Nathan - Granddad and Grandson Conversation and Another Funny Episode

Nathan and his big brother Jacob received hand-held video game devices for Christmas from their granddad Mark. Five year old Nathan's was a Leapfrog Digj which didn't work correctly. So we sent it back and received his new one and delivered it the same day knowing he was terribly anxious to get it back. A few days later Granddad and Nathan had a couple of email conversations that went like this:
Granddad: Dear Nathan, is your game working OK? Love, Granddad

Nathan: Dear Granddad, it's working fine. I passed the first level, but then I died on the second. Love, Nathan

Granddad: Sorry to hear that you "died" on the second level, but glad to hear that your game is working. Good luck on that second level. Second levels can be very hard. Love, Granddad

Nathan is a funny boy. The other day Travis had Nathan in the car and they stopped to help a lady who had driven her car into a ditch. The lady was very appreciative of the help. When they got home, Nathan was telling his mother the story and was trying to describe the lady and said "Well, I think she was a democrat". What do you think he meant by that? I guess we all drive in the ditch a time or two in our lives, those on the left, those on the right and those in the middle.

More MEP Holiday Family Traditions

Every year for 31 years the MEP family would wake up on Christmas morning open gifts and look forward to making Grandma Nora's Swedish pancakes for breakfast. Grandma Nora was not known for her good cooking, but we love this recipe. Nora would spend every Christmas morning with us since her move to Arizona in 1993. When she couldn't drive any more we would pick her up and bring her to us. She was always so proud that we used her recipe and loved to be involved in making this annual breakfast. My married girls carry on this MEP family tradition.

Grandma Nora’s Swedish Pancakes
(Crepes)

¾ Cup Flour
1 Tb Sugar
½ tsp Salt
3 Beaten Eggs
1 ¼ Cups Milk
2 Tb Oil (or melted butter)

Combine all in a blender until smooth. Melt a pat
of butter in a non-stick frying pan on med-high, pour
a small amount of batter into pan to make a
thin round crepe. Cook until edges are
lightly browned then flip with a spatula. You can use a crepe
pan, be sure it is a good one. Serve rolled with your choice
of filling, powdered sugar, preserves, bacon, sausage,
cinnamon sugar - whatever you prefer. This recipe makes
approximately 10 crepes. This recipe also works
when doubled or tripled. You can make these the night

before and put a sheet of wax paper between the cooked

crepes and refrigerate. Just re-heat crepes as needed.