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Recent events of this weekend put us at the Marquette in Minneapolis celebrating a milestone birthday. . .Yes, my 60th with a few friends and family (25) and a lot of "painting the town red".  We ate too much and drank too much as we moved from room to room and dining venue to dining venue.  Everyone came and the jokes and the music and the pictures and the video were contributed by very talented techno-logical off- spring who 'done themselves proud."  Well, me too.  I laughed and I cried and then I laughed so hard I cried.  I was the most surprised and someone else was the Host with the Most. Guess you cannot take the officer out of the gentleman!

It worked out well without saying too much to make those who didn't make the event jealous and sadly remorseful.

I believe it was Gretchen who stepped up to making the arrangements (Full Basil's Menu verses abbreviated!!!)  and getting ( To my Surprise!) over four hundred photos to Meaghan (by scanning) to Germany who then Meg  "Photo Shopped and 'Chopped' " added my "Crazy Patsy music."  They included everyone and I finally realized my "cloned Kirschling children" did not look exactly alike.  ("That's Michael. . .That's Greg. . .Grandpa Larry. . .Aunt Marie. . .Grandma Marie. . .Meg. . .no Gretchen... the girls even got in the fiances')  I have to "post" this.  I am hopeful it can be forthcoming.  (Stay Tuned. .  .Nano computer challenged that I am!)

I wanted to head north this weekend but Ron wants to start his pilot's training so I guess I am either going to have to brave the travel alone with the canines or just postpone the event until the weather warms. It would be nice if Ron got to do something for himself one of these days. (I hear the new roof has been installed and it is not like I can see it from the ground anyway.  I'll be home in stead.  Ron is much more important to me than traveling 265 miles alone to see a snow covered metal roof! Who would do that?)