ADD ON #51

I  would feel like I was cheating, if I did another substitution.  SO I did ADD ON. 

I was introduced to Tequillaville in Newark, OH from my friend Pat.  This place is in a very unassuming building. The Pollo Loco is what I get and love it.  But their margaritas sizes range from the standard small, to a large martini type of glass, a 60!!!!oz margarita glass to the pitcher. My goal was to go and finish one the 60 oz.
  On Pat's birthday, she choose Tequillaville, more for me I think than herself. So we had a girls celebration for her with her sister, nieces, great niece and another friend, Della and me.  We got this huge FROZEN STRAWBERRY MARGARITA.  This was a 'school nite' mind you.  Anyway, had I not eaten I WOULD HAVE FINISHED...that's my story and I'm stickin to it.  I am pretty sure I finished 55 of the 60oz. Thank goodness Della's husband came and got us! 
When I got home I was not in too bad of shape, shockingly, but I was GOOD.  My oldest asked, 'Mom are you drunk?' I said, 'I only had ONE and I didn't finish it. DON'T CHECK FACEBOOK'
Here is the BEFORE picture.

# 8 - 30 shots - COMPLETE

PHEW!!! This was tough work, LOL.  I had to ask the great girls at Zeno's for help on a few.  They didn't have some of the ingredients for a few of the shots. They either substituted something or we just replaced it with either their favorite or popular ones.  If there is a line thru it, I was not impressed. the others are self explanatory.  Batman is a shooter, I highly recommend.  But be ready to drink! It does curdle if you don't drink it fast enough.

#49 --Grandmother's 90th Birthday Party

Today we celebrated the best Grandmother there is.  (PS I had the best Grandma also) My brothers and I put together a wonderful surprise party for her.  I was worried we wouldn't be able to pull it off.  There were so many people involved, I was afraid someone would spill the beans.  ONE of those someone's was ME! My baby brothers are always saying I can't keep my lip zipped.  That burns me!  Not that I can't keep it zipped it is just that I ummmm well just don't remember it's a secret! There is a difference. THERE IS SO!!

Over the years I would get mad if anyone called her my grandma.  IT'S GRANDMOTHER! I will apologize to my cousins on my dad's side now for something off topic.  Sorry I got bristly when you called Grandma, Grandma Mary.  To me, I don't know why, but that wasn't her name.

Back to the surprise party.  Oh the things we did, to pull this off.  I knew it would be worth it. My niece's birthday is this month.  We have birthday celebrations, Jan, Feb, March, April & May.  Each of the kids (mine and my nieces & nephew) All have birthdays in separate months.  So from November to June party party party. 

This month is my youngest nieces birthday, she will also be the reason we were getting together.  The plan was to tell my grandmother, the party for Chloe was today, but at the last minute there was a change of location, the excuse used was they had a sleepover, and left the house a wreck. The party had to be moved. Since we had party's at my dad's living room, aka THE IRISH HALL, before,  it wasn't that strange.

The next item to take care of was to get her there.  Now in my family we have THE EARLY BIRD(grandmother) and the LATE ARRIVALS(pretty much the rest of us).  We had to make it so my lovely sis(in law) would pick her up.  This STRETCH OF THE TRUTH, was to take a kid home that lived over near Grandmother.

The last FIB, was when they pulled into a FULL PARKING LOT at the Hall.  There of course was meeting today. 

There were a few family members that were unable to attend for health reasons.  Cousin Bonnie, we love you and hope that all goes well for you today.  You wrote Grandmother a very touching letter.  We missed and will keep you in our prayers!

I would like to thank all my cousins, family and friends, for coming today.  She is very happy and had a wonderful time seeing all of you. This was I believe the happiest I have seen her.  And she is usually pretty happy.   Thank you all!!!

#22 Make a photobook with all my Grandmother's cookie, cakes and lasagna recipes

I am getting started on #22. I got some tonight and scanned them but I think I am missing a few. I will share only one with you and it isn't going to be any of my favorite Christmas cookies recipes, or my favorite cake recipe or the best lasagna on the planet recipe! I will share one recipe and one only.  I don't like veggies, if you know me you already know that, but this is tasty even with a vegetable in it.