...for coming and sharing and reconnecting at the reunion tonight. I'll be posting lots of pics in a couple of days.
Connie
Here's what we did earlier in that day:
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
The Breaking of the Crimpbread (Potluck)
Kelderman Cousins and assorted relatives,
Do we know the long term effect of Crimpbread + Cheese Whiz + Potato Chips?? Let’s look into this.
The Breaking of the Crimpbread (Potluck)Saturday, Nov. 28, 5-8 pm
Leighton Main St. Community Bldg
Meet – Eat – Group Photo? - Reminisce
Anybody have a foosball table they could bring? Ping Pong table? Vinyl recliner?
What memories do these words conjure? Dentyne court house Holiday gas station foosball ping pong basement wienie roast moonlight starlight I hope I see a ghost tonight pumpkin bus lemon drop jay derhonda flat tires maple frosting cookies black ceramic panther mule cart prune cake tapes to ‘nam rook Barncity datsun 240z jersey gloves 5th grade fire escape uncle Hap “ppttp” living room seating code segregation vinyl recliner fake leg sliced ice cream sneaking cookies
Who’s Coming as of Mon. am (31+):
Wilma, Tunie/Joann, Shirley?Larry? Diane Stam depending on Calvin’s situation at the VA-psych eval, John/Joyce, Dennis/Kathy briefly-their gathering is that night, Stephen/Sheryl/Michelle/John, Brent, Dianne/Dave, Steve/Connie, Tom/Lou/Dylan, Jim/Jared, Julie/Grace, Dwight/Lynn, Bonnie/Dann, Cindy/Eric/Blake, Deb, Judy
Food so far:
Crimpbread, chili, sloppy joes, meatballs or potato casserole, pasta salad, taco salad, corn casserole, apples and Dip, orange slices and ginger snaps, Coconut Crisp cookies with maple frosting, Dentyne, coffee, cold drink, all dinnerwear
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Kelderman Legacy Photo Book
Dianne DeWit made this photo book after she helped host a trip to The Netherlands for Dordt alums. You can view/order it at the link on Shutterfly.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
The Art of Being a Goof
Bonnie submitted this 1970 photo.
This is a quiz
Pick out the cut-ups. (Hint: There is a
on his chest.)
on his chest.) 
Place an X by the one who, along with his extended family, witnessed his offspring drop his pants in the living room to answer the question, "How do you keep your dress uniform shirt so taught?" so we could see the suspenders attached from his shirttails to his socks. Unfortunately, the video camera was not on.
1965
This is a great photo. Must be Christmas, 1965. Lots of info. This room seemed bigger at the time. Who are the 'blanks'? Evelena taking the picture?
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Ahh, the good ol' days...
Yes, it was a simpler time indeed. I dug into the archives...here's my contribution. I still dream about Evalena's coffee times. Especially the crimpbread/cheese/potato chip combo and the ever famous cookies with frosting on top. How many of you are guilty of stealing and extra one (or two) on the way out the door?
I also remember her clever delivery method of Neopolitan ice cream. She would slice it with a knife so you got equivalent amounts of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry all in one neat little rectangle...sheer genius!
Julie
I also remember her clever delivery method of Neopolitan ice cream. She would slice it with a knife so you got equivalent amounts of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry all in one neat little rectangle...sheer genius!
Julie
Friday, November 6, 2009
We've Missed You, Crimpbread (and Couisns!)
The occasion of Uncle Elmer's funeral reminded me that his loss wasn't the only one.
Another loss was our family connection. Distance, decades and busy lives have a tendency to do that.
Perhaps it's time to launch a research study on this very subject.
I humbly submit that open-face crimpbread slices, spread with Cheese Whiz and sprinkled with crunched-up potato chips ingested weekly may enhance, yea stimulate, pre-existing artistic DNA.
And all the more when ingested on The Lord's Day along with a minimum of one cookie, chased with a glass of sugary iced tea and preceeding a vigorous physical contest, such as ping pong or foosball, for example.
Furthermore, I postulate that these effects may be multiplied exponentially with the simultaneous offering of the sweet incense of cigar smoke.
Considering the multiplicity of artists in the clan and the aforementioned preponderance of quite-possibly-legitimate circumstantial evidence, it behooves us, as recipients of such grace, to offer ourselves as living participants in expanding the body of research, even as a clan by re-instituting:
To make our joy complete, employ your enhanced genes to:
Another loss was our family connection. Distance, decades and busy lives have a tendency to do that.
Ponder This...
Encountering sooooooo many artists in the family begs this obvious question:
I recently had a gene study done and the word 'whiz' was nowhere to be found in the results. (That's enough out you, John and Dennis. And Brent. And Dianne, Lou, and Jim!)
Perhaps it's time to launch a research study on this very subject.
I humbly submit that open-face crimpbread slices, spread with Cheese Whiz and sprinkled with crunched-up potato chips ingested weekly may enhance, yea stimulate, pre-existing artistic DNA.
And all the more when ingested on The Lord's Day along with a minimum of one cookie, chased with a glass of sugary iced tea and preceeding a vigorous physical contest, such as ping pong or foosball, for example.
Furthermore, I postulate that these effects may be multiplied exponentially with the simultaneous offering of the sweet incense of cigar smoke.
Considering the multiplicity of artists in the clan and the aforementioned preponderance of quite-possibly-legitimate circumstantial evidence, it behooves us, as recipients of such grace, to offer ourselves as living participants in expanding the body of research, even as a clan by re-instituting:
The Breaking of the (Crimp)bread
By the 15 Kelderman Cousins and their spouses*
Saturday, 5-8 pm, November 28
at Leighton Town Hall
*The parents of the cousins are welcome indeed.To make our joy complete, employ your enhanced genes to:
- Submit your inspired ideas to amplify the celebration
- Post your family info on this blog OR...
- Send pics/info to me and I’ll post them
- Crimpbread
- Cookies
- Dentyne gum
- Orange slice candy
- Tea
- Some other nostalgic food
- Plates, napkins, tableware
- foosball table (the original??)
- ping pong table??
- brown vinyl recliner (in which no one may sit)
- cassette tapes/player of messages sent to ‘Nam for Cal and John
- pictures of or examples of your/your descendents’ art (art being a very broad term)
Some pics I found:
