For the first time in quite a while, we played at Peg’s
house! Everything was super lovely! Unfortunately, it was a bit too warm to
have the fireplace going. Instead, there were candles blazing, lovely linens,
leaf art by my boys, and some beautiful flower arrangements. I took a photo of
the one from our table (over there on the side). As I was taking the picture,
Phyllis commented, “It’s so lovely it would bring a tear to Martha Stewart’s
eye!” We had a full formal sit-down dinner first. We were thankful for all the
good cooks in our group by eating a whole bunch of turkey, stuffing, two different
kinds of potatoes, green bean casserole, veggies, pineapple pudding, corn
muffins, assorted snacks, cranberry sauce & pecan pie cupcakes for dessert.
Peg had put 2 tables together & we were figuring how we were all gonna
reach the cups when Marge mentioned how they have a tray w/ cups for the Pokeno
games @ the old folks home. Peg got a tray from the kitchen. The cups went in
& we passed around for filling/emptying. It worked very well & everyone
was in all night!
We also had an unexpected guest join us for a little bit.
Peg’s neighbor came over to help her get ready & he decided to stick
around. He joined us for dinner & sat by to watch us play for a while.
After he started nodding out on the couch (we must be super exciting), he got
up to say, “I gotta go put my dog out”. Patt says, “Is that code for
something”? We all laughed. Then we started taking bets of if he would come
back. He didn't so; those extra dimes were placed into the first cover all.
After we got done stuffing our faces, picking a winner for
Mystery & discussing our holiday party, we finally started playing @ 7. We
did our first cover all @ 9 when Patt was the big winner! The final cover all
was @ 9:30 (so Phyllis could call). This time, hostess luck paid off & Peg
was the winner.
MYSTERY BOX
Kate was responsible for providing a Mystery for November. Marge
was the winner! This was an interesting box. It was a lovely box with clocks
all over. When it was opened, there were 2 parts. Part 1 had a sign that read,
“It’s better to give than receive”. Under the sign was a canned food donation
for Jacob’s school. Part 2 had a box with a Grinch sign that said, “Fuck that
shit” & inside that box was quite possibly the best Mystery ever in the
history of Mysteries. No offense, you’ve all provided lovely boxes over the
years, but I’m guessing you’ll agree with this statement. You were there…you
know what it was. No need for me to elaborate further. All I know is that Marge
is gonna have a heck of a time following this one up…
HOLLY JOLLY POKENO
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…although; most
retailers have had it looking like Christmas since before Halloween. Anyway, we
will be gathering together at Marge’s this year to share tidings of good cheer.
Pay close attention to this one…our party will be SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY 12/29
@ 4:00. Wear your stretch pants again, because this time we’ll be stuffing
ourselves with a full Christmas feast! So far on the menu we have ham, green
bean casserole, mac & cheese and apple pie for dessert. It looks like we
still need sides/appetizers & such. I will probably stop by Dunkin’ on the
way for a big ol’ Box O’ Joe. Any coffee drinkers that would like to chip in
towards some liquid crack, donations will be accepted!
Don’t forget!!! Please bring your Secret Santa gift! A
present-less Pokeno Sister is a sad Pokeno sister!
SHOUT OUTS!
Shout Out #1! I’d like to take this spot to wish our Pokeno
treasurer a very happy birthday! Spanky turned another year older this month…in
age only… She was supposed to celebrate by going to a fancy dinner with her
hubby. We all hope you had a great day!
Shout Out #2! As Kate’s Mystery said… it’s better to give
than receive! I’d like to take this spot to say thanks a bunch for your
donations for Jacob’s school food drive. I left with 2 bags FULL of stuff for
needy families. There was SO much that I had to work out a deal to meet the
teacher at the end of the day (for a few days) with bags of cans because there
were too many for Jacob to carry in by himself! On behalf of my son, his
teacher & his classmates…thank you in advance for the upcoming pizza party
they will get. Thanks also for helping all those families that will benefit
from your generosity!
FINAL THOUGHT
Let’s all take a moment here to stop & be thankful for
whatever it is you’re thankful for… Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!
