Saturday was a pirate party to celebrate Captain Quinn’s birthday.

Everyone got decked out:

And I mean everyone:

June 10, 1914–September 19, 2007
Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother

Busha and Auntie Amy polka-ing at Busha’s 90th Birthday Party, June 2004.

Not sure what was up with this display…

At the Minnesota State Fair, there’s lots to eat…

Whew! I thought I had photographed them all, but boy was I wrong. I missed:

• batter-dipped, deep-fried chocolate chip cookies on-a-stick
• sloppy joes on-a-stick
• cajun seasoned alligator sausage on-a-stick
• oriental lemon chicken on-a-stick
• pizza on-a-stick
• hand dipped caramel apples on-a-stick
• batter-dipped, deep-fried candy bars on-a-stick (Snickers, Milky Way, Three Musketeer)
• chocolate covered bananas on-a-stick
• pancake wrapped around sausage on-a-stick
• Kool Aid pickles on-a-stick
• rocky road scones on-a-stick (caramel, chocolate, marshmallow)
• batter-dipped, deep-fried fruit on-a-stick in a variety of the following combinations: grapes, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, strawberry, pineapple, apple, pineapple, banana, kiwi, peaches, cherries, pears, watermelon
• fried jalapeno pepper cheese on-a-stick
• Dixie wings on-a-stick
• leg of lamb (marinated on-a-stick)
• rueben on-a-stick
• shrimp (breaded, grilled, buffalo, popcorn, cocktaii) on-a-stick
• spaghetti and meat balls on-a-stick (don’t quite know how they manage that)
• deep fried spudsters on-a-stick
• blackened cajun steak-on-a-stick
• Puff Daddy on a stick (?)
• caramel apples on-a-stick
• frozen grapes on-a-stick
• cherries on-a-stick
• batter-dipped, deep-fried vegetables on-a-stick
• ice cream on-a-stick
• walleye on-a-stick
• catfish on-a-stick

Sorry you missed out, aren’t you? More fair stuff coming soon.

PS: Sorry for the poor photo quality :O(

My friend Jennie had baby Anya on the 14th. She’s so tiny!

I’m moving. Tuesday. Yipee! And also ughh!

One of my favorite Sesame Street skits…