JIM’S BIRTHDAY

Hi All

Just a short update for you.

It took 3 years of begging to finally get Linda to agree to going to a Japanese restaurant, where they cook at the table, for my birthday….The rule is you get to have what you want for your birthday, but somehow that is not always the case.

Anyway I enjoyed the meal. The cook was a little disappointing as he did not have many good moves, must still be a rookie. I had filet mignon and sea scallops and Linda had lobster. A couple of Sapporo beers and a glass of plum wine topped it all off.

Our dear old friend Jim and his new Chinese wife Hudai came over on Saturday afternoon in a restored 1967 Chevelle SS396. Jim had one when he was a lot younger and bought this one from a dealer in Volo, IL.  It was wonderful to see Jim after 25 or so years and to meet his new wife. They live in China as Jim is working over there and has been for about 10 years. They come back to the states once a year for a month. We went out to dinner at Heston Bar which has been around since the early 1940’s and is known all around for their superb prime rib. Three of us had the small cut, 16 oz., (the big cut is 40 oz.! I ordered it about 30 years ago and ate the whole thing) and one of us had shrimp…..can you guess who had the shrimp, even thou she had prime rib in Laughlin?

Time is running out on our stay here in the Midwest and soon we will be heading for Disneyworld with a couple of stops  on the way. One at the Empress casino in Joliet, Il for 3 days to visit with Rose and Leroy, than on down to Knoxville, TN. to visit with friends Sam and Eula. Need to be in Disney on October 3rd for a week, than on to Campbellsville, KY to start work.

Hope all is going well with you and yours.

Love to all of ya’

Jim and Linda