Happy Halloween 2013 Edition

Another Halloween was celebrated at Spanky’s house! We had a Pirate Wench (Spanky) complete with talking parrot; Inflatable Wacky Arm Waver (Cosmo); a Hooker (Lori); a Witch (me); “Sister” Juggs (Debi as a nun); Dirty Dorothy (Peg); a Painter (Marge) & Patt who “doesn’t do costumes”. We cashed in almost $40 in discarded dimes & used them to order some food. We also had “steaks through the heart” (tomato/mozzarella bites); pond scum to drink; white chocolate raspberry cheesecake by Peg-a-la & other assorted snacks. Phyllis wrote a poem dedicated to the classic monster movies of the 30’s & 40’s. She also had the TV playing the Halloween channel. There were some good tunes, but there were also sound effects sprinkled in between. This freaked out Marge who noted the sound effects were “creepy” especially right across the street from the graveyard! Not to worry! If the zombie apocalypse came, I think we’d be ok to defend ourselves @ Spanky’s house! Plus, Sister Juggs brought rosary beads & a bible, so that would be helpful if any vampires showed up.

This year, Phyllis had 2 games for us to play. First was the “bats in the belfry” game. Everyone was given a bat at the start of the night & if you hit center, you stole a bat from one of the other ladies. I was on a roll with 5 at one point, but all my bats were plundered & in the end, it was a tie between Debi & Lori. There was a sudden death card draw and Debi had the higher card to come out victorious! She won a “Haunt your house” bag full of Halloween decorations. The 2^nd game of the night was played during our halftime break. There was a skeleton hanging on the door to the bathroom. We were each presented with a personalized bone. As they were being passed out, Debi noted, “Isn’t everyone just waiting for a bone with their name on it?” We all got a good chuckle out of that one! We were then blindfolded & escorted to the door area where all tried our best to give the skeleton a “boner”! Most of us were in the right area. Lori however…well…hers wound up over by the elbow! Anyway, it turned into a “bone off” between Debi (again) & Patt. They were both very close. Phyllis had an idea of where it was supposed to go, but it was still too close to call. On the edge of our seats, waiting patiently for a winner to emerge, Patt graciously declined the prize & gave it up to her BFF. Debi was a winner (again…there’s a pattern here tonight). This time, she won the very beautiful mask we used for our game.

After comparing costumes, chilling out, stuffing ourselves with snacks & doing business type stuff, we finally started playing @ 7. We took a break @ 8 to eat. We resumed game play @ 8:30. An hour later, we did our first cover all. It was a 3-way split between me, Kate & Debi (again). We finished our night around 10, when Phyllis won all by herself with 7 cards left to call. Looks like the hostess luck was with her for that one!

MYSTERY BAG

Patt was responsible for the October Mystery. Kate was the winner! Inside the pumpkin bag was: a glow stick; glowing pumpkin; a “blessings” candle; pink ribbon tissues & an apple kitchen scrubber holder (that Peg tried to smuggle in her costume). This means that Cosmo will be responsible for bringing a Mystery to our “Thankful” party next time. Oh, will you look at that…

NOVEMBER POKENO

Come & be thankful at Peg-a-la’s house! Peg will open her home to us once again to have a formal sit-down turkey dinner. Hopefully it will be cool enough to have the fireplace going. That makes it extra cozy! Get your stuff together & get ready to stuff your face on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16^th @ 5:00. We decided on the earlier start time because we will have a nice dinner first, and then get down to playing. We will be dining on turkey; stuffing; green bean casserole; twice baked & sweet potatoes; pineapple pudding; corn muffins; cranberry sauce & pecan pie cupcakes for dessert. Might I suggest wearing stretch pants?

FRIENDLY REMINDER!

Believe it or not, it’s that time of year once again! Our annual holiday party is creeping every closer which means…presents!!! I will be passing out Secret Santa slips during our Thankful party @ Peg’s. You will have space for 3 items you would like to have. There will be a $25 limit. So, put your thinking caps on & start thinking so you’ll be prepared.

FINAL THOUGHT

You ladies never cease to amaze me with your crafty costumes! Thanks again to Phyllis for being the “Queen of Halloween” & hosting such a great party! Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!