April 2011

We had our “Spring Fling” @ Debi’s this year. Everyone was very excited leading up to the game & everyone had a really great time! We were all in attendance this month where we ate ham, macaroni & cheese, green bean casserole, candy/cookies/cake, onion dip, pimento cheese (“caviar of the south”), and some devilled eggs. Debi provided little crystal trays to store our snacks on. Phyllis made dessert this month – spring cookies & “Spike the Lamb” cake. Cheers to our resident celebrity chef for such a lovely treat. So lovely in fact we were all scared to cut into it! Phyllis took care of that – starting w/ his fluffy frosting head! Deb asked that we all show up “around 5-ish”. Marge drove 2 towns further before realizing she’d gone too far & had to turn around to come back. Kate guided Spanky & I without any incident this time (NO u-turns needed!) and even a police escort for a few blocks! Peg & Lori didn’t get there until after 5:30 because Peg fell asleep in the tub! Purple was the color of the evening with 5 outta 8 coming in the springtime fresh shade. During the first cover all, Lori won every pot until Cosmo took the cover all! Her bra is full again! Patt & Debi kept hitting center pots all night. At the end of the night, some “hostess luck” paid off for Deb who won that cover all by herself!

Part of the evening festivities was a good old-fashioned Easter egg hunt! Debi was going to have it in the back yard, but due to inclement weather, we hunted her den instead. We agreed to have a designated hunt @ half time. Phyllis took a potty/snack break as her opportunity to “pounce”! She snuck out there & found 2 eggs while I was peeing! We all laughed & she was penalized from finding any more. Amongst the eggs, there was 1 with a very special surprise inside! That one was found by Patt – inside the egg was 60 cents! The rest of us got a bunch of springtime stickers to decorate our cards & ourselves with.

The only down side to the night was the weather! It rained most of the day & as we arrived to Debi’s, Patt was getting weather updates about tornado warnings & such! There was a big line of tornados that moved through the Midwest/south lately, so it’s no joke! Our plan was go to the basement in case of emergency. Luckily, it was just bad lightning & heavy rain. Deb’s house was a “haven in the storm” on a dark & stormy night! As we were leaving, it was calm/warm/nice even! Turns out that was literally the “calm before the storm”. I got a text telling me bad stuff was on the way & sho’ ‘nuff – about 5 minutes into our ride home, the rains came with a great vengeance & furious anger (Ezekiel 25:17)!!! Cosmo was a brilliant pilot – getting us through flooded out roadways and home safely! No sooner did this massive storm hit & it was done! Here’s hoping for better weather next time!

1ST BBQ OF THE SEASON

After much debate…we finally decided on the next Pokeno. It will be held SATURDAY, 5/21 @ Kate’s house. It will be a Pre-Memorial Day BBQ. Kate will be grilling up shrimp skewers, please bring sides/salads/snacks/dessert/beverages. In honor of our independence, please feel free to wear whatever you want! No bra? That’s OK! Red, white & blue? It’s all up to you!

MYSTERY BOX

There was a spring-theme to Peg’s Mystery. Marge was the winner this time. I’d like to note here that there’s a new record of longest losing streak! That would be me…I haven’t won a Mystery in a year & ½! Anyway, enough whining…back to the story… So, Marge won the Mystery! Peg went back to our “olden thymes” Pokeno where we would find stuff lying around the house to donate. There was a decorative bunny tree; a wire butterfly basket filled with eggs, candy & surprise bunnies. Everything came out of Peg’s attic – everything but the candy of course!

RANDOM FUNNIES

Breast Break! We took one of these to discuss why proper undergarments are SO important! Always worth the extra bucks – especially if you’re among the bustier of our crew (you know who you are…)!

Po-kee-nooooooo! Debi was sure she had Pokeno, but not sure if she actually had a flush or not. So, she said the opening line in slow motion while she counted. I’m not sure how that turned out, but the line was used a few more times during the evening just for fun!

THIS IS THE END

The April Rag has been short & sweet (unlike its author who’s more tall & sarcastic). Here’s looking forward to more fun in May! Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!