To the ends of the earth: I can sympathize with this girl. She just had mor...

To the ends of the earth: I can sympathize with this girl. She just had mor...

I can see Veta doing this in about 6 years, or less. I'd be tempted to also.

Ask Scott about the photo opportunity he missed sending you from Pei Wei the other night.

January Ladies Night - January 15th!

We'll have our January ladies night on Thursday, January 15th.
Fayeson will host it at their home and we'll have our first "You Asked For It".
Send her any questions or topics you'd like to discuss, and she'll prepare to share.
Their address is 619 Lakestone Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609. Mapquest should get you there fine.

We'll gather at 7:30 p.m.

Once I talk to her I'll get a list of munchies or such. Richard is going to bring hot doughnuts for us to enjoy!

Looking forward to it!

We'll have our December ladies night on Tuesday, December 16th at 7:30 p.m. at Kristen Wofford's Home (directions are below).
Thanks to Kristen for opening her home to us!

We'll have a cookie and gift exchange. This is always such a fun time of fellowship and a night to relax in the midst of the busyness of the season!

Plan on bringing a gift to exchange with a limit of $5. A good gift, not a gag gift. Past items have been such as gift cards, candles, bedroom slippers, and ornaments, just to name a few for ideas.

We'll also exchange cookies. I'll send an e-mail out the weekend before as to how many we'll bring. I can't say until I know how many we have coming. These will be to take home, so bring a tin or container to gather your cookies to take!
A note - If it's not too much trouble, we have a member with dairy allergies and it'd be wonderful if she could share in the cookie exchange too. If your recipe calls for butter or margarine (which most cookies do), if you can, and don't mind, using Smart Balance (just the plain, not the 50/50, it needs to be lactose free, it's in the section with spreads like Country Crock and such) she'll be able to take part. Not many cookies call for milk, but either let me know if you come with ones that do or substitute with a lactose free milk. It's not expensive and can be found at wal-mart and other groceries. You can use any leftover for your own butter/milk. I baked something tonight with the Smart Balance and it substitutes baking wise and taste wise perfectly. This is not a have to, obviously, just a request so we can all take part. If you can't or forget, it's not the end of the world, just let us know that night.

We also will be bringing some light munchies (We wont' be eating the cookies that night -they're to take home!).
So here's a sign up for that. Reply all with what you'd like to bring for us to enjoy. If you want to bring something not listed or you want to bring another of something someone else has already signed up for, help yourself!

Something salty -
Something chocolate -
Drinks and Ice -
Egg nog or cider -
Paper products -

Directions to the Wofford's home -
Going North on Falls of the Neuse... pass over 540, through Durant Rd intersection and Raven Ridge Rd intersection. Then in about 1.5 miles take a left onto Waterwood Ct. (into Saybrook neighborhood). We are down the street on the right. Our address is 9512 Waterwood Ct. and our house has stone on the front porch. Going South on Falls of the Neuse... pass by Wakefield HS and the Falls Lake Dam. After you pass the fire station on the left start looking for our street on the right. Turn right onto Waterwood Ct. (into Saybrook neighborhood). We are down the street on the right. Our address is 9512 Waterwood Ct. and our house has stone on the front porch.Their home number is 848-3168 if you get lost or need more detailed directions. Their home is pretty easy to find.

There is a lot to remember for this social - a $5 gift, cookies, a tin/container, and a munchie.
What a fun and festive time this will be!

December Ladies Lunch um... Breakfast!

Wednesday, December 3rd we'll have our December Ladies "Lunch" but actually have breakfast. This is such a busy time of year it's nice to have the blessing of fellowship, but then have the rest of your day afterwards to get some things done.

We'll meet at 9:30 a.m. at Village Deli in Wake Forest.

For more specific directions or a sneak peek at their menu, go to their website -
http://www.villagedeli.net/menu-wakeForest.html

I hope we have a good number able to attend. Please either post a reply or e-mail Sarah if you're coming so we'll know who to wait for.

This is such a nice way to wrap up our year!

Ladies Movie Night - November 20th!

This coming Thursday, November 20th, we'll have our November ladies' movie night.

Katherine Batchelor will be our hostess. Thanks for opening your home to us!

We'll gather at 7:30 p.m. and start the movie at 7:45.

The Batchelor's address is 8426 Central Drive, Raleigh, NC 27613. MapQuest should give fine directions. Katherine may e-mail more specific ones too.
Their home number is 521-4172 if you need to contact them.

We're taking a vote on Elf or Christmas Vacation for our movie (We had previously voted on 4 movies but these tied. Please vote on what you vote on between these two.)

We're signing up to bring something - (I'll try to keep this updated)
Reply all to the original e-mail or reply to this post with what you want to bring.

Popcorn - Emily
Something salty - Carey
Something chocolate -
Drinks - Katherine
Ice - Katherine or Allison??
Cups - Allison
Paper Products - Sarah

What a fun time this will be!

Thanksgiving Feast - This Coming Saturday!

This coming Saturday, November 15th at 6 p.m. we'll have our class social at Nichole and Trevor Pratt's home. We'll have our covered dish Thanksgiving feast.

The Pratt's are also treating us to a fireside marshmallow roast and fun outside after we eat.

This is a social for the whole family.

Please see below what we have signed up for. If you are coming and haven't yet signed up, just post a reply to this with what you are planning on bringing. When cooking remember this is a large crowd. We have 12 families signed up so far!

The Pratt's address is 11216 Saddlewood Court, Raleigh, NC 27614 . You should be able to MapQuest their directions (Nichole or Trevor, if you want to send some more detailed directions, please either reply to my e-mail or post a reply on here). Their home number is 341-8480 if you have any questions.


Here's what we have coming so far -

Meat (we could use another meat, maybe a ham) - Venison (Bryant), Turkey (Moody)

Vegetable (we could also use some more veggies) - Potato Casserole (Littrell), Macaroni & Cheese (Moody), ? (John & Ruth), Sweet Potato Casserole (Neill)

Bread - Rolls (Humble), Cornbread (Bryant)

Dessert - Cherry Cranberry Pie (Hopper), ? (Whitt), ?(Tysor), ? (Carpenter)

Drink (we could use one more family bringing drinks)- Sweet Tea (Carpenter), ? (Graham)

Ice - Tysor

Paper Products - Bryant

Thanks again to the Pratt family for opening their home and hosting us!
We're looking forward to it!

Marbles - This Wednesday, November 5th!

This Wednesday, November 5th, we'll meet at 9:30a.m. at Marbles kid's museum downtown Raleigh.

When you get there, go ahead and pay and enter. We'll meet up at the first play area with the bus and post office area.

There is a lunch place nearby that we can eat (or bring a picnic lunch if you'd rather).
Please reply or e-mail Sarah if you're going. sarahgbryant@nc.rr.com
This is such a fun place to go!!!

Here's the link to both places if you want/need more info.
http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/
http://www.rolypoly.com/