Happy New Year!

I am sooo jealous!

Yes! Thanks Jake and Linda!

hawksbill or fish?

the partaaayyy has begun!

oops, forgot the pic...i am toasting my mamosa with ya

Looks like Andy has competition already for "Pants of The Year 2002"

it's cookin' now!

Uh-oh! The party hats have started coming out...

rusty...rotflmao! thanks for the laugh...i think that we should have a "cone head" tribute page...all those that had to endure it!... we are still "working" on my "paint/ turned into remodel job"...argh..you know, once you get started on a project, it just somehow steamrolls...oh, now that looks good...so we need to re-do this room!

Cynde - I did it to make YOU laugh! Fair's fair.
Here's Grendel trying to mooch some food off the kids' plates...

RUSTY....you need to be restrained, convicted, applauded, villified, annointed, stoned (like that one!), and nominated for sainthood! That was the most hilarious thing I've ever seen. Poor Mr. Everlast thinks I've finally lost it. Perhaps I have. Here I sit with an empty champagne glass ROCKING with laughter by myself. (Didn't I start last year that way?) Thanks from the bottom of my award winning heart for your insane sense of humor. We LOVE you!!!!

Your Deb.

ohmygawd.....still laughing......must stop.....tummy cramps.......

Deep bow to my pals in the peanut gallery. I figure that if I'm giggling whilst pasting a cone on an unsuspecting partygoer's head - then you guys will be cracking up, too. Wait til they see the pix tomorrow and wonder WHAT was in the punch??!! They won't remember wearing the honorary CONE!

WOW!

rusty...again...out of my chair laughing whilst my husband is yelling in the background to put down the mamosa...get off the puter and pick the paint brush back up...nice boat...here are a couple more party pics...notice the kiddie tables are gone...bas and yana tucked in bed?

Hey Gals,
They've saved a spot in the hammock for US! Rusty, Deb & Cynde Lee swinging away with a well chilled magnum of wogga wogga to toast the new year!

There IS a certain symmetry to Deb, Cynde and Rusty on the hammock - it's the KIDS who can't wait to climb on!

You all are so special to me so I am passing this on to you. It worked for me. I think I've found inner peace...

My therapist told me the way to achieve inner peace is to finish things I start. Today I finished two bags of potato chips, a lemon pie, a fifth of Jack Daniel's, and a small box of chocolate candy.

I feel better already.

Rusty, that's the way to do it!

OK, my folks have finally departed.. dropped in on the cams.. looks like the party is going well..

Cheers!


What are they looking at?


Ahhhhhh..

Rusty... That is the best advise I have heard all year! My goal is to finish the 1/2 gallon of Mint Chocolate Chip IceCream!

Back from the movie....I'm missing the party!

Here's this years frond, but will she throw it in the street

Let the clean up begin

ok, i captured this waaayyy tooo early west coast time, but what happended to the street?

grendel is getting tired...or maybe she misses goldie...

Cynde...its the fireworks rappers

wrappers

not the singers

Meryl - I've been visiting your archives since last night! Thank you for providing so much enjoyment to us newbies. (And fond memories for the *old timers* on the board, I'm sure.)

Caught a streaker??

Things I've finished today.....

Cooking:
Pear Gallette (a pie thing)
Turkey Enchiladas
Crab & Shrimp Quiche
Meatballs (with marina canned from summer tomatos)
Home made deviled ham
Blue cheese & toasted walnut spread w/ apple compote.
Guacamole
Bean salad w/fresh mozzerela & tomatoes

Entertaining:

very happy neighbors
1 special co-worker

Belly Laugh:

Many thanks to Rusty!!!! (our cam goddess!)

Wogga Wogga:

2 bottles of Piper Sonoma (& still vertical!)

I thinks it's going to be a very good year...

Deb.

thanks meryl, that is what i thought at first...then my imagination ran away with me and i began to get a little worried...

Happy New Year Bonaire!

I found a USO (unidentified swimming object?) Any guesses? Now all I have to do is remember how to do this.

a couple of more party pics...

ms. everlast...yummmm...can i come over for leftovers?

thinks i have finished today...

cooking:
eggs and toast and tea
navy bean soup with drunken ham bone left over from xmas dinner
leftover cordon blue and asparagus from last night

drinking:
one bottle of champagne and orange juice
opening the wogga wogga now

cleaning:
following hubby around with a mop as he sands, drills, puttys, textures, paints...
emptied and cleaned drawers in kitchen (yuck...they needed it baaaddd)
still workin' on the pantry (sigh)...that is why i need the wogga wogga!

geezzz....did they have a fire drill???

Hey Cynde...check yer e-mail...

I firmly (and everlastingly) believe that there is an illness called "acumulitius". Symptoms include pantry items that have survived 2 household moves or more, the under cutlrey debris in the kitchen drawer starts overtaking the spoons, inabilty to use the garage for the actual storage of cars, etc.

Loved your acomplishments, gal! Please fax me some bean soup.

Mrs. E.

"I'm so glad we've had this time together,
Just to have a laugh, or sing a song,
Seem's we just get started and before you know it,
Comes the time we have to say.....
so long (tug on the ear)"



triple bonus points for the provenance of this chestnet! :>

Deb.

oh my.....(chestnut), please pass the wogga wogga.

You guys are far ahead of me...things I finished today

The year in review..
Lord of the rings movie
3 glasses of Merlot (more to come)

Things I haven't finished
The laundry
Last nights clean up
Tonights clean up

Thanks Rusty and all for the "Thanks"...but they are all your postings too!

lol deb...whew...we survived the party!

oh, and deb...we have "acumulitis" very very bad! we haven't moved in 8 years and it is time to do some fen shuey (sp) cleaning...house right now tilts toward the garage as that is where most of the stuff is...hard to walk around sometimes as you have to cling to the walls and hold onto the door jams so you don't get sucked in!

lights out...nighty night...

Jake and Linda...hope you had a good time...we did!

Great party cam, as usual. We loved the one we went to last spring. Rusty, that was priceless advice from your therapist. I can tell you took it to heart!

Now...what do I need to finish? I guess, this champagne...I already finished the dishes, and we're about to try out the new Xmas ice cream maker!

The whole lot of us looking out to sea (time 18:18) were waiting for the Green Flash.

Aha! And did it appear??? At least we didn't witness too many Heinekin's in an upraised position to confuse those of you watching for the Green Flash! Looked like you all had a great time. Wish we could have been there. Carole

The Green Flash did appear, and in proper Key West fashion, we all applauded :-)

Jake

To add to the green flash message, I was at the party and took a video of the flash. You can't see it but it is live action of the setting sun.

As soon as I can get my new computer set up, I will FTP the file to you Jake.

BTW we arrived back in Milwaukee at 5:30 AM this morning after a 7 hour layover in Mo Bay. More about this later.

Mark

Deb: Carol Burnett. Triple Bonus points for Anonymous.