Category: My Family

Without a family, one seldom thinks long term

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Staying in touch… by knowing what time it is in their world

Keeping in touch... that's what is important in maintaining relationships

I have a variety of clocks decorating my wall above our dining nook and each is set to where someone we love lives…. a  world clock  would help. If it is 12 noon in Kristin’s world (Hawaii), then it is 12 midnight in Karen’s (Capetown) and 3 in the afternoon in sleepy San Luis Obispo, California where ol Mom and Dad live. This doesn’t count the numerous relatives living in every possible time zone imaginable.

On the road, my “Treo” helps me keep it all straight. I certainly don’t want to call someone when they are asleep, but as Kristin reminds me… that is what ‘text messaging’ is all about.

Roger Freberg

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On Jenny Craig and we’re down 69.8 lbs & 64 lbs

Hey.... down 69.8 lbs for me....looookin' good!Well, we went in for our weekly ‘weigh in’ at Jenny Craig and although I have only dropped only a pound in the last two weeks, I have lost 69.8 lbs in total since the beginning of December!

Laura has also done an excellent job…. dropping 64 lbs on a much smaller frame. However, this is the weight that she has lived most of her life … and I think she’s feeling good to be back in familiar territory.

‘Evil’ daughter Karen has been sending wonderful pictures of food and fun from South Africa and all I can say is… yummy!

My daughter Kristin is no better, she is constantly telling me how yummy her Starbucks Chocolate Coffee grande’ carmel latte’ expresso with creamy foamy delicioso whatever is. I really don’t need to know this. She uses some sort of toffee bar as a swizzle stick! sheeeesh!

In any event, laura and I have dropped a long way in the direction of our final goal weight and it feels great!

Have a yummy day!

Roger Freberg

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Birthday “Gooseducken”!

why couldn't it be... eat as much as YOU want?

In our family, and for very special occasions, we will often fix one of these bird-within-a-bird meals! Karla had requested a chicken within a duck within a goose for her birthday…. hmmm… I don’t think this is on my diet.

It’s not all that hard to prepare once you’ve done it a few times. First you debone completely the chicken and duck… I also remove the skin. Secondly you debone the goose leaving the wings, leg and skin. Spread out & season the meat and add the stuffing between each layer of bird. Wrap.

I used a different type of stuffing for each bird… more or less what is typical… but always with a twist.

This is a delicious meal… but as they say… “some assembly required”.

Happy Birthday, Karla!

Dad

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Happy Birthday Karla!

Karla the bossy foxHappy Birthday Karla!

Karla’s birthday is today… and everyone has worked very hard to ensure that Karla’s Birthday is something special. After all, Karla made long and complete lists. hmmmm

The feast will begin with a “Goose-ducken”… something like a Turducken or an Ostriducken… but with a goose. Karla loves these bird within a bird type meals.

A traditional birthday cake and a day of ‘shopping’ has been planned… so a pretty nice day has been planned.

Karla can be a little ‘bossy’… she wanted to write my blog… but naaaaah!

To Karla’s credit, she has done a wonderful job for the family with her art and animations for our various sites… and it has given us a lot of smiles and laughs over the years.

Happy Birthday, Karla,

Love,

Dad

 

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Captain Jack Sparrow and his Pirate blog!

Outside of the critics — which tend to be be a scurvy lot — everyone loved the latest edition to the Pirates of the Caribbean legacy! Karen watched Captain Jack get rescued from oblivion in a huge theater in Capetown South Africa, Kristin watched it from the comfortable shoals of Oahu and we watched it in theater 4 in Arroyo Grande.

Afterward, we all had considerable debate as to whether or not there will be a next Pirates movie… supposedly a hint was given at the end of the credits so I guess — like always — we’ll just have to see it again!

Captain Jack can read and write and BLOG!!!

If you haven’t been on Captain Jack’s Blog… you just gotta check it out! Lots to see and lots submitted by true fans! I especially liked the picture of the Captain and his Dad along with a short swabby wearing a Stones shirt!

Thar be sequels in yar future, matey?

Roger Freberg