September 2014 - Chock Full O' Spooge Edition

Aloha summer! I can’t believe it’s over already!!! We partied it up at the Tiki Bar this month. It’s been over a month since we’d seen each other last, so we were all very excited & happy to be together once again! Feel the love J The only sister who couldn’t join us this time was Marge. Her excuse was totally legit. For those of you who know GC, you might be surprised to know it’s been 30 years since Marge’s building was opened! Town legend says it was built on an Indian burial ground - they left the bodies & only moved the headstones, now the ground is sour! Let’s see who gets my witty horror movie references (there’s 2) – anyone who does will get a round on me at our next party!  Anyway…Marge was elected “President” of her tenants’ association & had to be at the anniversary party. While she was missed, it was an opportunity for the rest of us to win. You know what those rappers say, “Mo’ dimes, mo’ problems” or “I got 99 problems but dimes ain’t one…hit me!” I’m on a Kaiser roll here today…LOL @ myself. For food this month, we dined on an assortment of finger foods: taco dip; potato skins; ham/broccoli ring; savory cream cheese w/ dill in a pastry shell; chips; pretzels; cheese & grapes; devil’s tongues (jalapeño poppers) & Nutella blondies for our coffee break.

After stuffing ourselves full of goodies & taking care of business, we got down to playing at 6:30. The first round went really quick! We had our first cover all @ 8:15 where Phyllis & Patt split the winnings. We wrapped up the night about an hour later. This time it was a 3-way split between Debi, Kate & Peg. Everyone gathered their stuff & bid farewell until October.

MYSTERY BAG

Vicky’s bag is still making the rounds! Patt was responsible for September’s Mystery & I was the winner! If memory serves me correctly (which it usually doesn’t), this is the first time I’ve won in about 6 months! What was inside the bag this time you ask? Well, have a sit right down & you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a bag of stuff!

There was a “fall theme” to the bag. Inside was a table cover; 2 serving trays; napkins; paper plates; pumpkin candle; felt leaves (table scatter); kitchen towel; garden flag & a magnet that says “The road to a friend’s house is never long”. We all agreed this was a lovely saying. However, when I brought my winnings home & stuck the magnet on my fridge, my husband says, “That’s a lie! It’s always super long because you’re excited to get to your friend’s house! You’re sitting in traffic thinking, wow, I could be there by now…having fun!” I laughed & told him I’d share his thoughts with y’all. I totally think he’s right! So, I will be responsible for providing a spooky Mystery for next time…while we’re on the topic…

HALLOWEEN-O

Trying to plan our Halloween party was quite difficult. Spanky’s having foot surgery so we couldn’t do early in the month. There were other scheduling conflicts so some couldn’t make it towards the end of the month. We actually discussed having the party in November! But, it didn’t come to that…we all finally agreed on a date. So, get your costumes on “ghouls” & get to the Queen of Halloween’s house (that’s Spanky) on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11^th @ 5:00. Our menu so far: mini crab cakes; tortellini; pond scum to drink; green salad; fruit salad & mummy dogs. I can’t wait to see what kind of tricks & treats you ladies will come up with this year!

RANDOM FUNNIES

How do you say it? After realizing I was losing my ass off very early in the evening, I said “I busted my nut by winning the Mystery & that’s all I get tonight!” Some ladies didn’t know what I meant by that, so here’s just a few (out of the hundreds Kate found online) of the other ways you can say it: Shot your load? Choke your chicken? Gravy maker? Free the tadpoles? Or, a favorite….Dishonorable discharge? Come to think of it, this kind of reminds me of how the last time we got together, “blow me” was the theme of the night. Seems like we just carried it over to September!

The what? It was Kate’s turn to call & she was almost finished, so the giddiness of being done overcame her when she said, “The 13 of 11’s”! It took everyone a moment to figure out that she was yanking their chain (there’s another one!) & she called whatever the actual card was.

Duly noted! That was Phyllis’ response when someone hit four corners and the next card Patt said, “that would’ve been MY four corners”. We all got a good chuckle out of that.

DON’T BANK ON IT!

In the event that you’re looking to change banks or open a new account, DO NOT go to Sun Bank. Lori has been going to her local branch to get Pokeno dimes for a while now. She goes in, gives ‘em $5 and gets her dimes for the night. Well, this month, Lori went in & was denied her dimes because she doesn’t have an account at their bank! Really? You’re a bank, this is what you do!!! Frustrated, Lori took her $5 to the Acme on the other side of the parking lot & got her dimes there instead!

