Cheeseball Chick

My husband told me it was only a matter of time until I saw someone out and about wearing one of my shirts.  I ran into Alan today in St. Cloud at the Munsinger Gardens.  Seeing him sport the shirt and the message made me smile.  He heard me speak at M.U.U.U.C.E. a few weeks ago.  Great to see you Alan!

While at the Great Minnesota Get Together (State Fair), I ran into this family who told me they met me last year at the fair.  Turns out that they had a conversation about me prior to coming this year.  The kids suggested they may run into me again, but dad was pessimistic.  He bet them they wouldn’t see me and said if they did he’d give them $5.00 each.  He lowered that to $1.00 a piece and good thing he did – because… they ran into me!  It was great seeing you again, Johnson family!  See you next year!

Cal, the director of engineering at Goodrich, was planning a cheese ball themed work picnic for his crew when he stumbled upon my website.  Intrigued, he took the chance with an email and invited me to be the special guest at their picnic.  I am SO glad I went!

By request, my brother Andy and I performed the Cheese Ball Song sing-along style!  They handed out song sheets and the most the guys actually sang along!  Special thanks to these two guys who helped lead the song

I had the opportunity to share the cheese ball story in front of about 50 engineers and technicians.  They were a great crowd and I very much enjoyed my time with them – even though I was the only female

One the highlights for me was going home with this amazing cheese ball blaster!  I am so grateful to Cal for this great gift!  Be sure to watch the video below to see how it works!

Check out this highlight video which will give you a good overview of the picnic – the creative games and the cheese ball blaster to name a few.  The best video is at the end… so don’t miss it!

Here the cheese ball story as told to 800 middle schoolers at an event last week.  They were a great crowd!  :-D

I had the privilege of speaking for 800 middle school students at a really sweet event called M.U.U.U.C.E.  They took a liking to my cheese balls

I took my cheeseballs to a Twins vs. Indians game in Cleveland, Ohio.  Though I was wearing a Twins shirt, the cheeseballs bridged the gap and I made a lot of friends!

Darian came back for seconds

It was great to meet, Amy, a fellow Twins Fan!

I had the privilege of meeting John Adams, the drummer for the Cleveland Indians.  He has only missed 37 games over the last 37 years!  That’s commitment!  I asked him to please drum when the Twins scored but my request was not granted

My husband and I took our youth group to Toronto, Canada to work with CSM, an organization that specializes in urban missions.  On the way home we took our group to Niagra Falls, and I brought joy to the Maid of the Mist one cheeseball at time

Craig and I worked with Alaska Missions on a “Salmon Frenzy” trip to the Kenai Pennisula where we gave out free hot dogs, hot chocolate, and water.  We spent time talking with people, playing with kids, praying for people and being a positive presence on the beach as families came to fish for their quota of Salmon.

Susie, from Texas, enjoyed a few cheeseballs at a scenic rest stop

Dave and Dave were fascinated with the contraption!

I made lots of friends on the beach as I walked from group to group handing out cheeseballs and chatting.

These 5 kids from the same family quickly became my favorite fans at the beach!

Ginger never left empty handed!

Katey was auditioning to become the next Cheeseball Chick

Colin was excited to take home my 58th container as a souvenir.

This one goes out to all the campers and staff from Camp Lebanon that wanted to see the skit from Thursday.  Look for yourself in the crowd shot at the end.  Fun times!

KJ took a video of me telling the cheeseball story