October 11-18, 2008 Eastern Magic Parrothead Pirates in Paradise-Chapter 5

[Danzer45]

Good Monday Morning... had a lovely Mother's Day. Allen and some of the other deacons cooked breakfast at church for the confirmation class, but everyone was invited... that was a nice way to start off Mother's Day, then early church and Sunday School. Then Allen and J and I went to my Mother's grave to put some flowers on it... we had such wind yesterday that we could not stay outside long at all. Wind blew at 30-40 mph all day yesterday. Plus it was cool (50* and cloudy). Then Mary and Allen took me and J and Mary's Mom and Auntie out to a new place here that is French, they had a Mother's Day Champagne Brunch, and the food was excellent. Came home and son #2 and his family came over with a gift bag of gardening stuff for me!!!! It was so windy and cold that no one could play in the yards yesterday... so cozied up in my lounge chair with Birds and Blooms and a blanket... !

Allen's BD was a hoot, will try to get you a picture of him with his Parrot Head hat on!!!!! Mary managed to get him there with his "cruise music" and the first thing on the I-Pod was the Magic's horn!!!! Then Jimmy Buffet took over and it was definitely smooth sailing from that point on!!!! It was all about Parrothead Pirates in Paradise! Parrots hanging from the ceiling, flamingo garlands on the tables, which were covered with beach towels, small white pails with sand in them with minature tiki torches in them (buckets had stickers on them with "Parrothead Pirates in Paradise") Paper plates and napkins with pink flamingos... Mary is a party planner like no other I know and loves surprise parties!!!!! The food was incredible and instead of a birthday cake... his favorite dessert is Bananna Pudding... so guess what!!!

 

[pinkygirl]

Good Monday Morning... had a lovely Mother's Day. Allen and some of the other deacons cooked breakfast at church for the confirmation class, but everyone was invited... that was a nice way to start off Mother's Day, then early church and Sunday School. Then Allen and J and I went to my Mother's grave to put some flowers on it... we had such wind yesterday that we could not stay outside long at all. Wind blew at 30-40 mph all day yesterday. Plus it was cool (50* and cloudy). Then Mary and Allen took me and J and Mary's Mom and Auntie out to a new place here that is French, they had a Mother's Day Champagne Brunch, and the food was excellent. Came home and son #2 and his family came over with a gift bag of gardening stuff for me!!!! It was so windy and cold that no one could play in the yards yesterday... so cozied up in my lounge chair with Birds and Blooms and a blanket... !

Allen's BD was a hoot, will try to get you a picture of him with his Parrot Head hat on!!!!! Mary managed to get him there with his "cruise music" and the first thing on the I-Pod was the Magic's horn!!!! Then Jimmy Buffet took over and it was definitely smooth sailing from that point on!!!! It was all about Parrothead Pirates in Paradise! Parrots hanging from the ceiling, flamingo garlands on the tables, which were covered with beach towels, small white pails with sand in them with minature tiki torches in them (buckets had stickers on them with "Parrothead Pirates in Paradise") Paper plates and napkins with pink flamingos... Mary is a party planner like no other I know and loves surprise parties!!!!! The food was incredible and instead of a birthday cake... his favorite dessert is Bananna Pudding... so guess what!!!

WOW what a FUN weekend you had
can't wait to see some pictures!!!!!!!!

 

[Danzer45]

Hey Nancy... hope you are feeling better today!!!!

Wonder if I made the tuxedo strawberries and froze them, would they come out ok... I know if I freeze the strawberries, they will be mushy... but coated in candy??????????? I have a grandaughter graduating and then birthdaying in July... and would like to use some of the good sweet TN strawberries we have available right now!!!! We stopped on way home yesterday and bought a fresh picked gallon of strawberries!

 

[pinkygirl]

Hey Nancy... hope you are feeling better today!!!!

