December 2009

December is the time for our annual Holiday party. This year, we partied down in Delaware. Since we were 2 hours from home, we decided to make this one a slumber party. It was a nice trip to get to a lovely house for a lovely evening. “Love One Another” was the motto of the evening thanks to the inspirational sign hanging in Debi’s kitchen. Everything was very festive. We had a tree, decorations, even a mini train set. There were stockings hung by the chimney w/ care. Unfortunately, Debi found that if you hang the stockings too close to the fire part of the fireplace, the toes may get a little warm.

We had lots of good stuff to eat. We wrapped up around 12:00, although some people stayed up & played until around 1:30. Then on Sunday morning, some of us were up @ 7-ish makin’ bacon, waffles, pancakes & eggs before we headed back up north. Marge skipped breakfast & rolled out around 9. She took all of her winnings with her. She hit 3 in a row on the first cover all.

Thank goodness we picked the weekend we did as the following Saturday we were hit with the biggest snow storm in the last 100 years! Timing is everything!

MYSTERY BOX

Patt was responsible for the Holiday Mystery. Lori won for the very 1st time! Patt stuffed the Box as a car emergency kit. A blanket, flashlight, hand warmers, snacks and other goodies were inside. Lori was very excited to win. I wonder what she’s going to bring…hmm….

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I don’t know about you guys, but 2009 just seemed to fly by. Now we have to plan our big New Year’s party. This year we’ll be ringing in 2010 @ The Mt. Holly Tiki Lounge on Saturday, JANUARY 16TH. We will be doing appetizers this time around since we stuffed ourselves for the last 2 months with the holidays.

HO HO HOLIDAY WRAP UP

In case you forgot in the flurry of flying wrapping paper – here’s a rundown of who got what. Debi gave Kate an angel, hand-crafted dime tree, grooming kit & tote bag w/ magnetic chips & matching wand. Kate was super excited as she left her money/chips @ home & didn’t remember until we were well on our way to the party. Kate gave Phyllis a wine rack & wine fund that will go perfect in her Tuscan kitchen. Phyllis had a special Christmas dance to present Lori with her gift of a decorative snowman. Lori gave Marge a gift card for dinner @ Charlie Brown’s. Marge gave Debi a homemade wine bag to hold her Manichewitz & rechargeable batteries. Patt gave me 2 beautifully scented candles & bag of coffee. I gave Peg 2 pairs of cuddly slipper socks & tucked inside one of the toes was a gift card to get her nails done. Peg gave Patt a Christmas…tampon??? No, not really…just wrapped to look that way. Peg also gave out personalized Tupperware containers to all of us for leftovers the next morning. Lori made glasses for everyone. They still had to be baked and/or completed & should be ready for a New Year’s toast @ Kate’s house. I gave everyone a little something along with a bag of home-made cookies. Marge gave everyone some little crafty things. Debi gave us all personalized stockings filled with goodies. As usual, everyone gave/got lots of nice stuff. Thanks to everyone for your generosity!

RANDOM FUNNIES

Funny #1: Timing is everything! Patt noted that she was “always in the right place at the right time”!

Funny #2: The chips are supposed to go on your card! Debi gave some of her chips to the baby bank, and then gave Lori some to put into the pots! Later in the evening, Debi almost ate a chip instead of whatever she was snacking on at the time.

YOU KNOW YOU’RE BROKE WHEN…

Right about now, you’re probably maxed out on your credit cards from all that holiday shopping. Here’s how you know you’re really broke:

• AMEX calls & says, “Leave home without it!”
• You’re working on a plan to rob the food bank
• You clean your house in the hopes of finding change
• You think of a scratch-off ticket as an “investment”
• Your bologna has no first name
• McDonald’s supplies all of your kitchen condiments
• You wash your toilet paper
• You’re sterilizing your urine for re-consumption

Here’s to the last Rag of 2009 & wondering what’s ahead in 2010… Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!