Winter Update!

So far winter officially sucks!

Last night we had an ice storm.

This morning we are encased!

Chunks of ice...

Sad palm trees....

Frosty grass....

And the car....ooohhh...icy!

Even from inside the house.  This is our north facing glass door...covered with ice!

But you know what...it's gonna warm up...eventually!

Calling All Gals Luncheon Story

Pam sent us this update on the Calling All Gals Luncheon. 

Thanks Pam, great pictures!

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Before the nasty precipitation began falling Thursday,

10 peeps headed out for lunch.

They had bundled up against the winter chill but the inside of "Tea with Friends" looked like spring.

Most ladies chose # 2 (the chicken salad)

 preceded by a bowl of hot soup.

While they waited for their meal, the gals had a good time chatting.

Sharon, Donna, Mary, and Betty

Phaleta, Joy, Mary, Barbara, and Lois

What a coincidence that during this International Owls Week

Mary spotted several.

Prom Secrets

Here's another place to look for dresses. Some are pricey but there are some bargains. It is located in the northwest corner of the plaza.

Our Secret

5207 N. McColl

McAllen

Ducks, a la Miss Vicki!

NEWS FLASH

Sandpipers Resort, deep south Texas

Yes, it is that COLD!!

Ducks were seen skating on the wash tub pond.

Rumor has it, they were practicing for a possible new

Nude Olympic Figure Skating event.

Possible only if the ice stays frozen (let's hope not)

and Nude Figure Skating???

 

Disclaimer:

Photo releases not available at this time,

frozen ducks unable to sign paperwork.

No ducks were harmed during this photo session.

Olympic Plea.

Great response to my cry for help. SPR just has sooo many wonderful volunteers. Unfortunately we still need a coordinator for:

Wa Shoes Tuesday 2/23 @ 11:00 AM

Joker Thursday 3/3 @ 7:00 PM

And yes, Jokers was not on the first list, my bad.....I forgot that one. Oops

Sharon(Lot 25)

Feb FunBuzz Recap

First, thanks to Duane & Joyce for inviting us all

 to help celebrate their 50 years together. 

They provided wonderful food for the FunBuzz...

the pate', oh my!...and drink. 

 Thanks guys!

And please all,

join Mel & Esther to help them celebrate 65 years of wedded bliss with coffee and donuts, Tuesday, Feb 8, 9 AM.

65 years, and they are still speaking to each other...

how great is that?

 Oh, and no cards, no gifts...

they have each other, don't need anything else.

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Now, the recap. 

A lot of events to come were covered. 

 I'm not giving much detail now...that will come later...

but you might want to save-the-date!

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Rinda reminded us, with much drama including tossing of offensive, non-conforming plastic, to recycle only 1's or 2's (triangle around the number) and paper is also now accepted.

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Sue R. says check the office for new flip flopz materials to make your own for the Flip Flopz wall.  I need to update mine. 

 Who was that large women in my old picture?

International Owl Week, all week.

 Check the calender for times, dates.  Don't forget the initiation (4:59 pm) and dinner on Saturday, though I think you CAN forget the moonlight swim for Thursday!

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Bike rides for Feb:

Feb 8-Delta Lake County Park

Feb 15-Port Isabel

Feb 22 & March 1st cancelled for Olympics.

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Movies-Wed Nights in Flip Flopz 7 PM

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Mexican Wine Appreciation Dinner 3 pm, FlipFlopz,  Feb 13,

May be two tickets left, see Bob & Bernie #36

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Calling All Gals Luncheon

Thurs, Feb 3

Wear your red hat (optional)

Tea With Friends, sign up in club room.

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Grill Nights

Feb 15th & 22nd

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Book Club

Feb 10, Flip Flopz, 11:30AM

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Valentine's Dance

Dress up in prom attire or down in your birthday suit.

Prizes, chocolate fountain, $3, tickets at Junque & Java or from #44-#48.

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Fish Fry Dinner for Adopt-A-Family

Ummmm...fried halibut! and door prizes!

