We calmly settled into a game @ Patt’s house this month. It
was a beautiful day! We took full advantage of the lovely spring-time weather
by sitting outside. We briefly entertained the thought of playing outside
because it was so nice. However, the windy wind kicked up & started
knocking things over (see Exhibit A of the tent over there on the side). So, we
played indoors and had a very nice time. It was mellow & relaxed. It seemed
that a good time was had by all! We dined on ham, potatoes, pineapple puddings,
macaroni salad & some other stuff that I can’t remember at this point. We
finished it off with Spanky’s beautiful (and supposedly delicious) shamrock
cake. I said “supposedly” because as I sat down to write this, I remembered
that I forgot to have some…oh well!
Marge passed out personalized notepads/journals to everyone.
Patt passed out a roll of dimes to the drivers of the carpools. Debi drove
herself…Auntie PennyJuggs certainly did NOT need any extra dimes! She won so
much during the day adding to all the winnings from February (and before) that
her cup runneth over into her coffee cup & my chip cup! Anything that
landed on my side was “finder’s keepers”! Patt also had a bottle of wine that
she raffled off to the sister that picked the lowest card. Phyllis was the
winner! The bottle of wine was called “Drama Queen”! Patt suggested that the
wine be carried around from game to game & offered to the sister that needs
it most. But, Phyllis thought it would be better suited to going into her wine
glass the next day! Not only that; but the last thing the Pokeno bag needs is
one more thing to be carried in it. I passed out eggs full of candy &
dimes. I also had a bunch of stuff that I gave away to the first group of
center winners. We only played one cover all (either that or I didn’t note
anything after the 1st one) that Patt won all by herself!
MYSTERY BOX
Phyllis was responsible for the April Box. The box was
recycled from her new TV; wrapped in paper she had around the house that was
hand-stamped with her WTF stamp from Christmas & glittery shamrocks. We choose
our cards. When we flipped them over, Lori was the big winner. She seems to
have very good luck winning mysteries @ Patt’s house! Inside the lovely box was
an even more lovely springtime floral wreath & door hanger. Lori decided
the wreath was SO pretty, she was going to hang it on the inside of her door so
she could see it all the time – instead of just when she’s coming & going!
TO THE TIKI BAR!
In what was quite possibly the
easiest party planning of the year (so far), we all decided that we would have
our May game @ Kate’s house on SATURDAY, 5/12. The bar & hot tub will be
open @ 4:00 if you’d like to come early & relax before game time. Remember to
bring your bathing suit & towel if you’re taking a dip! We will be getting
down to business at 5:00. We also decided to make this easy on everyone food
wise. Kate will pass around a menu from a local restaurant where we will choose
our own main course to be delivered! Lori is making dessert & I’ll provide
pepperoni/cheese & cracker snackers. This party will have a luau/tiki
theme…hmm…I can’t imagine why…
TEA PARTY @ THE GARDENS
While having one of my weekly coffee breaks w/ Peg, she
mentioned how it would be nice if we could get together as a group & do
something other than play cards. I also thought this was a super swell idea,
but what could we do that everyone would agree on? I was secretly dreading this
idea because when we had our other Pokeno group back in the day, trying to plan
an outing was about as easy as getting a root canal without anesthesia while
the drunken dentist was using rusty tools. I thought about it for a bit & came up
with…drum roll please…Longwood Gardens! We took a vote during the April party
& figured out the best thing to do would be to skip our annual birthday tea
party this year & say “happy b-day to me” with a spot of tea in a different
setting.
Most of us will be meeting @ Peg’s house to carpool in her
awesome new ride (just happens to fit 8). Since Patt is already in PA, she’ll
meet us at the Gardens. At some point during the day, we will go somewhere for
lunch. You will need $18 for admission, plus cash for lunch. We’ll still be
collecting our usual monthly dues, so don’t forget that too. We will be leaving
Peg’s on SATURDAY 6/23 @ 1:00 in order to be at the Gardens by 1:30 to meet
Patt. You should plan on getting to Peg’s no later than 12:30 so there’s enough
time to get everything/everyone together & get the car packed for our ride.
RANDOM FUNNIES
For some reason this month, Phyllis was extra entertaining.
Here are just a few choice cuts from the day:
What Goes In There? It was Spanky’s turn to ante up. She got
5 outta 6 pots into it when we realized she was putting chips in instead of
dimes! We all chuckled as she took her chips out & replaced them with
dimes.
Dueling Banjos! Not quite sure what prompted her homage to
“Deliverance”, but at some point during our game, Phyllis busted out her
rhythmic mouth version of “Dueling Banjos”. It was quite entertaining.
How to Properly Test a Bed! Spanky & Mark broke down
after many years and got a new mattress. While they were in the store, they had
to be sure it was “firm for the humpage”! So, they laid on the beds to jump up
& down (horizontally) to ensure proper support. I can only imagine the look
on the salesperson’s face…priceless!
THIS IS THE END
Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!
