All of us are probably aware by now that we have two friends who are in the process of building houses:
JulieBug at Another Chance Ranch,
and Tiggerlane the Neophyte Blogger,
There is no tellin' how many decisions they make each day on their projects.
I have self-appointed myself as the Entertainment Director for this happy event for the two of them, and am throwing at party...a wing-ding...an open house...a shing-dig...whatever you want to call it !
Here's what's brewing in my caldron:
On Friday, November 16, we are all going to post something that they would enjoy having in or around their new homes. Or, at least you think they might enjoy having it.
If you are interested in being a part of this celebration, leave me a comment. Let's make this the biggest whoop-tee-doo the Internet has seen in a long time. I will periodically 'repost' this to remind everyone and possibly entice more to join us. Please pass the word on to others.
Turn on those creative juices and let 'em flow.
So far, these bloggers have RSVP'd and will be helping host the celebration for JulieBug and Tiggerlane's house-warming:
NESSA who is in The Crysalis Stage
NIKKI who needs a Nap and a Drink...You got a problem with that?
MIN at Mama Drama and no telling when or what she'll post
KARMYNR who's always Dreamin' What If's
BECKIE who Gives It a Try One Day at at Time
JULIE-OKIEBUG who keeps this blog up and running
PAMELA who has lost her feather duster
DUBYAT who doesn't know what's going on but signed up anyway
SANDY who is out meandering in a field of purple flowers
KILA the mom to THREE cubs, count 'em THREE (3)
MJD who's waiting for the return of the white robin
JUNEBUG who has a smile upon her face
DEBS who is at home in her pumpkin patch
ANIMAL MIND has a gift...not sure he signed up though
ANG in that very big state that gets its water from the flushings from Okla
CLAUDIA who skips stones instead of throwing them
TIGGERLANE aka: Tig, and how long does she get to be a neophyte blogger?
JANET who lives on another Planet: The Planet of Janet !
JOY T who will share with you a spot of tea
SIMPLY JENN who is really not simple
THE PEAR LADY and other delicious fruit
LISA who tends to be a bit chaotic (can't get to you to make a link) will try later
SHAUNA the bird dog's wife and loves the color orange
If you have signed up and your name isn't on this list or if your link doesn't work, please let me know.
PRECISE directions were not given as to not squelch your creativity. Just pretend we are going to show up at JulieBug's and Tig's houses this Friday (November 16) with something for their new houses. Post whatever it is you would bring as a house-warming gift.
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The Rest of a Previous Fun Monday Story :
It was Thursday night in my little Oklahoma town. Black ice covered the streets, there was a fire in my fireplace, flannel pajamas on my body, and a book in my hands. Tomorrow would be "TGIF Day" then a two-day break from my middle school kiddos.
My eyelids were heavy and Mr. Sandman was closing in fast when the telephone screamed at me.
"Huh-low," was the best I could manage to slur out of my mouth.
"Kath, get over here and join us for dinner," my school teacher friend bubbled.
"Dinner? At 9:00 at night? It's closer to breakfast !" I informed her.
"Hey, come meet this guy," she continued to sound like Lawrence Welk's bubble machine.
"Guy? Are you kidding me? I wouldn't come meet the Pope OR his friend Joe Bob Johnson from Sweetwater, Texas, on a night like this," was my adamant reply.
"Who's Joe Bob Johnson?" she asked. "You sound like you're in a well...
I interrupted her, "Never mind who Joe Bob is. I'm not getting out on a night like this," realizing I had the receiver upside down, with the earpiece at my mouth and the mouthpiece at my ear.
"Kathy !" "Is this Kathy?" "Kathy, this is Jimmie." "We have a wonderful dinner planned." "We're just now having before dinner drinks." "Please come meet my darling son." "He's here from Colorado." "He's not married." "We have a wonderful dinner of steak and lobster." (Lots of laughter and cajoling in the background.)
