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Loved the party pics! Looked like everyone had a blast.

Twas the night of thanksgiving,
but i just couldn't sleep.
I tried counting backwards,
i tried counting sheep.

The leftovers beckoned -
the dark meat and white,
but i fought the temptation
with all of my might.

Tossing and turning with anticipation,
the thought of a snack became infatuation.
So, i raced to the kitchen, flung open the door,
and gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore.
Gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,
pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.

I felt myself swelling so plump and so round,
'til all of a sudden, i rose off the ground.
I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky,
with a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie.
But, i managed to yell as i soared past the trees....
Happy eating to all - pass the cranberries, please.



May your stuffing be tasty,
may your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes 'n gravy have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious.
May your pies take the prize,
may your thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs!!

Happy thanksgiving to all

pumpkin pie

Hey Sweetie, It's been a while since we've chatted, sure miss you. I just love your Halloween Party Pictures, the Joker is simply Amazing! And Wick'd job on the Pirates yard. How've you been doing, how's your mom doing hun, I think about the 2 of you often and still send the both of you positive healing energy. Drop me a line sometime * Blessed Be*

Where have ya been Erin?

Hey you I stopped by to check out your Halloween pictures. Looks like a great set-up with the pirates and the party looked like a KICK! By the way, for some reason this says to me a Halloween version of The Last Supper, LOL!

Hey Erin,

I was looking through some older post and saw that you had one about building a base for a ships' mast. Did you find one? The base for my mast was made out of heavy duty plywood, 2x6 and 4x4. I got the idea from watching Norm Abrams building a flag pole base!

The mast itself is made out of ABS pipes and fittings. Once everything was constructed, I drilled two holes in the mast and two corresponding holes in the side of the mast support. I ran a large bolt through the top hole and then the mast pivots into position and I lock it into place by running a large bolt through the bottom hole.

The base is pretty heavy, I'd say close to 50 or 60 pounds. The mast is about 18 feet to the top and I had to cut cannon ball holes and some slits in the sails to let the wind through. Even so, I ended up having to add 200 pounds of "Ballast" (Paving stones) to the base to hold it in place this year!

Here are some pics to give you an idea of what it looks like:

Hey, Erin.
We do it at a hall not my home so we can go a little nuts haha. We had 6 foot tall numbers on the stage that said "1986" which we splattered with blacklight neon paints. We basically decorated like a prom, our colors were Pink, Green and Silver (no orange and black like a normal party). We had balloons with "lumi" lights in them and lots of crepe paper in those colors. We also set up a "prom photo" backdrop for pics. Out front we had balloons running down the railings and an old 55 gallon drum painted wit biohazard signs and neon green paint "spilling" out of it. I will try to post a lot of pics so check back. Let me know if i can help with any ideas!

heres a few more pics erin.


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heres one of me in the paper about 4 years ago!only time i made the paper!

Thanks so much Erin!!!! The party was a blast!!! Great friends, food and of course scaring them. 79 people signed the guest book. I know there were a few that didn't sign it, but a great turnout!!!

Halloween 2009 A Pirates Tale of Rival Rogers.
Here you go party pics
http://www.halloweenforum.com/album.php?albumid=2089