Blackley Christmas 2008

Mike and Denise have graciously agreed to open their large and lovely home to the Blackley horde (~45) once again this Saturday, December 27 at 3 p.m. for appetizers, buffet dinner at 4:30. Families are asked to bring the usual "accessories", pop/wine/beer to drink and an appetizer and/or dessert.

There will be the traditional Christmas gift exchange for the <20 crowd. New this year will be an optional White Elephant/Gag gift exchange for the older gang. The gifts should be wrapped, gender neutral, value of $5-10 and silly, stupid, ugly or all of the above. Don't forget one dollar bills if you like to play Left, Right, Center.

Family Offerings:
Agnes: roast beef
Andy: honey baked ham, roasted turkey breast, cranberry relish
Pat: jello salad with fruit and nuts
Ann: punch bowl & punch, Swedish meatballs, a delicious broccoli dish
Terry: veggie
Mary: sweet potato something, green beans with toasted almonds
Michelle: rolls & bread
Tim: stuffing & mashed potatoes
Mike: salad
Bob: cheesy potatoes

Becky's 21st Birthday!

Hello family! Please join us this Saturday, December 20 to celebrate Becky's 21st birthday at the Andy Blackley (#3 and 4) residence in Chardon. Party will be from 6-10 pm. Sandwiches, champagne punch, Christmas cookies and, of course, birthday cake will be provided.

We hope you all can attend! We can take pictures and post them on the blog!

Hello from Molly

Hi Family!

I hope everyone had a nice weekend! I was just checking the blog so I thought I would say hello. If you would like to read my blog here is the link. I try to update every few days. Mostly I write about what I am cooking and things I am interested in. There are also links to my favorite blogs (including this one!) Enjoy!

www.foodnsuchcleveland.blogspot.com

Thank you

Katie,

Thank you for getting this started, I think it's a wonderful way to stay in touch!

Aunt Ann

Thanksgiving?

Who's doing what and where?

Briefly Blackley 101

Since you already know how to log-in and post your entries, I thought we should go over some, probably unnecessary, ground rules. Just the obvious:

1. Don't cuss like a sailor or talk negatively about one another, unless it's in good fun.
2. Feel free to post videos, pictures and funny stories along with an update.
3. If no one has posted for over a week and you just so happen to be looking at the blog, guess what, it's your turn. Congratulations!
4. No grammar Nazis allowed. Just try to minimize abbreviations (i.e. lol, ur, ttyl) and let's not forget that spell check is a click of a button.
   

That's it! Get blogging.