Food for Adopt-A-Family Needed.

Thanks to those kind souls who have

donated to the

2009 FOOD DRIVE for
NON-PERISHABLE GOODS.

DELIVERY IS

ONLY 9 DAYS AWAY AND WE

NEED THE FOLLOWING

Drop off Donations at Elsie’s # 114
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SUGGESTED DONATIONS
Applesauce
Beans, Black, canned
Beans, Kidney, canned
Beans, Pinto, canned
Beans, Pinto, dry bagged
Beans, re-fried
Cereal
Cinnamon
Cocoa, hot chocolate mix
Cookies, packaged
Cooking oil (vegetable, canola, etc.)
Crackers, packaged
Flour, all purpose
Flour, Masa
Fruits, canned
Hominy, canned 6 lb. +
Jello, any flavor
Juices, canned, bottled
Lard, labeled “Manteca” in Spanish
Macaroni & Cheese, box
Menudo (soup), canned
Milk, Evaporated, canned
Milk, Sweetened Condensed, canned
Noodles, Ramen
Pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, noodles)
Peanut Butter
Rice, white
Soups, canned or dry
Spaghetti sauce, canned/bottled
Stews, canned
Sugar
Tuna Fish, canned
Vegetables, canned (corn, green beans, etc.)



IF THE ITEM IS NOT LISTED FROM THE ORIGINAL LIST THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SUFFICIENT OF THAT ITEM.



Thanks – Elsie’s elves

Book Club

First, let me say that although Vickie's ducks may not be as frozen as they were a few days ago, they are still darn chilly!Today the Book Club met at Mary's #5, for lively discussion, serious food, and wine...did someone say wine?Yes, there was discussion on this month's chosen book-

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society-

which I just loved!

But it's not high brow, just fun.
And did I mention there was wine?

And really, REALLY good food!Everyone brings a small salad, but the variety is just amazing!
And did I mention wine?

It's a very well attended club.

'Cause it's super fun. And there is wine.

Wine Tasting & Adopt-A-Family Quilting Reminder

Free Wine Tasting

Sunday, December 13th

Bring a bottle of wine...

perhaps something you found on your summer travels, or

a bottle with a label you found attractive, or

maybe a wine you made!

A snack would be nice, too.

Community Room at 3pm for the free tasting..

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Adopt-A-Family Quilters

The first Adopt-A-Family Quilting group will meet on

Monday the 14th in the Community Room at 10am.

We will be sorting the fabrics and deciding on some patterns to use this winter.

We need anyone interested in helping even if it is just to sort, iron, cut fabric...

but we do need those who will help sew also.

We will not actually sew this week but will be getting everything ready,

so no need to bring machines...but cutting equipment would be helpful.

Thanks,

Bernie

Just Texas

This is a must read for all Texans,

used-to-be Texans,

adopted Texans or

wanna-be Texans

JUST TEXAS
Pep , Texas 79353
Smiley , Texas 78159
Paradise , Texas 76073
Rainbow , Texas 76077
Sweet Home , Texas 77987
Comfort , Texas 78013
Friendship, Texas 76530

Love the Sun?
Sun City , Texas 78628
Sunrise , Texas 76661
Sunset, Texas 76270
Sundown, Texas 79372
Sunray , Texas 79086
Sunny Side , Texas 77423

Want something to eat?
Bacon , Texas 76301
Noodle , Texas 79536
Oatmeal , Texas 78605
Turkey , Texas 79261
Trout , Texas 75789
Sugar Land , Texas 77479
Salty, Texas 76567
Rice , Texas 75155
Pearland , Texas 77581
Orange , Texas 77630
And top it off with:
Sweetwater , Texas 79556

Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all!
Detroit , Texas 75436
Cleveland , Texas 75436
Colorado City , Texas 79512
Denver City , Texas 79323
Klondike , Texas 75448
Nevada , Texas 75173
Memphis , Texas 79245
Miami , Texas 79059
Boston , Texas 75570
Santa Fe , Texas 77517
Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861
Reno , Texas 75462
Pasadena , Texas 77506
Columbus , Texas 78934
Feel like traveling outside the country?
Athens , Texas 75751
Canadian, Texas 79014
China , Texas 77613
Egypt , Texas 77436
Ireland , Texas 76538
Italy , Texas 76538
Turkey , Texas 79261
London , Texas 76854
New London , Texas 75682
Paris , Texas 75460
Palestine , Texas 75801

No need to travel to Washington D.C.
Whitehouse , Texas 75791

We even have a city named after our planet!
Earth , Texas 79031
We have a city named after our state
Texas City , Texas 77590

Exhausted?
Energy , Texas 76452

Cold?
Blanket , Texas 76432
Winters, Texas

Like to read about History?
Santa Anna , Texas
Goliad , Texas
Alamo , Texas
Gun Barrel City , Texas
Robert Lee , Texas

Need Office Supplies?
Staples, Texas 78670

Want to go into outer space?
Venus , Texas 76084
Mars , Texas 79062

You guessed it. It's on the state line.
Texline , Texas 79087

For the kids...
Kermit , Texas 79745
Elmo , Texas 75118
Nemo , Texas 76070
Tarzan , Texas 79783
Winnie , Texas 77665
Sylvester , Texas 79560

Other city names in Texas , to make you smile......
Frognot , Texas 75424
Bigfoot , Texas 78005
Hogeye , Texas 75423
Cactus , Texas 79013
Notrees , Texas 79759
Best, Texas 76932
Veribest , Texas 76886
Kickapoo , Texas 75763
Dime Box , Texas 77853
Old Dime Box , Texas 77853
Telephone , Texas 75488
Telegraph , Texas 76883
Whiteface , Texas 79379
Twitty, Texas 79079

And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore City
Kilgore , Texas 75662

And our favorites...
Cut n Shoot, Texas
Gun Barrell City , Texas
Hoop And Holler, Texas
Ding Dong, Texas and, of course,
Muleshoe , Texas

Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ...

