Oh what fun it was to drive to Linda and Ron's house last night!The Blaine couple feted a fine bunch of family for a post-Christmas buffet. Lots of fun and laughs, we got to see Becky Jerdee's decorating touches, Anja was there with her four grandparents, but not her Mom and Dad -- Erik and Shana had an event elsewhere.
Paul and Ron got the guitars out later in the evening and after some smashing versions of Away in a Manger, Silent Night and Ja Er So Glaa, and so on the group was treated to Ron's imitation of Bob Dylan singing "Oh the Times, They are a'Changin" which he explained Dylan had sung recently in honor of the new president.
Ron's rendition was Dylanesque and nasal, but also sort of country-western, causing one wag to cruelly observe: "I didn't know Bob Dylan ever sang on Hee Haw."Production has begun on movies of the song, a sure YouTube viral clip.
The rowdy crowd dispersed early into the cold dark night. The Californian, still fighting a cold after her week with Mom, needed an escort down I-35 for her night in Shakopee with Stan and Kathleen.
Steve and Nancy shared in the retelling of the excitement later on: We had a two-hour Skype conversation with them before finally calling it quits. Today Sosie see her classmates at noon then flies out on the Redeye after her exciting Holiday week in Minnesota.The rest of the family? Becky J. and Al are with their family in Florida; Virgil and Becky Lynn are driving to an undisclosed location in a warmer climate.
Photos: From top: Briggs, family unit, Stevie, Ron, Paul and Anja, Marilyn. See more party photos by clicking on this link: http://picasaweb.google.com/Rolfsrud/Christmas200802?feat=directlink
