Theme: Blue, silver and white color scheme, snowflakes and penguins.(Tracy O'Connell's 2006 Penguin Appetizers were the inspiration for my theme.)

Activity: Brenda helped us make beaded Christmas bracelets.

Gift: I made a CD with 20 of my favorite Christmas songs for each guest.

Favors: I made pinecone penguins which were part of the table decorations.

Game: Purse Scavenger Hunt. Teri and Cindy each won a bag of Mary Englebriet penguin stationary items.

Prizes: Most Festive Cookie…Judy won the Penguin Cookie Jar + cookie cookbook for her Christmas cut out sugar cookies.

Most Festive Cookie Display…Cindy won penguin dishes, cups and salt and pepper shakers + a Christmas decoration book for her country tray of Cherry Tassies.

Most Festively Dressed Person….was Carol Ann in her beautiful Christmas Tree Sweater. She won a penguin nightshirt, sock slippers and a mystery book “The Penguin Who Knew Too Much”.

Food: Hot BBQ chicken wings, broccoli salad, ambrosia, chile/cream cheese dip and crackers, olive penguins, Wassail.

Guests: There were no cancellations! All eleven ladies who signed up attended.

Thank you Gifts: Hallmark ornament (Penguin angel) and See’s Candy Egg Nog Truffles to Brenda for helping with the bracelets. And also for my sister, Dorris, for helping me so much every year. Penguin night light and Beanie Baby to Sylvia for doing the dishes.

Cookies: Thumb Print, Icebox, Cherry Shortbread, Oatmeal Shortbread, Sugar Cookies, Russian Teacakes, Spritz wreaths, Macaroons, Persimmon drops, 2 Cherry Tassies, and popular Bourbon Balls. (No chocolate cookies this year.)