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Emogene and Friends
A Chronology of a party 2002

Emogene Reta Grams Knuth’s birthday is July 28, she was born in 1925

The following is a rough chronology as we partied over a three calendar day period on Sherri and Gary Saxe’s beautiful dairy farm.

 

  • The Birthday entourage for Emogene began forming on July 24, 2002 when Delores Grams Yanonne arrived from Montana

Saturday, July 27th

We had a perfect day – it got up to a humid 86 degrees, rained and cooled down to a pleasant upper 60s later at night

  • Silesia Oliveira, Dennis Knuth and Helton DePaulo arrived from New York City on  Saturday, July 27th at 5 am
  • Helton cooked Brazilian food from 6 am until 8 pm with only 2 hours of sleep
  • Sherri Knuth Saxe joined the party at 6 am
  • Gary Saxe joined the party at 8:30 am but then worked until later
  • Emogene Grams Knuth joined the party at 10:30 am
  • Silesia presented Emogene with a signed Yankee baseball “Emogene, Happy Birthday, Derrick Jeter” about 11:30 am
  • Don Grams and Rose Scott Grams joined the party at 3:15 pm
  • Jeanette Grams Ayres and Vern Bundy joined the party at 3:30 pm
  • Norma Grams Wheeler and Bob Wheeler joined the party at 4:15
  • Elvera Grams Biesecker, Don Biesecker, and Delores Grams Yanonne joined the party at 4:30 pm
  • Kelly Bauer and Nathan Moore arrived at 4:30 pm
  • Helton began making Caipirinha's, the Brazilian National Drink at 5 p.m.  The cachaça (spelled cachaca in English) ran out by 7 pm, - the Golden Girls again.  click here to see a recipe.  But the Caipirinha's continued, the chef just switched to vodka as the main ingredient
  • New York T-shirts were presented to all the Grams family as an Emogene Birthday remembrance
  • It rained buckets and everyone headed inside
  • The rain stopped and the skies cleared at 6:00:pm and we headed outside again
  • Anne Biesecker Struck arrive
  • Kaydi and Kelli Saxe arrive
  • Dan and Sandy Bauer, Kelly’s parents arrive
  • Beth Bauer, Sherri’s friend arrive
  • An All Brazilian Supper was served at about 8 pm
  • Gary’s chore helping Amish stopped by on their way home and showed us their horse and carriage
  • Emogene’s birthday officially started at about 10 pm with fireworks
  • The Golden Grams Girls were lit and they lighted up the sky with roman candles
  • Star light and Moon lit walks on the highway.
  • Four Wheeler rides with friends, and Toby, the Saxe family dog. Toby jumps right on the 4 wheeler and takes rides with you if you ask him

 

Sunday, July 28th
A hotter and more humid 94 degrees didn’t ruin our day. It rained in the early evening and then drizzled to a 66 degrees through the night

  • The party moved away from the house to the near motor home so those so inclined could sleep in peace
  • Karaoke and country took over as brief dance club music play ended
  • The party continued until at least 3:45 am.  Don, Delores and Elvera were last to leave but Jeanette and Vern stayed overnight  in the motor home
  • Emogene’s birth date day arrived with partiers waking up at 8:30 am
  • Bob Schwetz and Alice Sperber Schwetz arrive at 10:30 am
  • Gary rejoined to party at 11:30 am
  • Short trip interludes were made until the party began reforming around 3 pm
  • It rained again from 5:30 until 7:30 and drizzled through the rest of the night
  • Russell Biesecker arrived with the returning Don, Elvera, and Delores at 7:00 pm
  • Rod and Roxie Bauer, Gary’s Neighbors arrived
  • Leftover Brazilian food and Wisconsin brats were served
  • A fireworks birthday cake marked the nearing end of the occasion
  • Grand Finale Fireworks ended Emogene’s Birthday celebration at about 10 pm
  • The Golden Grams Girls lighted up the sky AGAIN with roman candles as their salute to Emogene’s best birthday ever

 

Monday July 29th

  • The last guests gradually went home or went to bed.
  • The birthday party ended with Emogene and Silesia being the last survivors, until 2:45 am, when Silesia, Helton, and Dennis left for the airport.

 

Thank you(s) to

  • Helton and Silesia for bringing 30 pounds of Brazilian food and drinks from NY
  • Helton and Silesia for spending 12 hours in the kitchen while we enjoyed your efforts and socialized while you worked so hard
  • Elvera and Don for food and cooking pots loan
  • Jeanette for food and booze contributions
  • Everyone who brought gifts, food, fireworks and refreshments, I apologize for not knowing of and / or not naming all of you and your gifts
  • Delores for coming on short notice
  • Don for his photos
  • Vern for his toys (and photos too)
  • Sherri and Gary for letting us mess up the farm, for contributions of birthday cake, beer and fireworks
  • My aunts, uncles, family and friends for making this wonderful extended family that I have
  • Emogene for having this, her 77th birthday.

“Happy Birthday Mom – I love you”, Dennis

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