AFTER THANKSGIVING AT MONICA'S AND TIM'S

We left Thanksgiving evening and drove to Memphis to spend the rest of the weekend with Monica, Tim and the kids. The kids were still up and excited to see MawMaw and Grand Daddy come to visit. We had not seen them since August.

Friday we took Andrew and Matthew and hit a few thrift stores and let them find some treasures. I found a really nice old curio cabinet with a rounded front and strips of glass instead of the solid glass kind.

Mark came over that evening and we had smoked sausage cooked in beer and sourkraut. ( we had had them cooked like that when we went to John's mothers birthday party in Columbus O.)

That evening me, John, Monica, and Mark played hearts. I don't think Monicia every figured out the object of the game. We had a good time sitting around the table playing, talking and laughing. Andrew was a little upset that we wouldn't let him play. We needed a little time with Monica and Mark. Tim watched a ballgame.

We just kind of hung out on Saturday and made Asparagus soup for dinner. Sunday we got up early and went to church, then went to Red Robins and had a really great burger for lunch. So basicly we ate all week and have probably gained ten lbs.

Here is the recipe for asparagus soup.

1/2 cup of flour

1 stick of butter or maragarine

onion flakes or finely chopped onion

1/2 gal of milk ( or if you want to live dangerously use heavy cream and make the difference with water.)

1 can of asparagus pieces

2 cups cheddar cheese or cheese of choice.

salt and pepper to taste.

Melt butter, add flour and onions make a creamy base. Cook for about 5 minutes while stirring the mixture. Add milk continue stirring. When the mixture starts to thicken add asparagus, cheese, salt and pepper. If it gets thicker than you like add a little more milk.

These croutons go really well with the soup.

2 or 3 bagels.

1/2 stick of butter or maragarine

minced garlic or garlic salt

parsley flakes

Cut bagels into cubes. Melt butter in a baking pan. Add garlic and parsley. Toss bagel cubes in mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes.