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Several asked for this recipe after we had these at Luke’s birthday gathering. I got the recipe from Misty, who I think got the recipe from Pam… Tantalizing meatball recipe

Preheat oven to 350.

3 lb. hamburger
2 c. oatmeal (quick oats)
small onion (I used just 1/4 of it since Luke doesn’t care much for onions)
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
large can evaporated milk
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
Mix all together, form into 1 in. balls. Place in a 9×13 in. pan and bake for 40 minutes. Then drain off grease.

Glaze: 2 cups ketchup
2 c. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. liquid smoke
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
chopped onion (optional)

Mix the above and poor over the meatballs. Put back in the oven for another 20-25 minutes.

Now party report-Luke had a blast! He turned five on the 17th and had been counting down the days until his “real birthday” (aka the party). One of his gifts was a remote control sports bike. Well, the battery pack had to be charged 5 hours. So he patiently waited. And then, after 5 hours, we found out the outlet didn’t work. 🙁 So he had to wait until this afternoon to try it out. He had a lot of fun. And so did his Dad. 🙂

I used my sewing machine on this one. You just can’t see it with the scan. I made a large heart. That goes around the title onto both pages. And Then in in the left hand corner and on the right side. Just imagine. 😉

and then it warmed up again. And then we all got SICK!!!! Including me. First night I am actually sitting up and thinking at the same time. I owe a huge amount of thanks to Matheau, and our Mom’s for help. And I owe lots of thanks for everyone praying for us.

And, I am a lousy sick person. And I don’t remember the last time I was sick for seven days like this. Never that I can remember.

So glad the birthday party for Luke isn’t until Jan. 28. If you haven’t heard from me yet. His party will be the 28th. 1ish. I haven’t called because I haven’t had a voice. 🙂 Sorry. I am praying this week is much, much better then last. Matheau said I broke records for the most days I haven’t had out my camera. He is right. I will try to get a few next week. I didn’t even get Luke on his official birthday-it was that bad…

For those of you wondering. The cutie in the fist photo is a friend of Luke’s who comes over and plays for a bit after preschool. 🙂 Notice Alli in the denim skirt she wakes up asking to wear every morning!!! And Liz has lost her mittens-intentionally. And no, Luke’s friend didn’t drop the monster snowball on Luke’s head. 😉

Matheau is wanting us to switch our blogging system. (I forgot the technical name for it.) And I have been trying to figure it out. It is going to rock once I get it figured out. But, it is more of a website format then blog-thus a bit more difficult for me.

I did want to let you know that I found my old Narnia book set today. I bought them when I was in the fifth grade. I remember the first time I read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe-laying on the couch in our home in Dickinson, ND… Oh the sweet memories. Now I can’t wait to start reading them to the kids. At least the older two. 🙂 I know you are all as jazzed to hear that as I was to find them. {wink}

Beautiful weather today. I think it had to be in the sixties. My kind of January. [grin] We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a great new year’s eve.