Did all the major cleaning today, I'll just do a quick touch up that morning on the baths and floors. Rolls and apple pie are in the freezer, ham, polish sausage, and 9 dozen pierogi (that took all day yesterday) in the fridge. Eggs are decorated and the decorations are up. Serving dishes are out as are plates, etc. I made 5 dozen cutout cookies today and 8 dozen assorted chip cookies. Tomarrow I'll prep the fruits and vegis, make the dips, and make a cherry pie. We do our family dinner on Sat. not Sun. So on Sat I'll just have to do touch ups on the house, prep the ham, make the baked beans... most of the "cooking " at that point will just be heating things up. That way I can enjoy a glass of wine with the ladies. Hope you are feeling better soon Terri. Sorry to hear your furnace isn't working Sharon.

Cute ideas, Linda!

HORSE RACE GAME GAME PLAY INSTRUCTIONS: You will need a deck of cards, pair of dice, and your Horse Race Game Board. First, remove the Aces, Kings, and Jokers. Shuffle and deal out all the cards. Not everyone will necessarily get the same amount of cards. Place all the horses on the starting line. Before the race begins, 4 horses must be scratched. So that begins with the player to the left of the dealer rolling the dice. The total of the two dice is the horse number scratched, and it is moved back to the first row. For example if the total was nine, then the horse in row nine is moved back to the 5 cent row. Then all players check to see if they have any nines, and pay 5 cents in the pot for every nine they had in their hand. Then the nines are removed and placed to the side. Then the next player to the left rolls the dice for the 2nd scratched horse. The number of that horse is moved two rows back to the 10 cent row, which costs 10 cents per card for anyone with that matching card. This continues two more time for the 15 cent and 20 cent row which will mean that there is now 4 scratched horses. If by chance, a person is rolling the dice, and the dice equals a horse already scratched, then that person puts in the amount of that scratched horse. Which will be 5,10, 15 or 20 cents, then the player passes the dice to the next player. Note: a dice pair roll that is a five and a six = 11 so that is a Jack. And if you roll a pair of sixes = 12 so that is a Queen. The horses that remain on the starting line are now ready for the race. The next player rolls the dice, and that amount, is the horse that moves up one spot. If that amount equals a scratched horse, then that player pays the scratched value of that horse which will be either 5,10,15 or 20 cents depending which row that horse is on. Players keep taking turns until one horse crosses the finish line. (The Last hole at the top of the board. past the red finish line.) The cards in your hand determine the payout of the winnings. If for example the 10th horse wins the race and you have a 10 in your hand, then you would win 25% of the pot. If you have all four 10 s in your hand, then you would win 100% of the pot. No matching cards, no winnings. Once the pot is divided, Then the horses are once again placed at the starting line, then the cards are placed to the next player and shuffled, then the next race can begin again. NOTE: If people don't want to play for money, then use poker chips or some other substitute. 2-10 players can play this game.

phoggie, you are the devil incarnate! That is diabolical. You are not in charge of making the Saran ball for MY party next year! We did this also this year (again) -- everyone loved it, so much fun. Great party game for certain!