June 2014 - Summertime Edition

The first official summer Pokeno was held this month @ Juggs’ house! We all had a good time munching on hoagies; fruit; caprese bites; Cheetos; chips/pretzels; various other snacks with chocolate cake & make your own sundaes for dessert. There was also a margarita ball chock full o’ delicious drinks. The hot tub was open, but only Deb & Patt took advantage before everyone showed up. The ice cream bar was fun too! Debi set out her Mystery from last month w/ all the toppings so we could build our own treats.

You might recall during our May game, we were quite forgetful about putting in. Well, as I was writing that right here on the blog last time, a light bulb went off over my head! Eureka!!! Way back in the original group of Pokeno “ladies”, we were forgetful as well. We made giant signs (8x11 & secured on handles made of giant pixy stix) to help remember. Mine had a giant middle finger on it! Anyway…it worked then, so I thought I’d bring it back to the table for this group of “ladies”. My new smaller design is pictured over there on the side. I made unique signs for all the sisters. Results of the signs actually helping were mixed. There were 2 times when signs were up, but we still weren’t all in! Oh well, I guess we try again next month & see what happens. If it still doesn’t work, you’re more than welcome to set your sign on fire, stomp the flames out (being super careful to NOT set your foot on fire) & then throw it in the trash!

We started the night around 6:30. Our first cover all was at 7:40. Some ladies forgot it was a cover all & only put in once! After all the maths were done, it got straightened out & Debi was the big winner. She won by herself only because there was only 1 card left (10 of hearts) & the rest of us needed it! So, if Deb didn’t win, it would’ve been a 6-way split! Yikes! We took our “coffee break” & started up again a little after 8.  Our final game was @ 8:50 when Peg & Lori split the winnings. Then, they took our money & left! Kate & Debi might have won, but they both missed cards that were called. 5 of us played until around 9:30 when Kate & Debi paid attention to all the cards and wound up splitting the pot. We all cleaned up & headed home after that.

MYSTERY BAG

Not only was Juggs responsible for hosting this month, but she also had to provide a Mystery. Lori was the winner! Inside the Victoria’s Secret bag was a “beach bum” theme: novel, bookmarks (or hair clips), sunscreen, bug spray, lip balm & portable blanket. Lori enjoys the beach, so she was really excited to get this & says it’ll be put to good use. I wonder what kind of Mystery Lori has in store for July…

JULY POKENO

We will be partying @ Lori’s house on SATURDAY 7/19 @ 5:00. We will be ordering pizza, so don’t forget to bring extra cash! Giggles will also provide salad & wings. I’m bringing dessert.

SUMMER HAIR DETOX

Here’s a tip if you’ve been swimming & really want to get all the salt or chlorine out of your hair! When showering, pour 1C of vodka on your hair. Let it sit 5 mins before rinsing really well & following with your usual shampoo/conditioner. Supposedly, this will strip all the toxins from your hair (also all the green if you’re blonde) & leave it with a super shine. Or, if you don’t really care what your hair looks like, skip the shower & drink the cup of vodka instead! You can always jump back in the pool or ocean to get rid of your funkiness…

FINAL THOUGHT

After I was scolded last month for making “mean” comments about one sister’s musical choices (won’t take a rocket scientist to figure out whom), I must take a moment here to issue the following “legal disclaimer” (the quotes note that it hasn’t actually been reviewed by an attorney, but I did briefly work for a shady lawyer once):

All thoughts, views & other nonsense expressed within this blog is the sole property of my brain & written from my view of events that happen around the table. My sincerest apologies to anyone who might be offended by anything published herein. However, if your choice in music makes me want to “shove a pointy object into my ear” I’m certainly gonna say so! Actually, I’ve been saying so for the last 35+ years now…  I understand not everyone has the same awesome taste in music as I do…but that’s just MY opinion! The Pokeno Rag has always contained & will continue to contain MY opinions until I decide to stop taking notes! Thank you for your understanding with this matter! Barry Manilow still sucks…ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!