Looking for a perfect gift idea?  Or, looking to add a hat to your collection that's more awesome than any hat you've ever owned?  If so, you're in luck!

Earlier this year, I created a custom Camelback Mountain hat that I made available to close family and friends.  They came out great and countless people asked where they could get one of their own.  They've all been disappointed to learn that there were no more available.

Well, that's no longer true.

THIS WEEK ONLY - Monday, November 25th through Sunday, December 1st - I'll be collecting orders.  Sorry for the short/ limited notice, but the embroidery folks are slammed and we need to get the order in ASAP in order to have the hats arrive in time for Christmas.

The hats are adjustable one-size-fits-all mesh-back trucker hats.  They're available in a wide variety of colors.  They're $30 each which includes shipping to me in Phoenix.  If you'll not be able to pick them up or meet me in person, we'll have to discuss additional shipping costs to get your hat(s) to you.

If you're interested, see below.  Let me know the number corresponding to the color combination you want.  Also provide a description so that I can be sure you get what you want (i.e. "#40 - White Hat with Black front & Bill" as opposed to "#17 - White Hat with Navy front & Bill").

To place an order, use the comment section below to tell me what Item Number(s) you want and how many.  You'll also need to send me $30/ hat IN ADVANCE.  You can send it via Venmo (@Matt-Kroeger-5) or Zelle (via my email address or cell phone number).  I'll call or text or email you back to confirm that I've received your order and that you're good to go.  If I didn't email you back, I didn't get your order and/or money - follow up with me.

Happy Holidays!

Put on your Christmas Best and come on over to Kroeger Schloss!  Whether that's an ugly sweater, a 3-piece suit, or anything in-between all are welcome!

As always, we'll have food and drink available, but you can feel free to bring your own as well.  Kids are welcome, but childcare isn't provided - so bring the littles at your own risk!

The party will start at around 6:00.  Bring a gift for the White Elephant Gift Exchange at 8:00 and come ready to party!

What's better than celebrating Quinn's 2nd birthday?  That's right!  Celebrating Quinn's 2nd birthday followed immediately by a Margarita Party!

Check it out below to let us know if you'll make it!

Break out those Ugly Christmas Sweaters or Pajamas and come on over to Kroeger Schloss.  Or, show everyone how hip you are and get one of those fancy new Christmas Rompers! Whatever you wear, make it Christmassy and make it Ugly!

As always, we'll have food and drink available, but you can feel free to bring your own as well. Kids are welcome, but childcare isn't provided - so bring the littles at your own risk!
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The party will start at around 6:00. Bring a gift for the White Elephant Gift Exchange at 8:00 followed by awards given for the Ugliest Christmas get-up of the night!

​Ugly Christmas Sweaters have made way for Christmas Pajamas and, now, this year's trend is Ugly Christmas Suits!  At Kroeger Schloss, we're lovers of all ugly Christmas trends, so break out your sweaters, or PJs, or suits and join us at Kroeger Schloss for our annual Christmas Party.

As always, a crowd vote will award prizes for the best, err ugliest, Christmas attire, and we'll be doing a White Elephant Gift Exchange as well.

The party will be on Saturday, December 5th and we'll get started at around 6:30 pm, with the White Elephant Gift Exchange to start at 8:30 pm.  RSVP below to let us know if you can make it so we can be sure to have food and drinks for all!

We got a shuffleboard table for Christmas last year and we love it!  We immediately set it up and invited everyone over to play.  What we quickly discovered, however, is that shuffleboard is very similar to pool, or darts, or cornhole, or any of a number of other games.  What possible similarity could exist between all these games?  Simple, with all these games, each bar, or backyard, or locale has their own slightly different set of rules.  Shuffleboard is no different.  And, now that we have shuffleboard at our house, we needed to establish our house rules!

We decided that a cool, funky, graphically-interesting chalkboard with our chosen rules would be the way to go.  We'd hang it on the wall over the table and the result would be the bee's knees!  So, in mid-May I embarked on creating our perfect custom house rules chalkboard.  In mid-October I finished.  Follow the simple steps below to make your own:

STEP 1: Select your chalkboard

This was easy enough.  We found a weathered-wood chalkboard from someone on Etsy.  When it arrived, my suspicions were confirmed: I easily could have made this myself with some backer-board, chalkboard paint, and an old wood pallet.  I would later find out that the total scope of work involved meant that it was probably a good thing that I took the easy way out on this step.