The making of the watermelon sailboat.
First, we had to shop for the fruit which was a wonderful adventure. My brother-in-law John took us to one of their favorite grocery stores, HyVee, and we found all the fresh fruit we needed plus the melon-ballers. Next, we gathered up a few supplies from my sister Karen. We needed large platters, saran wrap and a couple of bowls. Then we took the stuff back to our hotel room which had a small kitchen in it. Don cut the melons and gave directions to me, my mom and sister Mary so we could help with the melon balling while he took a short and much deserved nap. Much deserved because earlier he had cooked his wonderful French toast breakfast for 14 family members. As Don napped Mary washed the strawberries and grapes and mom and me got busy making watermelon and cantaloupe melon balls. Once Don was recharged from his nap he assembled the sail boat and put together the other fruit display. Needless to say the fruit displays were a huge hit and a great topic of conversation.
First, we had to shop for the fruit which was a wonderful adventure. My brother-in-law John took us to one of their favorite grocery stores, HyVee, and we found all the fresh fruit we needed plus the melon-ballers. Next, we gathered up a few supplies from my sister Karen. We needed large platters, saran wrap and a couple of bowls. Then we took the stuff back to our hotel room which had a small kitchen in it. Don cut the melons and gave directions to me, my mom and sister Mary so we could help with the melon balling while he took a short and much deserved nap. Much deserved because earlier he had cooked his wonderful French toast breakfast for 14 family members. As Don napped Mary washed the strawberries and grapes and mom and me got busy making watermelon and cantaloupe melon balls. Once Don was recharged from his nap he assembled the sail boat and put together the other fruit display. Needless to say the fruit displays were a huge hit and a great topic of conversation.
