanted to share a picture with you of something I bought today at a rummage sale. It's nothing special at all, just a shelf...but it makes a world of difference as far as I'm concerned.

Picture an area of the floor, 4 feet by 4 feet, covered with toys. This was my living room when I left my house this morning; this picture shows you what this shelf has done to help my sanity. I can now walk into my house and know there will be hope of organizing the toys to some extent.