This is Tuesday morning just past 5 a.m. My husband Joe left for another day at the metal and truss shop. Son Benjamin left around 4:30. Son Kevin is still sleeping, and I need to get this column written so it's done for another week. I'm always glad when my children volunteer to write it. Daughter Verena penned it recently and I keep telling Kevin to get his pen going again. We will see ... Haha!

I packed the men's lunches with leftovers from last night's supper. I made mac and cheese, then grilled some ham and pork chops we still had in the freezer from last winter from the pork we butchered. I grilled it on my gas grill on our front porch and it sure didn't take long. Joe said it was very tender and cooked just right. He loved it so I felt like I received a very nice compliment hearing

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