I wasn't the least bit interested in meeting some guy, but she sounded like a hoot, and I just had to see who this little lady was at the other end of the line.
She continued, "Please come join us."
And so I did.
To make a short story long, I threw on some jeans and a sweater, dabbed war paint on my face, slid my little Honda (the one I eventually "drownded" in Garden City, Kansas) on the black ice to theHansMan's parents' house.
I had never met them before and only knew one person in the entire group.
They were waiting for me in their BAR downstairs.
The rest is history.
Any questions? I just love making up answers.
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I want to play but I need lots and lots and lots of minders.
Posted by: nessa | October 16, 2007 at 04:14 AM
Yes in fact I do have a question for you: What color was your sweater?
(Count me in for Nov. 16th. Just need to be reminded......)
Posted by: nikki | October 16, 2007 at 06:34 AM
NESSA: You will receive many, many minders, I Promise.
NIKKI: The sweater was red and there was a chenille Snoopy on the front. He was carrying skis and it said, "Think Snow." My jeans were faded denim with a hole just beginning in the knee. Socks were white but didn't show because I had on boots.
And, I will remind you about the party.
Posted by: Swampy | October 16, 2007 at 06:50 AM
I'll try to help with the housewarming, but I'll have to bribe my way onto the site (not my day to post). You didn't really get to the good part of the HansMan story.
Posted by: min | October 16, 2007 at 07:55 AM
Your friends have done wonders with those homes. Well done!!!!
And that's a great story, by the way. I knew yours would be the best.
Posted by: RWA | October 16, 2007 at 09:43 AM
What a great idea for a party, Swampy! and aren't you glad you went?
Posted by: Sandy | October 16, 2007 at 10:07 AM
love the new house's.
glad you finished the telling of the meeting, you did right in turning out so late at night.
Posted by: her indoors | October 16, 2007 at 11:31 AM
What a cool way to meet the Hansman!!! That was some major "fixing-up" by your friend and his mom!!!
Count me in on the party. I have JUST the perfect thing.
Posted by: Karmyn R | October 16, 2007 at 02:02 PM
Great idea for the party! I'm in!
What a fun way to actually meet somebody and have it work out. There are plenty of times those sort of things don't work out. I have a feeling the next part of the story gets a bit more interesting.
Posted by: Beckie | October 16, 2007 at 02:20 PM
MIN: I'll have to find "The Rest of the Story." You can schedule your little "house warming" any day that you wish. I'll take care of announcing that to everyone...yes I will!
RWA: Aw-w-w-w! You make me blush. Thanks. You should hear the story WITH the details.
SANDY: Yes, I am so glad that I went. I hit the jackpot in more ways than one. Will post that picture as soon as I find it.
HER INDOORS: Well, not much was going on at my place, so I decided to live on the edge and head out the door.
KARMYNR: His mom is just as bubbly now as she was then. When I grow up, I want to be like my mother-in-law.
BECKIE: Oh, you are so correct. I might just bore everyone to tears and finish it someday...with pics.
Posted by: swampy | October 16, 2007 at 03:19 PM
I was all for staying nice and warm, right up until they said Lobster. I would have been out the door in a flash. Yum.
Count me in for the party! I'm always up for a party! Is there going to be a jumping castle? Im getting quite good at them now.
Posted by: karisma | October 16, 2007 at 05:19 PM
I just have to say the difference in the homes in those two pictures are just awesome. It's incredible actually and I find it very inspiring.
Posted by: Christy | October 16, 2007 at 05:27 PM
SWAMPY!! You are a MAJOR SWEETHEART!!! And ironically, you have no idea how much those "before" photos resemble the house I'm living in now...not really, but this 104-year old Victorian is a shanty compared to the new digs.
You are AWESOME! And I just wanna know how drunk you got that night!
Posted by: Tiggerlane | October 16, 2007 at 07:12 PM
Me likey housewarmings...sign me up.
And this post? One of my absolute favorite's of yours!
