Tacky Night at Grandma Joan & Grandpa Pete's

We left the city after the Ella Show, took a quick spin around Baxter Village that Joan wanted to show me, and went to mass at St. Philip Neri in Fort Mill.  We rushed home for Tacky Night!  We enjoyed pizza and salad, followed by ice cream sundaes and a round of Quiddler.  The children did very well, and we were especially proud of Boone who just learned to read this year.  He made lots of good words!  But alas, the big winner was Pamela Joan Burton with 137 points.  Good work, Pam!

Please view all the pictures below and submit your vote for best Tacky Night Costume to joanjarviscomerford@yahoo.com.  Please also vote for the best Tacky Night name as well.
Thank you for joining in the fun!

The participants with both their given names and Tacky Night names were:

"Lollipop" ~ Brennan Burton

"Tacky Boy" ~ Boone Burton

"Tabasco" ~ Brady Burton

"Penelope" ~ Brooke Burton

"Tammie" ~ Pam Burton

"Teacup" ~ Alice Jarvis (Me)

"Scoops" ~ Pete Comerford and "Georgio" ~ George Burton


"Lola Loves Alot" ~ Joan Comerford

That's all, folks!  Please cast your vote!!!!

ELLA!!!!

My last afternoon in SC was spent in uptown Charlotte at the Knight Theater with Joan.  We thoroughly enjoyed Ella ~ a musical show about Ella Fitzgerald.  The band was great and topped only by the talent of the star.  I recognized all of the old songs she sang and there were plenty!

Bravo!

My Last Week in SC

Monday night the neighbors came in for dessert and a domino game ~ The Road To Mexico ~ which Dorothy & Dan gave as a gift to Joan and Peter after the Houseboat trip back in 1996 (ish).

Well, Sam & Carol got the time wrong and came when we were having dinner.  So they enjoyed a glass of wine while we ate.  Then Joan trounced (yes, trounced) the lot of us and won handily.

The rest of this week was uneventful and B O R I N G except for one night when we went for a manicure and Peter driving me in the golf cart for my weekly hairdo.

Saturday is shaping up better.   Joan and I are going uptown to a show.  TTYL.

Super Sunday

Hi, y'all!  I guess I've been in the south long enough to talk like them.

Today we went to a play presented by the Carolina Lakes Performing Arts Center right here on campus.  It was called Seniors of the Sahara.  While it started out a little slow, things picked up and it was quite entertaining.  The cast members were all residents who did a fine job.  The sold-out crowd enjoyed the show very much. 

We enjoyed lots of what Joan calls "forbidden fruit" tonight for Super Bowl Supper.......all bets were off and we enjoyed Heart Attack food.  Peter was smiling A LOT.

I am alone rooting for the Steelers, as the Comerford's won't root for anyone who beat the Jets.  They are quite pleased as the Packers are ahead at half time.  Peter may win $90 if the Packers win and the score goes his way; and Joan stands to win 50 cents on a straight bet with a gentleman at her office.

Stay tuned.

Uptown Charlotte

Where has this week gone?  What with Joan and Peter working every day and the rainy week we've had, it was B O R I N G!!!  BUT today Joan and I went to uptown Charlotte and took Boone and Brennan to the Imaginon Children's Theater to see a live production of "If You Take A Mouse To School" and it was adorable.  All the children in the audience loved it.  The Terradyne Players did a fantastic job.

After the show, we met up with Pam and walked over to the EpiCenter for ice cream at the Cold Stone Creamery.  It was yummy.  Then the Burton's went home, and we drove back to SC in time to go to Mass and stay afterward for a Pot Luck Supper to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of Our Lady of Grace Mission.  Father provided the chicken, ham, beverages and a cake.  All the people brought the side dishes and salads.  We had plenty to eat and enjoyed the company of Gloria & Don who are friends of Joan & Peter.

The sunset was beautiful as we returned home.....so I believe Super Bowl Sunday will be sunny here. 

Tonight we are enjoying "Father of the Bride" ~~ the ORIGINAL with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor ~~ not the newer version with Steve Martin.  They tell me Huckabee is on later (I have no idea what that show is, but a lot of things are different here.)

Hope all my family is staying warm and snow-free!!!

We Met the Fokkers!

Yesterday was Sunday and we went to the movies to see the latest Fokkers (sp?) movie on the big screen.  We were completely aware that the reviews were less than stellar, but off we went anyway.

Well, we were the first 3 people in the theater; but then about 10 or 12 more arrived.  We enjoyed Ben Stiller and the story very much.  Not the best movie ever, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Last night we enjoyed the Hallmark movie with Betty White on network TV and Peter and Joan were in tears at the end.....very touching story.

Today was a grey day in SC, just ugly to look at.

Au Revoir!

VERY Eleven!

Brooke turned 11 earlier this week.  On Saturday we drove up and watched Brady and Boone play basketball again......a loss, as the other team was pretty darn good.  The Burton's did put forth a good effort though.

We then all went out to lunch to celebrate Brooke's birthday.  She opened her gifts from Grandma Joan and Grandpa Pete and seemed quite happy.  I gave her a few dollars to add to her Shopping Trip money from her other birthday gifts.....and from what I hear, Brooke loves to shop, especially at Justice for Girls!

Brooke told us all about the Photo Shoot Party on Friday night with 7 or so girls.  Sounds like all enjoyed it, and we are looking forward to Pamela posting the shots on Facebook.

Saturday was Sean and Patrick's actual 10th birthday.  Since we couldn't be in Atlanta this weekend, we spoke to them on the phone to learn that they had also played basketball and were heading to a bowling party with the family.  In a few weeks, they will enjoy an Atlanta Hawks NBA game with some friends to close the celebration.

Seems like the Comerford grandchildren are enjoying life!