Book Club Books for Next Season

We don't have assigned months yet (when we do check the book club info to the left), but here are the voted on winners:

From Louise the Magnificent

Hello, Ladies.  Thanks for another great book club.  Here are the selected books for next season.

  The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window by Johan Jonasson; 

The Giver by Lois Lowry;

 Inheritance by Dani Shapiro;

 Longbourne by Jo Baker; 

The Library Book by Susan Orlean; 

and A Painted House by John Grisham.  

Good reading.  L

Yum! Steak for lunch!

The Welo's, Mardi & Bob (#206) invite all to join us for lunch.

Last Tuesday-Out for lunch with the Peeps! 

March 26, meet at the front gate to caravan or for car pools.

Tuesday is 

Special Price Day at The Old Cattle Baron Steakhouse,

 across from Junior's

Rib cook-off competition

As part of the Olympic closing ceremonies on March 27th we will be holding a rib cook-off competition. I would like to have all the entries no later than March 20th. 

We are not particular what kind of ribs they are:  beef, spare ribs, baby backs, etc. And we aren't particular about how you cook them either. Throw 'em on the grill, put 'em in the oven, smoke 'em, cook 'em in the crock pot, as I said we don't care.

 Just cook your best ribs to be blind judged by a panel of distinguished Sandpeeps. 

Judging will take place the afternoon of March 27th and winners will be announced at the closing ceremonies. And since ribs are my favorite food I would hope that there are plenty left over to sample at the super happy hour.

You may enter by calling me @ 817-874-3723

 and leave a message,

 e-mail me at buddyscribner@yahoo.com, 

come see me at Lot 12,

 or sign up at lot 402.

 I will take your entry anytime but sign up sheets at 402 will not be available until March 18th.

 We will just need your name and site number. 

You are responsible for the cost of everything you need to cook your ribs.

 Karen will be providing a very nice cash prize for first, second, and third place entries. 

I can only hope that I get a fraction of the response that I received for last year's chili competition. 

Come on guys, this will be fun so let me hear from you.

Thanks,

Marilynn 

Enjoying a past blog entry!

Every once in awhile I reread past blog entries-this one is from June 2008.

It tickles me so much!  I was so witty...what happened?

How I Got Hit On at The Luau!

Jim & I had been at Sandpiper's Clothing Optional Resort in Edinburg, Texas for only a few days, soaking up the sun...maybe a little too much as I was getting pretty sunburned... when it was announced that a pig roast and luau were on the schedule for the weekend.

Wear Hawaiian themes, make flower leis. Oh boy, right up my alley! We had been married in Hawaii in 1967, I knew how to do Hawaiian. A trip to the craft store got me a bunch of silk flowers. A pareo wrap, lots of flower leis around the neck and in the hair, purple orchids to contast with my red glow. I was a vision!

There was dancing, music, great food and drink. At our table was a young (to me anyway) couple visiting for the weekend, in one of the rental units. She was a teeny little thing with lots of red hair. They both had been drinking beer all day, not eating, and were completely blitzed.

We conversed.

She reached out and began to stroke my pareo, in the bosomy region. "Nice material." she slurred. "I have to ask, as I'm new here. Is this a swinging club?" 

No, says I, eyes rolling back in my head in horror. Tis a family club, straight as an arrow, no hanky panky. Pure family values! None of that stuff here, no siree!

She kept stroking.

Next, she turns to Jim who is angled away from us, having a completely different kind of conversation with whomever is on the far side.

"Jim", she pokes him. "Jim". 

He turned to her with arched eyebrows. She purrs, "Your wife is hot!".

"No", says he, "She's just sunburned."

He turns back to his previous conversation, oblivious.

We left the party soon after.

Jim was admonished later by Frankie, the then manager. "When your wife says leave, you leave."

There have been a few, very, very few, incidents over the years. One couple was asked repeatedly to tone down the display they were making of themselves by the pool. They were asked to leave.

Mostly human sexuality issues don't even exist here. We aren't blind, just sensible. We enjoy the person, not the person's physique. OK. I lie. We look, who could not. But it's no big deal. Unfortunately.

The Day Before Mardi Gras Spring Beer Fest!

The Mardi Gras celebration has been moved to

 Thursday, March 14th, 

but to JAZZ you up ahead of the revelry attend...

A spectacular, much anticipated event here at Sandpipers.

THE Beer Fest!

March 13, Wednesday

Sites 36 & 37

4 pm

Everyone is invited! The whole park-tell your friends!

*1. Bring 2 unusual, unique, or foreign beers (per person). Travelers, show us where you've been thru beer! If you don't drink come anyway, just bring yourselves some cola or tea or somthing.  We don't judge...much.

*2. Bring your own chairs. Apartment dwellers-chairs will be reserved for you!

*3. This is a Super Happy Hour so bring incredible and delicious food...from appetizers to main dishes, even desserts! (electricity is available for crock pots).

*4. Parking golf carts is limited so park only on left or right side of the road leaving a car pass-thru...and for Heaven's sake, don't park in the field or you'll disappear forever!!!!! And THAT has never been more true than this year!

Tasting of all beers will be in 2 oz. cups while you acquire vast amounts of skilled beer tasting knowledge.