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| Lily has a little powdered sugar on her back - she's a mess. |
Lily and I are making cookies for the reunion tomorrow. It's my Father's side of the family and truthfully almost all the original family members have passed on and now I'm probably considered one of the "older generation". It's almost frightening to realize you're OLD! OMG!
But glad to be here and Lily and I are making my Mother's Sugar Cookies and also deviled eggs. I'll take something else but not sure right now - might be Carolina Packers Bright Leaf Hot Dogs - I can fry them. Makes me hungry just thinking about it. I will miss my Mom's chicken pastry and brown peas. She always made an Italian Cream Cake too which was a favorite of one of my cousins - well, really everybody but especially Sherwood.
Anyhow the reunion - we always have barbecue (the pig will be cooked tonight) and lemonade made by hand (of course) in wooden tubs which are probably older than me. The food is great but as I said we're a small family now but I have always gone to reunions. I just love going - seeing everybody and getting a chance to catch up without it being at a funeral.
One of my cousins (now deceased) and his wife always did the genealogical stuff and it goes back to the 1700's. The first reunion was held the 2nd Sunday in September, 1930. I am the eleventh generation of my family in this country.
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| Mom's Sugar Cookies |
