Cheryl's birthday party was Monday, January 25, 2010. She has given fun parties for everyone this past year, so we tried to make her day special. We planned a casual afternoon with our temple family with no dishes to wash.
The men set up tables and the piñata in our parking area (see car).

Cheryl's wants were very simple. Since her accident the only thing she asked for was a new hand. Sis. Dyer suggested we fill one of the gloves from the temple and present it to her, so we used a kilo of white beans so she could have some food storage if needed.

We also traced around our hands on papers that said, "Give Cheryl a Hand" and then wrote something about Cheryl on each finger. She had some wonderful tributes paid--kind, hard worker, thoughtful, beautiful--and then Gerhard offered his own humorous ideas --good at spending Bro. Smith's money, loved by the Parisina people (the cloth stores she frequents), etc.


Sis. Mortenson offered to bring a cake and make the "green" spaghetti that is a favorite for special parties here. I made the "red" spaghetti, keeping a little sauce out for Sis. Verlinden who doesn't eat beef, pork, or chicken. Sis. Dyer made lemonade and the Richards brought a green salad and the french bread. The men set up the tables and the piñata. For a surprise, the evening turned very cool by 7:00 P.M. so it was time to go home.