Feb 19, four seating's. $12 tickets from Jungue & Java

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Mediterranean Dinner & Belly Dancing Extravaganza

Feb 26, 5:25 pavilion

72 tickets only, $12-15, Junque & Java

Olympics

Starts Feb 18th with a parade and super happy hour.

Check the calender and the club room for info.

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Forms for the 2011 directory will be at Junque & Java, plus info on the electronic directory file.  You must be in it to own it!

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Mardi Gras Super Happy Hour

March 8

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St. Pat's Day

March 17th

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And more...much, much more.

Movies for Feb

Wed. nights, 7 PM, Flip Flopz

February 2nd: SALT

Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is a dedicated, well-liked, high-ranking agent with the CIA. One day, her world is turned upside down when a Russian spy accuses Evelyn of being a Russian mole, and declares that she is the assassin set to kill the President of Russia. Confused and feeling trapped, Evelyn flees, trying to avoid being captured while she attempts to prove her innocence and figure out who is behind all of this. Evelyn's boss at the CIA, Ted Winter (Liev Schreiber), doesn't believe she's an assassin, but he may not be able to help her either. Can Evelyn get to the bottom of this mystery before she's caught?

February 9th: The Backup Plan

Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has dated for years but has not found the right man yet. She wants to be a mother and does not want to wait for too long. As a result, she goes through artificial insemination and gets pregnant. However, on the same day she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin) who she realizes might be the right man for her. She starts dating Stan but must tell him soon. The confusion created by pregnancy and hormonal imbalances send confusing signals to Stan till Zoe tells him about the pregnancy. While he accepts that he still loves her, it is difficult to date through nine months of pregnancy and then get married.

February 16th: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

A run for Governor by a criminal attorney is in jeopardy when a journalist (Jesse Metcalfe) suspects him of evidence tampering in his years of practice. Mark Hunter (Michael Douglas) put criminals in jail for a living and he looks like a cinch to win the election. Can his record be held up to serious scrutiny? The reporter sets himself up as a suspect in a murder in hopes of catching the two in the act and revealing their true mode of operation. The reporter’s girlfriend Ella Crystal (Amber Tamblyn) is an Assistant DA and has no clue about her boyfriend’s assignment. She is grave danger as the evidence mounts against the two lawyers and she holds their fate in her hands.

 

February 23rd: Harvard Man

 

Alan Jensen (Adrian Grenier) is a promising young student and athlete at the esteemed, Harvard University in Boston. He excels greatly as the star point guard on Harvard’s surprising basketball team and dates the voluptuous cheerleader, Cindy (Sarah Michelle Gellar). As goes well for Alan until he begins to gamble on sporting events, something he is able to do through mob connections established with Cindy’s father. He becomes more and more dependent on them that he must now try to alter his own school’s basketball games as to earn money for the mob. While Alan faces pressure from his girlfriend and her criminal cohorts to go through with it, he also is under the constant surveillance of a federal agent who believes he can use Alan to convict.

 

March 2nd: Assault on Precinct 13

 

May your new years eve celebration never be spent with cops like these. Sgt. Roenick (Ethan Hawke) refuses to believe he is not responsible for the recent deaths of two of his partners. He hides out on the job as a sergeant at a remote precinct headquarters that is about to be closed permanently. Joining him there is Jasper (Brian Dennehy) who is about to retire and Iris (Drea de Matteo) as the sexy, seductive secretary. It's new years eve and they are having a private celebration with some co-workers when a prisoner bus carrying a cop killer named Bishop (Laurence Fishburne) and some other prisoners is diverted to his precinct due to back weather. Bishop is on the to-be-killed list of Duvall (Gabriel Bryne) who is a specialized unit commander. Duvall and Bishop have been "business partners" and Bishop knows too much on too many cops to be allowed to live. Duvall and his cops lay siege to the precinct during the night and the plot twists and turns begin. Who is a good cop and who is a bad cop. Who is a good criminal and who is a bad criminal. Will they work together or try to kill one another while defending the precinct.

 

Thank you,

Bob and Bernie