Wonder if I made the tuxedo strawberries and froze them, would they come out ok... I know if I freeze the strawberries, they will be mushy... but coated in candy??????????? I have a grandaughter graduating and then birthdaying in July... and would like to use some of the good sweet TN strawberries we have available right now!!!! We stopped on way home yesterday and bought a fresh picked gallon of strawberries!

HI Sandra!!! yes I'm feeling a bit better today no cough attacks yet LOL
you could try a couple to see how the strawberries turn out with the candy coating, but I'm guessing they will still be too mushy...
how are you feeling Sandra?

 

[kritter]

HI, Everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[WDWCrazzyCunninghams]

Hello everyone!

Gina and Kristin, glad you are home safe and sound! Seems like you had a great time! I am glad Alice was on the ball and played along with the girls!!! Can't wait to see the photos!!!

Allen....glad to hear you had a great birthday! Sounds like Mary is the planner of planners!!! We'll all have to get on the Wii together and compete! I think Steve kind of knows how to do that, but I'll have to check.

Nancy, get better soon!!!!! SOunds like maybe you might need a trip to the Doctor!?

Connor's birthday is Thursday, but we are going to celebrate tomorrow. We have no school as we are going to have our Primary Elections. Steve is also, still off from work, so it's a bunch of errands, a bit of shopping and out to eat! Connor said he'd like to go to Quaker Steak and Lube, but I have a coupon for a free appetizer at Logan's Steak House...we'll see! LOL

Time to get dinner out of the oven. We are actually having a Stouffer's frozen lasagna! The boys LOVE it. They say it tastes just like the lasagna at school ack! If I make it home made...yanno, with yummy ricotta and mozzerella?....they say it's gross and won't touch it! Oh well.....

See ya later!!!!

 

[Danzer45]

Hi ya, Michelle!

We love the Stouffers lasagna... of course I can't eat the beef one, but we do the chicken one and the vegetable one... they are yummy! My #2 DIL makes a mean lasagna and even they love the other Stouffers ones.

 

[Danzer45]

HI Sandra!!! yes I'm feeling a bit better today no cough attacks yet LOL
you could try a couple to see how the strawberries turn out with the candy coating, but I'm guessing they will still be too mushy...
how are you feeling Sandra?

Glad you are feeling better Nancy!!!!

I may give that a try... Candy... is there anything special or just use the melting chocolate for the strawberries? Let me know if you have ever frozen any of the tuxedos after making them.

 

[Octoberbride03]

Afternoon Kiddies

How's everybody?

 

[Octoberbride03]

From browsing through the last fwe pages, sounds y'all had a great weekend. All I did was work

 

[belle1627]

Hello everyone!

Gina and Kristin, glad you are home safe and sound! Seems like you had a great time! I am glad Alice was on the ball and played along with the girls!!! Can't wait to see the photos!!!

Allen....glad to hear you had a great birthday! Sounds like Mary is the planner of planners!!! We'll all have to get on the Wii together and compete! I think Steve kind of knows how to do that, but I'll have to check.

Nancy, get better soon!!!!! SOunds like maybe you might need a trip to the Doctor!?

Connor's birthday is Thursday, but we are going to celebrate tomorrow. We have no school as we are going to have our Primary Elections. Steve is also, still off from work, so it's a bunch of errands, a bit of shopping and out to eat! Connor said he'd like to go to Quaker Steak and Lube, but I have a coupon for a free appetizer at Logan's Steak House...we'll see! LOL

Time to get dinner out of the oven. We are actually having a Stouffer's frozen lasagna! The boys LOVE it. They say it tastes just like the lasagna at school ack! If I make it home made...yanno, with yummy ricotta and mozzerella?....they say it's gross and won't touch it! Oh well.....

See ya later!!!!

Honestly it is a good thing we've got you, now I know what has happened in our DIS world, thanks!!!

 

[Octoberbride03]

Honestly it is a good thing we've got you, now I know what has happened in our DIS world, thanks!!!

Isn't it though? No w I only have to be jealous that I don't have a Wii or and Ipod LOL

 

[Pinkgurlshubby]

Hello everyone!

