NEW YEAR'S EVE - RICHARDSON STYLE

RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR, RICHARDSON-GIBBONS STYLETHANK YOUR DARLING DAUGHTER ( ANGELA ) FOR CLEANING OUR HOUSE FOR THE PARTY I'VE PLANNED.

SEND DAD'S DOG, STELLA TO ANGIE'S FOR THE EVENING.

INVITE YOUR BEST BUDS OVER

HAVE THEM WEAR THEIR FAVORITE COUNTRY OUTFIT

DRINK A FEW BREWSKIES

DRINK A LITTLE WINE

WATCH A LITTLE USA vs CANADA HOCKEY

HAVE SOME FUN

MARK SAID IT WAS A FIST PUMP


I THOUGHT IT LOOKED LIKE AN AIR GUITAR

GOOD FOR HIS DECLARATION,

MARK REMOVED HIS UNDIES ONCE THE GAME WAS OVER.

CANADA WON

WE HAD A FEW BREWSKIES TO RECOVER AFTER WATCHING THAT!

WE ALSO HAD SOME OF MARGIE'S SPIKED EGG NOG.

OH, AND SOME WINE.

ALSO, SOME BREYER'S CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM WITH STARBUCKS COFFEE LIQUOR OVER IT.

IT WAS DELICIOUS.

WE DECIDED TO PLAY OUR OWN GAMES.

PASS THE ACE - BIG STAKES (SMILE)

MARK AND SHARK ... I MEAN SHEILA

DAD AND JOYCE

WHAT A CUTE HAT YOU MAY SAY!

MARGIE AND RALPH

SHEILA WON THE POT.... WHO'DA THUNK?

THAT'S SHEILA'S PASS THE ACE CROWN.

SHEILA AND MARK COUNTED HER WINNINGS, THEN ANNOUNCED THEY WERE GOING TO THE CARRIBEAN FOR TWO WEEKS IN THE SPRING WITH STEVE AND DENISE.

THEY HAD A FEW BREWSKIES TO CELEBRATE.

THE REST OF US HAD A FEW BREWSKIES TO DROWN OUR SORROW.

ENOUGH CRYING IN OUR BEER.

WE ALSO HAD SOME WINE.

WE THEN DID A REPEAT OF THE BRYER'S ICE CREAM, BUT USED CAFFE LOLITA COFFEE LIQUOR INSTEAD. IT WAS RATED SUPERIOR TO STARBUCKS LIQUOR. REMEMBER THAT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

ON TO BOWLING..... Wii STYLE

THERE'S ALWAYS ONE IN EVERY CROWD!

YUP! RALPH WON.

THAT BLACK THING ON HIS HEAD IS HIS BOWLING CROWN.

WE ALL HAD A FEW BREWSKIES TO CELEBRATE.

WE ALSO HAD MARGIE'S HOME MADE MARGARITAS....

AS RACHAEL WOULD SAY.......YUM-OH!

OH YEAH, WE ALSO HAD WINE.

IN CAME THE NEW YEAR

WELCOME 2009 !!!!!

WE DRANK A FEW BREWSKIES TO CELEBRATE.

WE ALSO HAD CHAMPAGNE.

OH YEAH, AND SOME WINE.

WE WOMEN DECIDED TO GO STAND BY THE FIRE ON THE DECK.

GUESS YOU CAN TELL THE PINION WOOD FIRE WAS PRETTY MUCH GONE.

SO WERE WE!

JOYCE WASN'T FEELING 100%, SO MARGIE OFFERED TO WATCH HER.

I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER ASK MARGIE TO BABY-SIT MY GRANDKIDS.

NUFF SAID ABOUT THAT!

JOYCE WAS REALLY OKAY, JUST TAKING A WEE BIT OF A NAP.

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER.

AFTER THAT WE WENT IN AND HAD SOME BREWSKIES TO GET WARM.

WE ALSO HAD SOME MORE CHAMPAGNE.

OH YEAH, AND WINE.

I WAS A GOOD HOSTESS.... I SENT EVERYONE HOME WITH A BREAKFAST CASSEROLE SO THEY COULD SLEEP IN AND NOT HAVE TO COOK BREAKFAST.

ANGIE HAD ME GET STELLA AS SOON AS THE PARTY ENDED, AND I FOUND ANNIE (JUST RECOVERING FROM NEAR DEATH DUE TO EATING THE CHICKEN WRAPPING) DRUNK ON HOT BUTTERED RUM.

I THINK THE CHINESE ARE WRONG.... IT'S NOT THE YEAR OF THE OX, IT'S GOTTA BE THE YEAR OF THE DOG!

I CHECKED TODAY, AND EVERYONE GOT HOME SAFE AND SOUND!

I WOULD HAVE CHECKED YESTERDAY, BUT I WAS A LITTLE TIRED.

HERE'S TO GREAT FRIENDS, AND HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT 2009!

PLEASE NOTE!!!!

NO FRIENDS OR ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN MAKING THIS BLOG.

HONESTLY.... WE ALL PRETTY MUCH BEHAVED.