I'm here to report that there's a nest of apostates gathered at my house RIGHT NOW!!! We have Calamityjane, Arrowstar, DFWnonJW, Six of Nine, Elsewhere, Valis, Big Tex, cruzanheart (of course, since I'm posting!), and Badger. It's a small gathering, by DFW apostate standards, and only one person got a spanking (see below).
Today, in addition to the mini-Apostafest, was our Jennie's Very First Birthday Party. She and several of her best girlfriends convened at our house. She and I had made a pretty decent birthday cake and she joked that maybe, since it was her first time celebrating, she should make the candles say 01 instead of 10. We went traditional, though. After pizza, cake and the opening of presents, we repaired to the local mall to Build-A-Bear, a marvelous money-eating invention where one can stuff the bear/animal of one's choice and pick out an amazing wardrobe for said animal (at a price, of course). They even had a prayer shawl and yarmulke (if I'm spelling that correctly), in case your bear is Jewish. Well, you never know . . . .
In the meantime, Calamityjane arrived courtesy of TresHappy and was dragged off to the mall with the rest of the gang. After getting back home, our dear apostate friends arrived, and a second party got under way and is still going strong. Good conversation, good music, "Pleasantville" on the DVD player -- great way to spend a Saturday evening!
And tomorrow we'll meet up with XJW and head out to the Ft. Worth Stockyards for yet another 'fest! Oh, wait, aren't we supposed to be miserable because we are away from the warmth and friendship of Jehovah's people? Naaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
Nina