FINAL THOUGHT

Fare thee well, summer! The season of The Great Pumpkin is now upon us! I look forward to seeing everyone next month at Spanky’s. And now, here’s some Snapple Facts for your face (thanks Lori): #302 – Ketchup was once sold as medicine! #790 – Your big toe only has 2 bones, while the rest of your toes have 3. Unless it’s my toes & they’re all shattered (scattered all over Manhattan)…

Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!

July 2014 - Even More Summery Edition

This time, we all headed to Giggles to play. We all brought cash to order pizza. Lori also provided salad & wings. I made toffee bars & someone brought cannoli to have during our coffee break. We started our game at 6:30 and played our first cover all @ 8. Patt won all by herself! Second cover all was @ 9:15 when Patt won again, only this time, she had to split it with me. Patt was really on a winning streak this month! Read on to see just how lucky she was!  A good time was had by all! Even Spanky came out after having her tubers tied up 2 days before! Lots of funny stuff was said around the table, here’s just a sample for you:

For some reason, we started the night with Peg saying “blow me” as we came through the door. That’s a fine how do ya do…but I don’t really expect any less (ha, ha, ha)… This became our unofficial saying of the night. Then someone said something at some point about “premature ejaculation”. At this point, I don’t remember who or why, but it was said & laughs were had. Also, someone had “BONER” written on their dollar bill. Was it at the party? Was it somewhere else? Can’t recall that either, but it I know it happened because I wrote it down.

Marge called “center” well after it was gone. Without skipping a beat, Peg says, “Fuggeddaboutit…” we all cracked up.

As we played along, Debi noticed she has something & says, “I have the other P one!” Is it in the corner? Yes? Then that “P one” is called a “postage stamp”! Wow! It was super funny & we all had a good chuckle.

You might remember during our May game, I had to write an editor’s note about my negative comments against a certain Mr. Manilow. As usual, Giggles had a music mix going & decided to put on our May Summer Jam CD. This is when my comments were brought up at the table. We all had a good laugh & everyone agreed I was in the right for wanting to make myself deaf. And then…it happened… the table got quiet as a tale was weaved about a showgirl named Lola & her Tony. At some point during the song someone shouted, “This is torture”! Someone else said, “Now it’s gonna get stuck in my head”! Luckily (for 7 of us), Lori’s giant clock started bonging. It was just enough to drown out the part about Tony’s fight with Rico, and then it stopped. Aww, shucks! It stopped! Now Lola’s washed up & Kate tells us how this is a cautionary tale about why you shouldn’t be a showgirl or fall in love w/ a gangster or something… I’m just glad to know that the rest of you have my back w/ the Barry “hate”.

MYSTERY BAG

Once again, the hostess was responsible for the Mystery! Patt was the winner. Inside the Victoria’s Secret bag (here’s the secret…it’s not really from there) was a “growing” theme. Inside were packages marked:  FRIENDS, TREES, LOVE, MONEY, BUSHES & FAMILY. Each package contained something related. There was tea; a shot glass; $5; fly trap plant & other assorted goodies that I may have forgotten to jot down… So Patt will be responsible for the next Mystery. Lucky for her, she’s got quite some time to come up with something good!

SEPTEMBER POKENO

After everyone checked their schedules & noticed we were all simply too busy to all be in the same place at the same time during the month of August, we decided to skip it all together. Our next party will be a summer wrap luau @ the Tiki Bar. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20^th. Please get there at 5:00 & bring your favorite bite-sized dish to share w/ the group! So far, Lori’s bringing a veggie tray. You can all fill in the blanks, let me know what you’re bringing & I’ll keep you updated as the party approaches.

FINAL THOUGHT

It will be a while until we meet again, but now you have my happy blog thoughts to tide you over until then. Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!

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!

May 2014 - Hot Damn! It's Summer Edition

Once again, we kicked off summer with a Tiki Bar Luau! The hot tub is still out of commission, so there was no tubbing this year. We still had a great time though! We ate pulled pork sliders; 2 kinds of chicken wings; macaroni salad; fruit salad; aloha bars; taco dip & lots of other good stuff! Cosmo made a “Summer Jams” CD for the evening. It included 2 songs from each sister. Thanks to everyone for your submissions! Buddha & Juggs were nice enough to submit something like 100 songs for the mix…maybe if Cosmo ever wants to put a “Pokeno Best Of” Box Set together, she can use all of the suggestions! Since musical tastes differ widely among our group, it turned out to be quite the interesting mix! “Copacabana” was on there for Marge. We all laughed & sung/danced along for the first few seconds…then the song went on…and on…and on…just how long is this song anyway??? You’ll be surprised to know, it’s actually just less than 4 minutes. You were there; you know it felt like an eternity! Aaaaahhhhh….excuse me while I shove this pointy object into my ear to make it stop!!! Kate was nice enough to give all of us our own CD as a lovely parting gift so you can enjoy your crunchy tunes all summer! Just remember to skip over track 11!

