Balk Sisters Date

The sisters started what I hope is a yearly tradition-Sisters Date.  We met at Texas Roadhouse in Witchita,Kansas Saturday February 28 for 24 hours of nonstop catching up.  It is a fairly central location for everyone.  The guys were invited to help drive.  We did an afternoon of antique shopping.  I found some of my everyday things there.  Later Becky was determined I would get some Sketchers shoes like her and Karen`s.  They are incredibly comfortable but dressy enough to wear lots of places.  I found the right size but not color so will keep looking.  We took hamburgers back to the room.  I got a lesson there when we ordered.  Wendy`s offers a Senior discount.

  Becky reported on her trip to Uncle Ernie Balk`s near San Antonio and brought me copies of family documents.  Most are in German so maybe Josh can translate for me.  Ernie told her a couple comical stories.  One was, Ernie and Mary Ellen have a hot tub with swimsuits optional rule.  When Aunt Margaret visited in recent years she presented herself to the hot tub early one morning in the buff.  She is now 96 years of age.  Dad can`t get past the swim suits optional.  May I clarify it`s couples only not a big party.  He also told of meeting Amelia Earhart when she had plane trouble and landed in the pasture across from their Bison home.  Hope to ask him more about that later.

Think we started something at Big Granny`s funeral by letting the Great Grands tuck her in.  They did the same at Chad`s father-in-law`s funeral.  They actually picked a number to see who could push the button to lower the casket.

Sunday morning we went to a large church in Goddard.  We looked around and missed Phil.  Here he came in vested with the priest.  We didn`t get to hear him give a sermon but saw him in some action.  Afterwards we headed home with thoughts of our Quitman reunion in July and plans forming in our heads for next year.