Grandma's 100th Birthday

On Saturday, November 15, forty family members (including me and Karen) gathered from across the country and throughout California to celebrate Grandma's 100th Birthday by having lunch at the Jagerhaus Restaurant in Anaheim, CA.

Grandma Piatt, 100 years old!

It was a great time of fun, fellowship, and great German food! Grandma looked great, enjoyed all the company, and ate her fair share of the red cabbage, goulash, sauerkraut, carrots, knockwurst, bratwurst, polish sausage, and spatzle.

For those of you already experiencing WINTER, the weather out there was in the 90's and, if it weren't for all the ash and cinders falling from the smoke-filled sky, it would have been beautiful. The "Triangle Complex Fire" (Chino Hills, Brea, and Corona) started as we drove to the restaurant to prepare for the party. We saw the early smoke plume. The fire was several miles east of us but nearby freeways were closed because of the fire threat and needing them for emergency equipment. This was after the Sylmar fire, several miles northwest of us, started during the night.

"Fire Season" is part of living in Southern California. Also, there was an earthquate "swarm" while we were there. Sorry you missed it...

But the party was great and we were able to spend Sunday afternoon with Grandma as well.

Jane, Dad, me, Karen, and Grandma.

I'll write more about the trip soon.

And yes, there's snow on the ground here...