After eating & business, we started playing @ 6:30. Marge was on a winning roll! She won 2 super fat 4 corners. Peg was getting frustrated w/ losing when she says, “Can I get a flush?” Without missing a beat, Spanky replies, “Yeah, when you go to the bathroom!” WOW! Everyone started busting up! It was so funny! Somewhere during the evening, a bathroom break turned into a 20 minute intermission! After calming our tits, we got back to playing. There were many problems ensuring everyone was putting in. This was an issue ALL evening! Sometimes we get goofier towards the end of the night & forget, but we were especially special this month! Our first cover all was @ 8 when Patt won all by herself! We took another break for coffee & dessert. We resumed play until our final cover all @ 9:30. This time Spanky was the sole winner! Everyone gathered their stuff & headed for home a little before 10. Thanks again to Cosmo for a funky fun time @ the Tiki Bar!

MYSTERY BOX

Peg was responsible for bringing a Mystery to the party this month. Debi was the winner! The wrap job should’ve been our clue as to what was inside. After Debi opened the box portion & saw the ice cream set (bowls, spoons & tray), we figured out the pail w/ the sparkly dome was supposed to be an ice cream cone!!! After removing the top & looking in the pail, Debi found all the toppings (cherries, chocolate syrup, walnuts, whipped cream, etc.) plus a gift card for Shop Rite to cover the ice cream! It was a really cool Mystery! (ha ha ha) Debi says this will come in handy for when her grandkids are visiting.

JUNE POKENO

June’s party will be SATURDAY, JUNE 28^TH, 5:00 @ Debi’s house. Debi will provide an assorted hoagie tray & y’all can provide sides/snacks/salads/appetizers/etc.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

This month, we have 2 Pokeno sisters celebrating birthdays…Rooster & Juggs! Marge spent her b-day weekend in NY. Debi’s b-day was actually the night of our party, so she got to spend it w/ us! 

The week after Pokeno, for a belated b-day outing, I took Marge to Delaware for the day where we (after much trial & error) stumbled upon The Hagley along the Brandywine River. If you’re looking for a day trip that’s mostly outdoors where you’ll have to walk around amongst nature & get some history along the way, I highly recommend heading down to Wilmington & checking it out.

Happy birthday to you both! Hopefully you enjoyed your special day!

FINAL THOUGHTS

Before I go, I need to mention 2 things… this month; we lost someone in our extended Pokeno circle. Kate’s big, orange, loveable monster Gonzo had to waddle off to kitty heaven the week before our game. He lived a very long happy life & was one of the coolest cats I’ve known.  I like to think he’s up there lounging around like some ancient Roman god – on a couch, having someone feed him catnip & tuna 24/7. Occasionally he will chase a laser pointer. He was a good fuzzy man & he will be missed.

The other thing I’d like to mention is how 10 years ago this month, we lost one of our original Pokeno “girls” when Peg’s husband passed away suddenly. It’s unfortunate that you didn’t all get a chance to meet Dennis. You would’ve really liked him. For those of you who did, you know he was always there to crack a joke, trying to make you smile. I’m not trying to be a downer here (trust me…Dennis would NOT have wanted that), I just wanted to say that while he may be gone from the table; he’ll never be forgotten…

Now, cheer up "ya faggots"! Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!

April 2014 - Hippity Hoppity Edition

After one of the worst winters on record, spring has finally sprung!!! I hope the Easter Bunny even left some goodies under your Easter tree…no wait…that’s not right…anyway…we played @ Lori’s house this month. We dined on roast chicken, broccoli, sweet potatoes, macaroni & cheese; bread sticks; a Peep cake & other assorted goodies. After we were done eating & doing business, we started our evening at 6. The first cover all was played @ 8:30, when Debi won all by herself. We then took a break for cake & coffee (in a giant mug). No wonder I didn’t get to bed until after midnight! We started back up again at 8:45 and played on until almost 9:30 when we had our final cover all. Spanky won this one alone. We cleaned up & went home.

