Lefse & Cocked Hat Soup Day 2008

Yesterday I awoke to a limping dog - Ruffles back leg was a bit lame, but I held back from running straight to the vet and a several hundred dollar payment to them. Was gonna wait and see how the day went. 

Highlight #1 for day: I paid $1.89 for gas!!! I almost took a few cars out as I broke for the SA station by my house to get in on this deal. Less than $25 for the whole tank!!! I couldn't believe it - so had to take a picture. ha ha.

Highlight #2 for day: I went up to C-town for our annual "Lefse & Cocked Hat Soup" Extravaganza. When the boys go hunting on opener (update: Jon = 11 pt buck, Dad = 8 pt buck, Chris = nadda, Jake = No word), then the girls get together and make some Norwegian family goodies. So it was mom, Sara, Betty, Stacy, and me. But this year we had Laike with us, as last year he was only a bun in the oven! 

For those who aren't spun up on "Cocked Hat Soup", it is a whole day process to make 'noodle dough' that then goes around a ground up chicken & beef mixture and then into a broth soup. Is very tasty. Then usually Stacy and I are the lefse makers at the grill. We are becoming quite good at it - but we always have mom to help. 

Vern came over at the end to try out our soup and Laike became a true Norwegian with his first bite of lefse!

Then I loaded up some soup & lefse and headed home. Luckily, Ruffles was walking fine when I got back and seems to be just as well today. Today I'm planning a run with Noelle (only 8 miles today) and then we are pretty much set for San Antonio next week. In fact, I think a little packing will be in order this afternoon, after laundry gets done.