March 2011

(Editor’s note) - Due to the deliciousness of the Appletinis that Kate provided, most of the evening & my notes are a blur. I apologize in advance for any parts of this month’s Rag that don’t make sense!

This year, I was hostess for our St. Patty’s party. Everyone came in their finest green attire & was “Irish” for the evening. Unfortunately, Marge couldn’t make it this month due to an emergency situation. Otherwise, we were 7 strong & had a lot of fun! We dined on cheesy lasagna; salad bar; ham & cheese roll ups (there’s still burnt cheese in the bottom of my oven); fruit w/ dip; margarita pie and spinach/artichoke dip served w/ sourdough bread. Kate brought her super fantastic drink making machine and whipped up some green drinks (Appletinis & Grasshoppers). Peg made Irish potatoes too. There was a dish on the table to share & she also made everyone their own Chinese take home boxes full. Ever so thoughtful, she even made a special box of chocolate for Marge who doesn’t like coconut. Debi promised to deliver them on Monday. I wonder if they ever made it… I passed out shamrock bags full of Philadelphia Cream Cheese goodies (spoons, coupons, notepads, magnets, recipe books, necklaces & bracelets) to everyone. Lori had stuff to share too! She passed out wallets that she chose especially for each of us, paid our dues for the night, funded our first round & gave us pins to wear in memory of her Irishman dad who passed away in January.

Phyllis was being helpful by telling us to “put out your hands” whenever we won so she could deliver our winnings. Debi & Phyllis split the first cover all. I had a lucky duck to give away, but forgot to note who won. At the end of the night, Peg won the final cover by herself after Patt & I both missed the 3 of hearts being called! Apparently, Deb kept hitting something, but I can’t read my own handwriting to know if it was a pot or a person! There was no “hostess luck” for me this month – I only hit 2 pots all night! Not sure if my lack of concentration on Pokeno was because of those delicious drinks, or because I was also trying to watch the Flyers game (while playing & scribbling illegible notes). On a positive note – at the end of the OT shoot out, the orange & black clinched a playoff spot! Woo hoo! Let’s go Flyers!!!

SPRING FLING

In an effort to finally put away her Christmas decorations…Debi has kindly offered up her house to welcome spring! Please make your way to Casa de Juggs on SATURDAY, 4/16 around 5-ish. We will be having a traditional spring feast of ham, mac & cheese, pineapple pudding, deviled eggs, and green bean casserole.

MYSTERY BOX

This month, the Mystery went from Phyllis back to Peg again! Inside the handcrafted & hand-stamped wrapping paper was a beautiful Irish wreath, there was also a tin filled w/ Irish crème truffles (that Peg was nice enough to share), “lucky” dimes (they were all dimes that Spanky found lying around), and a lovely handcrafted choker & earring set.

RANDOM FUNNIES

Po Po Platter! That’s when you hit Pokeno & Postage at the same time! I wrote down this was “by Phyllis”. Not sure if she coined the funny or if she won the money…

Queen of…pointy one! Patt uttered this during her call. I’m pretty sure this is what prompted her to pass the calling over to me after she only called twice. Not that I was in any better shape to call! This stuck for the rest of the night & we all kept laughing about it!

Butt things? Ok, that’s all I wrote… I didn’t elaborate w/ any further notes… wonderful…. If any of you can remember what this was about, please let me know. I’m sure it was funny. Maybe I was laughing so hard that I couldn’t move my pen!

Debi Funnies! I noted up there that Deb kept hitting something all night. She apparently threatened someone by saying, “You’re lucky I’m on the chair!” Or maybe, she was lucky she wasn’t falling off…I really wish I could remember more of what happened this month. When it was her turn to call, Deb made another funny while passing on her call because…get ready…”it’s not in the cards”! Who knew we had so many comediennes in our group?

Lube it up! Someone was having trouble getting their dimes in the pots. Someone said, “Dime won’t go in? Try KY!”

THIS IS THE END

This month, I’d like to close w/ some Irish wishes. #1 May you live as long as you wish and wish for nothing as long as you live. #2 (provided by another Foxy Sister) May the roof above us never fall in and may the friends gathered below never fall out. Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!