OOooo, and in the first part where you referred to "Mr. Sandman", I read that as "Mr. Hansman" and I was totally confused. Oh, mercy, I'm picking up your lysdexia!
:)
Posted by: Robin | October 16, 2007 at 09:34 PM
Awww! I wuv you! You are the best! I too, have been having internet issues. I am doing good to get this posted. (Keeping my fingers crossed that this actually posts this time.)
Now can I be a part of the party to give something to Tiff? If so, count me in.
Posted by: Julie | October 16, 2007 at 09:36 PM
will you remind me about the nov 16 party.
I know I'll forget to show up
Posted by: Pamela | October 17, 2007 at 12:25 AM
I'm glad I got to read the rest of your monday's post.
That sounds like a great party you planning.
Posted by: chrisb | October 17, 2007 at 03:43 AM
YES! I want to give Julie something, too! Sign me up!
Posted by: Tiggerlane | October 17, 2007 at 08:05 AM
hmmm... sign me up for the party. i'll have to give this some thought, though. sometimes i'm a little gift-impaired.
Posted by: janet | October 17, 2007 at 08:27 AM
Sign me up for the house-warming. Thank you.
Posted by: Junebug | October 17, 2007 at 02:41 PM
LOVE the rest of your story!! And sign me up for the house warming too please. What a fantastic idea and lots of time to think of something.
Posted by: Joy T. | October 17, 2007 at 03:23 PM
Count me in! It sounds like fun.
Posted by: Simply Jenn | October 17, 2007 at 08:49 PM
*perks up and stumbles into blog*
Did someone say the word 'party'???? If you've room for a[nother] wiseacre, I'm there. >:-D
Posted by: thepearlady | October 17, 2007 at 09:28 PM
I want to be part of the Shin-dig. :D
This will be fun. :D
Posted by: Debs in her pumkin' patch | October 18, 2007 at 07:55 AM
I will be part of it. Do reminders on Monday's at the end of Fun Monday, so I don't forget, because that would make me crazy, and I so don't want that at my age with so much yet to do that I couldn't do in a straight jacket, or even locked in a pink rubber room. Thanks for taking this into consideration.
Posted by: Dawn | October 18, 2007 at 01:43 PM
Oh, and I love how you wrote your fun Mondy to put one image in our heads only to have a completely different twist to it. Very clever.
Posted by: Dawn | October 18, 2007 at 01:47 PM
Oh I want to participate!!! This will be a great deal of fun!
Posted by: Ang in TX | October 18, 2007 at 09:25 PM
ooh, swampy can I come to the party?? that sounds like fun!
Posted by: claudia | November 13, 2007 at 10:29 AM
NIKKI: My sweater was red with a chenille Snoopy carrying skis, saying "Think Snow." I still have that sweater.
Posted by: Swampy | November 13, 2007 at 01:39 PM
Thank you for popping in and reminding me... I kinda forgot but I kinda lately forget everything.
Posted by: Ang in TX | November 13, 2007 at 05:54 PM
Ok, sign me up, I had "gift bringing block" there for a while but I think I can do this now. :)
Posted by: Lisa's Chaos | November 14, 2007 at 09:22 AM
I wanna bring warming gifts! ! ! I have missed soooo much! ! !
Posted by: Shauna | November 14, 2007 at 09:23 AM
Hi Swampy
Please don't forget to take my name off the list :-( I am on DIALUP this weekend and it's not playing nice with Blogger. Or anything else for that matter. I'm sorry!!
Posted by: Melissa in NZ | November 15, 2007 at 10:06 PM
Hey, Is the party still on?...Or is this one of those things where the invitation says 'dress like a pirate' and then no one does? (except me)
Anyway, I brought gifts. They are at http://blogs.chron.com/mamadrama/archives/2007/11/happy_housewarm.html
Can I start drinking now?
Posted by: min | November 16, 2007 at 07:02 AM
Okay, I'm game.
Posted by: M@ | November 16, 2007 at 10:42 AM