To help to build excitement as this weekend approaches, I propose that we get creative and compile a list:
"You might be a VanDrunen if..."
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I'll get us started.
...if, at family gatherings, you have a scotcheroo in your right hand to compliment the scotcheroo in your left hand.
...if, behind the wheel of your car, you've referred to someone as a "Moke."
...if you're on a perpetual search for "the money".
...if you go to Mama's Kitchen.
...if you know that a marriage can be worth 4 points at the card table, but worth much more after 55 years.
...if the fillets in your freezer are not filet mignon.
...you know how to tighten the drag and keep the tip up
...you expect "The Twelve Days of Christmas" to bring about roaring laughter to the point of tears
...ketchup
...If a certain someone's name is mentioned everyone in your family begins knocking on wood
...You were more afraid of the spider room than any spanking any where at any time.
....If at every gathering we remind Karen of her famous "How about you tired, are you Char"?
...If the grandchildren ask what Grandpa means when he calls someone a "hammer a$$"
...If you are able to keep the same live geraniums looking good year after year.
...if your family's competitive drive and general noise levels make for authentically CRAZY bunco.
on a side note... I think that I speak for the entire VanFamClan when I say that this list is crying out for the wisdom of Keith. WE WANT KEITH! WE WANT KEITH!
just thought of this one over lunch
...if your primary currency for purchasing pizza is cardboard shields.
Come on, Keith. Log in.
. . . if your idea of a vacation is waking up at 3:30 a.m., eating toast laced with dramamine, watching Kelly throw up before you even get in the car, squeezing everyone into a station wagon and driving eight hours to get to a cottage by noon.
...if you've spent your thanksgiving day cleaning the gutters at your grandma's house because of a "yous kids" request.
... if youve had to play the same bible character multiple times for the annual Christmas story play
from Jim...
...if,it takes longer to make the teams and talk about the outcomes of a family golf outing, than actually playing a round of golf
...if You can invite absolutely anyone to a family party or even to live at Mom and Dad's and you know they will be welcome.
...if your family actually likes each other and looks forward to spending time together.
...if, you don't have to worry about groundhogs in your yard because the shotgun inside the building will take care of them.
...if, directions are written on Excelsior paper by names of people's houses, & landmarks, instead of actual numbers.
...if, you know the difference between ordering "ha" or "ma" "saw" in Harvey.
...if, you "forget" your swimsuit/clothes & need to go to the thrift store.
...if, the song "We Are Family" starts and all sisters converge on the dance floor.
... if, Mom thinks everyone is Number "One".
...if you have made dog bowls, dust pans, lure holders, and any other thing you can think of out of sheet metal.
...if you tell someone they look flau or benount.
...if you have combed Grandma's hair.
...if you have had your can of pepsi in a series of 4 3oz shots!
...if you woke up with night sweats from your uncle waiting for you at the top of the stairs in a Wolf mask.
...if when you are older and someone asks where you are going you say "out"!
...if you refer to your Grandparents as the Patriarch and Matriarch because of the respect you have for them.
...if, you are going thru an incredible struggle and everyone surrounds you with prayers and amazing love.
...if you have owned a Chevette.
for all you young one's out there, if you would like to see a Chevette there is one at a Kouts auto museum.
Jim said
... If you have ever fished back to the cottage in a driving rain storm.
... If Johnsonville has to call you to get the best cooked brats in the NATION.
... If your Garden has been planted before Christmas.
We just added two more vehicles to the auto museum this week.
... if you are heading to Birchwood and you get a phone call asking how the fishing is, and you haven't even gone through Gary yet.
....if the value of your nickel is worth a cup of M & M's
...when your asked how many cousins you have and you have to use the power of 10
...if your grandpa is so connected that he's responsible for heating Santa's workshop.
...if a Crappie day on vacation is a good thing.
...if a gangster dies in the arms of a relative of yours, and the most important detail of the story revolves around said gangster's beautiful Italian hair.
...if you can say the word "Pinochle" and not giggle sophomorically.
...if your broken fridge is not lying in a landfill, but is instead being used to prepare an appetizer for the next family meal.
. . .if you can't count how many times you went to Kramer's for bread and milk
. . . if you told Cal Hoekstra you started a money club
. . . if your idea of fun was swimming in a horse trough at Smits
. . . if you're still a little ticked at Mr. Rietveld for putting up the fence
...if table tennis involves dodging randomly arranged potted plants and scooping stray ping pong balls out of sump pits.
...if the centerpiece of your bathroom decor is a dutch birthday calendar.
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