Gina and Kristin, glad you are home safe and sound! Seems like you had a great time! I am glad Alice was on the ball and played along with the girls!!! Can't wait to see the photos!!!

Allen....glad to hear you had a great birthday! Sounds like Mary is the planner of planners!!! We'll all have to get on the Wii together and compete! I think Steve kind of knows how to do that, but I'll have to check.

Nancy, get better soon!!!!! SOunds like maybe you might need a trip to the Doctor!?

Connor's birthday is Thursday, but we are going to celebrate tomorrow. We have no school as we are going to have our Primary Elections. Steve is also, still off from work, so it's a bunch of errands, a bit of shopping and out to eat! Connor said he'd like to go to Quaker Steak and Lube, but I have a coupon for a free appetizer at Logan's Steak House...we'll see! LOL

Time to get dinner out of the oven. We are actually having a Stouffer's frozen lasagna! The boys LOVE it. They say it tastes just like the lasagna at school ack! If I make it home made...yanno, with yummy ricotta and mozzerella?....they say it's gross and won't touch it! Oh well.....

See ya later!!!!

Nothing wrong with Stouffers. We usually buy M&M's. We're French so we have to be different...hold the comments I know I stepped into that one! My mom always made it with mozza and cottage cheese. Sounds gross but it's soooooooooo good.

 

[kritter]

Just trying to catch up on the shows from last night, since I feel asleep soo early last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[pinkygirl]

Just trying to catch up on the shows from last night, since I feel asleep soo early last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kristin did you watch Survivor yet? how did you like it?

 

[RanCan]

Hello all!!!!
I hope everyone had a great mother's day!!!
Congrats Allen on your wii!!!!! I'm glad you had a great birthday!!!

Nancy, I'm glad you are starting to feel better!!!! And I was also hoping someone else would have won on Survivor!!!

Michele, I hope you have fun celebrating Conner's birthday tomorrow!!

Sandra, I have never tried freezing the tuxedo strawberries, I don't think they would freeze well....but you might want to try a couple to see how they do!! I just used the melting chocolates!

Gina, I can't wait to see pics from you NYC trip!!!

Denis, that's how I make my lasagna........with cottage cheese and mozza and my family loves it!!!!!

Kristin, you must have been exhausted last night!!!! Enjoy your shows!!!!

 

[kritter]

Some Pics. from NYC::


All of us with Gina and Family:

Hanna and Hope in Toys R' US::

Disney Store::

Us at Rockefeller Center:

THe pics. Gina sent me today::

 

[kritter]

Hello all!!!!
I hope everyone had a great mother's day!!!
Congrats Allen on your wii!!!!! I'm glad you had a great birthday!!!

Nancy, I'm glad you are starting to feel better!!!! And I was also hoping someone else would have won on Survivor!!!

Michele, I hope you have fun celebrating Conner's birthday tomorrow!!

Sandra, I have never tried freezing the tuxedo strawberries, I don't think they would freeze well....but you might want to try a couple to see how they do!! I just used the melting chocolates!

Gina, I can't wait to see pics from you NYC trip!!!

Denis, that's how I make my lasagna........with cottage cheese and mozza and my family loves it!!!!!

Kristin, you must have been exhausted last night!!!! Enjoy your shows!!!!

Hey Nancy,,


I was exhausted. I think I'm still recovering from all of the workers being here..>LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!>

 

[BigRed1]

.........Nothing wrong with Stouffers. We usually buy M&M's. We're French so we have to be different...hold the comments I know I stepped into that one! My mom always made it with mozza and cottage cheese. Sounds gross but it's soooooooooo good.

.........Denis, that's how I make my lasagna........with cottage cheese and mozza and my family loves it!!!!!.........

Thats how I always make mine!

Some Pics. from NYC::..................

Great pictures! Looks like you had a good time!

 

[RanCan]

Kristin,
I love the pictures....It looks like you all had a great time!!!!
What beautiful families!!!!!