If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work there,

you may live in Texas ;

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time,

you may live in Texas ;

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number,

you may live in Texas ;

If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend,

you may live in Texas ;

If you measure distance in hours,

you may live in Texas ;

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once,

you may live in Texas ;

If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked,

you may live in Texas ;

If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them,

you may live in Texas

If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph --you're going 80 and everybody's passing you,

you may live in Texas ;

If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,'

you may live in Texas ;

If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas friends,

you definitely live in Texas ..

Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas .
1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles

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2.. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles

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3... El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas

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4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.

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5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water. Destroyed by Hurricane Ike -2008!

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6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston .

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7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America

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8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America 's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.

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9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.

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10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island .

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11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20,1969, was " Houston ," but the space center was actually in Clear Lake City at the time.

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12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island ..

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13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979...

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14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and may divide into 5 states.

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15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500 years old.

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16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.

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17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper..

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18. Texas has had six capital cities:
Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston ,Velasco, West Columbia and Austin ..

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19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).

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20. The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the world and it is taller than the Washington monument.

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21. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas ..

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22. The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.).

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23. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston .

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Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at

Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas :
(1) Just one God.
(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.
(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.
(5) Put nothin' before God.
(6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal.
(7) No killin'.
(8) Watch yer mouth.
(9) Don't take what ain't yers.
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff.


Y'all git all that???

Wine Down Wednesday

Do you like wine?

Do you know about Wine Down Wednesday?

Wine Down Wednesday is an opportunity to unite with fellow wine enthusiasts for an entertaining evening of wine tasting, live music, and complimentary appetizers.

Join us for Wine Down Wednesday every 2nd Wednesday of the month at Water 2 Wine for some delicious wine tasting, appetizers and live music!

We will also be having some door prizes for all those present!

$10 (covers not only entertainment, food, and wine tastings, BUT will be credited toward any wine purchase made that evening).

See you there!
Check out their website:

http://www.meetup.com/Wine-Down-Wednesday/?gj=ej2&a=cn1_cn1

Christmas Giving with Real Meaning!

A reminder from Sharon B.:

The Blood Drive

Monday, December 7,

8:30 am. to 12:30 p.m.

in front of the office.

Please bring ID and a list of medicines.

Also, please wear a cover up as a courtesy to the United Blood Services staff.

Sandpeeps have always met the Blood Drive quota allotted to us.

Let's send the quota over the top!

Sign-up sheet in the pavilion for time slots.

Questions? Ask Sharon B.

(# towards the end of the 100 row-I don't have my Sandpiper directory with me)

It's THAT time again!

Time to

Decorate!

Come on over to the pavilion on Wednesday, Dec 2nd, at 9 am, to indulge your inner Martha.

Let's turn our tropical paradise into a winter wonderland,

and get into

THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!

Come listen my friends and I'll tell you a story
about how I saw Santa in all of his glory.
'twas the night before Christmas not long ago
the ground was all white and covered with snow.

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...ok I'm sorry I told you a lie
it was actually in summer, 'bout the middle of July
I thought it'd be better and seem more true,
if it happened in winter as most Santa stories do.

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I was on my way home from a hard day at work
and saw something ahead and I stopped with a jerk.
I climbed out of my car to see what was the matter
Saw Santa swinging and hollering he seemed mad as a hatter.

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He cursed and he swore cracked his whip at the deer
he screamed so loud the whole city could hear.
I rushed to his side to offer my help,
although I admit I was afraid for myself.

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He turned my direction and looked at me there,
his clothes were all rumpled, he had dirt in his hair.
What ever was wrong, it'd taken it's toll,
instead of an elf he looked more like a troll.

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I calmly asked him what was so horribly wrong
he said sit down son, this story is long.
He began to tell me how the miss's an’ him
were due for vacation, and some time at the gym.

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They'd flown from the North Pole and gotten this far
when he realized he left his wallet, at home on the bar.
Upon stopping right here, to figure things out
he saw that their luggage had all fallen out!

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Their time for relaxing was limited at best,
now they have to fly back and miss out on some rest.
I told Santa relax, I lent him some money.
And as for all those old clothes he wouldn't need any.

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I told him about nudism, and all the clubs,
about swimming and volleyball and massage rubs.
He looked at me sideways with kind of a leer
"and it's not sexual" he said with a sneer.

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No no, I exclaimed and started to blush,
it's just about freedom and comfort, not sexual rush.
We talked for a while, understanding come to his face,
then he looked at his wife and said, "can we go to this place"?

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She sighed and she said; "if it'll save us that trip
I'll go anywhere dear, that's nearby and it's quick”.
So we headed to my place and picked up my wife
then headed to the club to relieve stress and strife.

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Ms Claus an Ol' Santa took to it straight away
they climbed out of their clothes as they climbed off the sleigh.
I guess Santa and wife for all of their years
were still open minded and quite free of fears.

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They stayed the entire summer, with no clothes and no worries.
‘they almost forgot to leave and rushed off in a hurry.
As he flew toward the north pole, his voice full of cheer
“Thanks for the great time, and I’ll see you next year”.

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So if you see an old fat man lying around at your club,
stretched out near the pool, or in the hot tub.
You best treat him nicely, treat him well, treat him kind
if you don't then next Christmas, an empty stocking you’ll find.

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Merry Christmas to all

(Thanks Alan, for the cute poem!)