AllenOK
Executive Chef
When we moved from Michigan to Oklahoma, my parents put us up for 6 weeks, until we found our own place. It was a struggle, keeping enough food on hand for feed 10 people, with neither PeppA or myself working for the first couple of weeks, and my parents on a tight budget. We got it done, though
Well, my younger brother was raising a hog for FFA. What I didn't know is that he had shipped it to a slaughter-house to be processed into meat.
My mother called me last Monday, just to say "Hi" and catch up on what all is happening with us. She had mentioned that they had some unexpected car repair bills (thanks to my brother taking the 4-wheel out mud-bogging), and that they were sure how they were going to pay for the pork that was waiting for them at the butcher's. I asked her what the bill was, and she told me. I am still sitting on a big bulk of my Federal Tax refund, so I offered to pay for it, and they can pay me back as they can. I also mentioned that if they could spare some of the meat, let me have some, and deduct that from the total.
My parents were floored. They weren't expecting me to offer that. I felt it was just a way for me to pay them back for what they did for us when we moved.
Now, I've got two racks of spareribs, several packages of pork chops, a couple hams, a couple pork shoulders, some sausage, and a pack of ham hocks in my freezer.
Well, my younger brother was raising a hog for FFA. What I didn't know is that he had shipped it to a slaughter-house to be processed into meat.
My mother called me last Monday, just to say "Hi" and catch up on what all is happening with us. She had mentioned that they had some unexpected car repair bills (thanks to my brother taking the 4-wheel out mud-bogging), and that they were sure how they were going to pay for the pork that was waiting for them at the butcher's. I asked her what the bill was, and she told me. I am still sitting on a big bulk of my Federal Tax refund, so I offered to pay for it, and they can pay me back as they can. I also mentioned that if they could spare some of the meat, let me have some, and deduct that from the total.
My parents were floored. They weren't expecting me to offer that. I felt it was just a way for me to pay them back for what they did for us when we moved.
Now, I've got two racks of spareribs, several packages of pork chops, a couple hams, a couple pork shoulders, some sausage, and a pack of ham hocks in my freezer.