Lori & Peg came up with an idea for a game. It was “Hot Egg”! Kinda like hot potato, only with a plastic egg. We passed around the egg until the music stopped & the last person holding it was the winner. Each contained a little something: candy, dimes, candles & even a booby prize!  We started passing the eggs around the table nicely, but this got boring after a while. We decided to spice it up a bit by tossing the egg across the table, passing with little T-rex arms, juggling for a minute before passing, etc. This was super fun! At the end of the night, Debi had collected the most eggs. She won egg candles! Patt had the least eggs, but she still left a winner! Her conciliation prize was flower & notepad.

Another highlight of the evening was the “beer volcano”! I’ve seen a few beers in my day & I’ve never seen anything like this. Patt brought some frozen Coronas in a cooler to share. She left a bottle sitting on the table & went to the kitchen for something. All of the sudden, Debi says, “Uhh, Patt…there’s something wrong with your beer…” Next thing we know, the ice tube that formed when it froze was pushing it’s slightly melted way out of the bottle top, followed by the carbonated pressure underneath. This led to the ice bit popping up & beer exploding from below! We scrambled for towels & got everything cleaned up while we were cracking up laughing.

MYSTERY BOX

Picking a 10 as the highest card, Peg-a-la was the lucky recipient of my “movie” box. Inside my spring-ily decorated box was: microwave popcorn; some floss picks (to get rid of those pesky popcorn kernels); popcorn containers (to hold the popcorn while you enjoy your movie); coupons/cash for RedBox; various boxes of candy; napkins; a DVD of one of my favorite comedies – “Airplane” & a tray to serve snacks on. Peg says she likes to get together with Lori once a month to have a movie night, so this was a perfect Mystery for her/them. Now she’ll be responsible for bringing a mystery to the Tiki Bar next month.

MAY POKENO

For May, we will be getting our party on @ Kate’s house on SATURDAY, MAY 31^st @ 5:00 for our annual summer kick-off luau. Kate’s making pulled pork sliders & 2 kind of chicken wings; Peg’s making macaroni salad & Lori’s doing a fruit salad so far.

FINAL THOUGHT

Sorry it took me so long to get around to making this happen. It’s been crazy! I’m looking forward to unwinding & getting lei’d with you ladies in a few weeks! And on that note, I shall wrap up this edition of the Rag. Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!

March 2014 - Get Lucky! Edition

We're up all night till the sun (or 10 pm)

We're up all night to get some (dimes)

We're up all night for good fun (& food)

We're up all night to get lucky...

This month, we played at Spanky’s house. It was a comfy St. Patty’s theme. Some of us came in green, but all of us came comfy! We were one player short this month. That player was Kate. She was a no show because she had to attend her sister’s 30^th b-day party. So, there was some extra elbow room at the table, as well as more dimes and food for the rest of us! We dined on quite the buffet…there was spiral ham; twice baked potatoes; green deviled eggs; salad; biscuits; Irish soda bread; caprese skewers; Irish potatoes & pineapple pudding. I feel like I’m forgetting something there…probably still getting over the food coma! One person in particular who was suffering the effects of “super slow motion” was Juggs! All night, she was at least 3 cards behind, and just slow in general. This led to me mocking her every time w/ a seated slow-mo jog type thing. She laid down for a bit during break, which did recharge her batteries slightly.

We started @ 6:30, and broke an hour later to eat. The pots were going really quick all night! Nothing really got a chance to get fat. We started back up again about 20 mins later & did our first cover all @ 8. Hostess luck was w/ Spanky who won all by herself! We did our 2^nd cover all @ 8:45, when Debi & I split the winnings. See…I told you the nap helped her a bit… We wrapped up the party by 9. Phyllis passed out some lovely parting gifts. A glittery shamrock door hanger (you can see mine on my kitchen door over there) & a googly-eyed shamrock magnet. Funny story about the photo over there…when I came home from Pokeno, I stuck the magnet to my living room door. The boys woke up the next morning & thought it was really cute & started playing with it. I stopped them & said, “Lemme get a picture before you destroy it” & snapped the pic real quick. Don’t you know, no sooner did I get done when Nathan ripped off the bottom stem? Oh well…now my shamrock is stem-less.

