Twenty-one members of the RCWA traveled to the Nemo Community Center in Nemo, SD, on Saturday for our annual Christmas Family Potluck luncheon. Hosts Patsy and Jerry setup tables, chairs and the tree for the event. Patsy, Kathie, Rick and Cori put on table cloths and decorated the tables. Grant made his outdoor smoked turkey, a treat we look forward to each year. Patsy and Jerry served a mighty fine ham for the other main dish. We started our luncheon about 11:30 am.
Attending: Al, Mary G, Patsy, Jerry, Kathie, Bob, Grant, Mary, Tony, Karey, Vicky, Lon, Lauree, Darwin, Rick, Cori, Julian, Lois, Maggie, Jim, and John.
Lots of great salads, breads, and desserts filled out the really enjoyable luncheon.
We started the meal with Julian giving thanks for all the blessings of the past year, followed by lots of eating and visiting.
After lunch, Bob gave a brief "speech" thanking everyone for all their efforts during the year in our toy making endeavors. He shared some tidbits about how many toys were given away and to whom. Then he shared his latest time per toy calculations. He passed on sharing the cookies per toy ratio for the year as it is pretty much pie in the sky type calculations, even though based on many good memories.
The road to Nemo was plowed with snow pack in several spots, but the gathering concluded by 2:30 pm and everyone was home long before dark. Thanks Patsy and Jerry for hosting and making the event very enjoyable. Thanks to all attending as well.
(And we didn't have to share the venue with the Jr Hi school band concert!)
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