Chelsea and Thanksgiving 2008

Chelsea had a wonderful birthday and we all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Dinner included:

Antipasti

18 pound turkey with Italian sausage dressing

Sweet potatoes with brown sugar, butter and marshmallows

Mashed potatoes and really good dark gravy

Fantasy Fudge

Green salad with Italian dressing, salami and olives

Vanilla ice cream

Fresh hot rolls and real butter

Butter pecan ice cream

2 Blackberry pies

2 Pumpkin pies

1 Granny Smith Apple pie

Attending were:

E, E, E, and L; C, D, C, M and M; V, F, M and J; T and M

Thanksgiving Pole Dance

First, may I start by acknowledging the most memorable charade of all-time at our house:
Sandy C. who "wuthered" and wuthered and wuthered again, on the vine so to speak, for half an hour and still no one guessed --

Wuthering Heights

Frank and Veronica still have her withering on video and we review it from time.



But yesterday, Erin took the cake.

She started by reading the title, indicating one word, three syllables.

First syllable:

Right here is a picture of Erin doing a pole dance. Can't you just see it??!! The first attempt in her entire life. On an imagineray pole.

We all looked at her like "what the __?" and we're laughing and carrying on. And on, and on.



Then, out of the blue, Tom says "Poltgergeist"!!

And he's right! And he brought the house down!!

All we can figure is that Tom has seen some pretty horrid pole dances in his life!!


*One little footnote as a reminder to those present: Flab-eye-rinse!!

Chelsea Turns 16

Happy Birthday, Chelsea!!!

Remembering all who served and are serving

Thinking of all our loved ones who have served our country and are currently serving: Ross, Scott, Tom, Larry Sr., Grandpa Alec, Uncle Fred. Some in Viet Nam, some in Korea, some in War II. Thank you.

Denise's brother Frank is still in Afghanistan and we worry about him daily.

PS> November 10th is the birthday of the Marine Corps.

Halloween, November 1st & 2nd, 2008

Emma the Cheerleader came to trick or treat
at the beach.


Little Bo Peep was here, too!!! Lila, the kitty,
didn't get her picture taken, nor did Maddy,
the 50's poodle skirt girl.



Sunday, Nov. 2nd, was Denise's b'day. We had pot roast,
pesto, and everything else! The cake is lemon with
lemon-cream cheese frosting. Nummy!



Sunrise November 1st, a beautiful start to the month.