Saturday was such a beautiful day. The high temperature was in the 60's ~ it felt like spring! Brian, Noah, and Joel spent the morning helping to work at our church's new construction getting ice off of the concrete floor. At 60 degrees, you would think it would be melted, but Brian had to explain to me that it was very thick and it was inside the building, not outside, so no sun could reach it and melt it. OK, I kinda understand ~ but how does ice/water get inside to begin with?? Apparently, the roof is new. Ah-ha!
Here is Joel scooping some ice.
My men hard at work :-)
In the afternoon, my parents came down from the farm to visit. It has been such a cold winter, that it had been over a month since they had come to visit. We went shopping at Kohl's before we went out to eat to celebrate a couple of birthdays: Brian's 44th (January 15th) and my dad's 72nd (February 15th)
After supper, we came home to play the German card game, Schaffkopf. I would be surprised and impressed if you know how to play this game. It is a game from my heritage that has been handed down through the generations. The closest thing that matches it in our country is a game called sheepshead, which is the literal translation of schaffkopf. It takes a bit to master and can be confusing. Simply put, it uses 24 cards (9 to ace) and 12 of them are trumps. If you want to learn it or play, let me know! Growing up, I loved the game, but my sister disliked it. Tonight, I got a sample of why she disliked it so much. I remember almost always winning this game. I don't believe in luck, but I always got good hands and she didn't. I was lucky. Well, my son Joel is reminding me of my life 30 years ago ~ he is lucky!
And, in case you are wondering, yes, we use chips, but never exchange them for real money.
Auf Wiedersehen!
Kendra
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