The idea came from Grandma Susie who used to have Breakfasts for her husband, William Herbert, Sr. and her sons who sometimes came by early on Sunday mornings. Grandma would fix a full breakfast including biscuits or hot rolls and tell the guys they could stay at the house if they wanted until they got back home from church. This was a tradition for the family to get together each week to catch up and share some time together. She prepared these breakfasts for many years until she could no longer do it and before she went Home to be with the Lord.
Pamela began cooking the breakfasts on Saturdays after Grand pop died. Initially it was just Pam and her dad, Ralph Herbert, Sr., and then they branched into adding more people. “Father’s Day Breakfasts began later with her dad and his brothers” Pam said. She invited her uncle’s William Herbert, Jr. (June), Fletcher and Earnest who were glad to go to Pam’s. The Breakfast Club has grown: it now occurs almost every Saturday and includes in addition to her dad and uncles; her sons, Michael & Christopher; her brother, Ralph, Jr. (Cubby); cousins, Earnie & sometimes Chris and her nephews, Aaron and sometimes Andrew. Pam’s cousin Michael and his son Stephen joined the family at Pam’s recently and Stephen said he loved the breakfast and is proud to say afterwards he beat his older cousins Christopher and Aaron in NBA 2K13 on the X Box 360. They had fun!
Breakfast is served in “pecking order” –the younger guys are always served last-they don’t eat until the elders have had their fill. This is always a cause for a lot of fun. Lol! If someone misses a Breakfast, you can bet they’ll get a picture of the food texted to them to show them what they missed!
Every Saturday all the guys continue to look forward to gathering at Pam’s. She starts cooking early in the morning, preparing and serving a full course Breakfast (ready by 9 am) that includes a big fruit salad, bacon, sausages (turkey & pork), ham, sometimes scrapple; eggs, grits, home fried potatoes, blueberry pancakes, waffles – sometimes French toast; rolls, English muffins, OJ, milk, coffee with all kinds of flavored creams. They ALL look forward to being together each week, laughing and telling stories and reminiscing about old times. They then like to watch re-runs of The Big Bang Theory and sometimes don’t leave her house until 1:30-2pm!
Pam stated, “I want people to value the importance of family and recognize that our time together should be precious and rewarding. I may do all the
work but what those guys give back to me is more valuable—That’s love!!!”
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Respectfully Submitted by Mary Herbert as told to her by Pamela D. Herbert of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Wilson Lake Herbert Family Reunion Circle
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