Dinner with the Flippos

This week was a treat, we had gumbo with okra. okra was ok to me. To me it should be called oksortah.  I usually only eat things like okra dipped and fried in fat, which everything tastes better that way. Except for maybe.. wait nope that too. I guess a slushy would not work, that is one thing that is better not deep fat fried.  This was in gumbo which the kids ate all of it, so someone liked it.  Gumbo, Jerry aid, and Lauren' luscious lemon cake (Angie's name for it). I usually really like Lauren's desserts but wow this was good one. I ate my piece before dinner so that I could get more than just crumbs, like last week.  We also played a game, called Crazy Flippo Bridge. More on that later.  Lots of pictures First Off Kylie came early and helped and made some bouquets. Fall festive ones.  Here Zeke and Elijah are hanging. I think Zeke is on his phone and Elijah is snoozing.  This is how Elijah hangs at the Flippos. I took the liberty and made a few em...

 PASTA BAR! Welcome back to the Flippo Dinners blog. "Where the women are strong, the men are good looking and all the children are above average." This week we had a pasta bar, or as I call it "pastafari". So yeah we carb loaded about 40 students this week so they could go put those complex carbs to work in learning at K State, or going to their jobs.  This was not the nasty protein pasta either, it was the good stuff. We can tell when its a hit when students go back for more then sit around moaning.  We had Jerry Aid again, although there was a little problem with it.  This is Jerry cleaning out Jerry Aid from his car. It seems the Jerry Aid was not following Kansas Law and not wearing a seat belt it "got loose". So Jerry had to clean his back seat up. Jerry learned a huge lesson that day. You have to strap in the precious little ones!  Charis is making us a salad. Since Charis means Joy, or at least that is what I was told. Then this is a joy salad. or ...