MYSTERY BOX

Lori was responsible for the March Mystery. For the first time since St. Patty’s 2013, I actually won! The next day, Lori noted that I have won almost all of the Mysteries that she’s given away! I thought about it & it’s totally true! I won her Halloween one, I won her Christmas one, I won a snow-themed one & I won the last spring one! That’s at least 4 off the top of my head…

Anyway, all cowinky-dinks aside…I bet you wanna know what was in the box? I’m sure you don’t remember… This box was “Giggles’ Top 10 Favorite Green Goodies”! There were 10 little packages that I had to unwrap in order from 10-1. I do NOT remember the order, but I do remember the items: green juice (that went immediately to Peg-a-la!); shamrock cookies; thin mints; candle; coconut lime hand soap; blank note cards; spearmint leaves (will share w/ everyone next month); tic-tac mints; mint cocoa; mint tea & cash! What a fantastic box! I love that Lori took the time to put herself into the package & make it extra personal. Thanks again Giggles!!! Now I’ll be responsible for passing the box along at our April party…

HOP INTO SPRING!

Our next party will be held @ Lori’s house. We went to plan this during “business time”. There were only 2 weekends that would work for everyone, the 5^th or the 26^th. We originally all agreed on the 5^th. But, when I texted the date to Kate (thank you modern technology!), turns out to be her sister’s bridal shower…this sister of hers sure is taking up a lot of Kate’s “foxy” time…but we still had the 26^th as an option, so that was proclaimed to be the new date of the party! I mean, feel free to show up on the 5^th, but I can’t guarantee anyone will be there…

Spring Pokeno will be SATURDAY, APRIL 26^TH @ 5:00. Lori will be making a roast chicken, Peg’s making mac & cheese, Patt is steaming broccoli, I’m bringing parm garlic bread sticks, Debi’s providing olives & cranberry sauce, Marge is making sweet potatoes & Phyllis is going to bake a cake.

IRISH PHILOSOPHY

There are only 2 things to worry about; either you are well, or you are sick

If you are well, there’s nothing to worry about!

If you are sick, there are 2 things to worry about…either you will get well, or you will die.

If you get well, you have nothing to worry about!

If you die, there are 2 things to worry about; either you’ll go to Heaven or Hell

If you go to Heaven, you have nothing to worry about!

If you go to Hell, you’ll be so damn busy shaking hands with your friends; you won’t have time to worry!

And on that note, I shall wrap up this edition of the Rag. Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!

Happy 2014 Edition!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! We played our first game of the new year @ Debi’s house. This was our comfy happy appy party. After the weather people warned of possible snow on Saturday, we went about our “emergency preparedness” guidelines & wound up rescheduling the party for Sunday instead. Marge was in NY & Peg was a no show because she wasn’t feeling well all week. Some of us came in comfy clothes. Apparently, everyone but Phyllis & I saw the notes where I told you to wear jammies/sweats. But, everyone was comfy anyway! It was an incredibly relaxed party. Thanks again to Debi for being such a wonderful hostess!

We took the first 2 hours to stuff our faces with crab balls, dumplings, a ham ring, red velvet cupcakes & other assorted goodies. We finally started playing @ 5. We did our first cover all @ 6, when Lori & Kate split the winnings. We had our last cover all @ 7. Hostess luck was w/ Debi on this one. She won all by herself w/ 6 cards left to be called! Kate was on a roll again this month winning centers all the time. She thinks her new coin purse she got for Christmas is “lucky”.

Patt noted that she cashed in all the dimes she won at the Holiday Party & had $32! She took her new found cash (stolen from their sisters…) and put it to good use to supply liquor for a weekend at the beach house.

MYSTERY BOX

The very first Mystery of the year was Kate’s responsibility. The big winner was Lori! Inside the bag were a very sparkly foxy rhinestone pin & a shirt that read “I’m too old for this shit!” We all got a good chuckle out of that! Lori was so excited about the shirt & said she’d wear it for our next party. After we wrapped everything up & headed for home, she realized she left it behind! So, I guess she’ll have to prepare another outfit for the party instead. Debi, please remember to bring Lori’s forgotten Mystery to our next meeting!

ERIN GO POKENO

After much discussion & calendar checking, we just couldn’t all agree on a date that would work for February. So, we decided to skip it all together & go straight on to March.

We will have our St. Patty’s party at Spanky’s house on SATURDAY, MARCH 8^TH @ 5:00. Once again, we’re going to try for a “comfy” party. Please come in your comfiest outfit (jammies, sweats, etc) & hope the “luck o’ the Irish” is with you! Phyllis will be serving ham & twice baked potatoes, Patt’s bringing pineapple pudding, Peg is making cheesecake, Lori’s providing salad & I’m bringing tomato mozzarella skewers. If you can think of something you’d like to bring, please let me know & I’ll update the menu.

FINAL THOUGHT

There goes the very first blog of 2014! I hope everyone enjoys their month off. Even if most of that time apparently will be spent shoveling or keeping your kids occupied on all these snow days…  Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!