What Joel wanted this year on his birthday was (what he calls) a "Farmer Boy Breakfast. Here's a couple quotes from the book published by Harper Trophey so you can get a better "feel" for what this breakfast entailed.
"When the chores were done and he came back with Father and Royal to the warm kitchen, breakfast was almost ready. How good it smelled! Mother was frying pancakes, and the big blue platter, keeping hot on the stove's hearth, was full of plump brown sausage cakes in their brown gravy.
"Almanzo washed as quickly as he could, and combed his hair. As soon as mother finished straining the milk, they all sat down and Father asked the blessing for the breakfast.
"There was oatmeal with plenty of thick cream and maple sugar. There were fried potatoes, and the golden buckwheat cakes, as many as Almanzo wanted to eat, with sausages and gravy or with butter and maple syrup. There were preserves and jams and jellies and doughnuts. But best of all Almanzo liked the spicy apple pie, with its thick, rich juice snd its crumbly crust. He ate two big wedges of the pie."
Shirley created the list and the plan on how we would accomplish this birthday breakfast. Aunt Dawn offered to make a homemade apple pie. Joe helped Shirley cook it and all 3 served it to Joel. Aunt Dee and Uncle Randy and Aunt Peggy all came over for the breakfast, as well as Grandma and Grandpa Farmer. It was a fun time. Here's a few photos.
By the end of the day, Joel's 4-day birthday celebration was coming to a close. The moon was out and the stars filled the big California sky when he finally retired. A good night kiss and hug for Mom and Dad, along with a great big THANK YOU, was a lovely end to a lovely celebration of 14 years together. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Joel!!
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