HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY JENNIF...ER, ENTERPRIKAYAK!!!!11ELEVEN

[Asso]

I have no doubt about that.

[justTripn]

Never fear. The guns will be locked in the gun safe for the evening. If Elessar promises to stay sober I may be able to convince hubby to let him try the swords, though. And the throwing knives. And the axes. And the crossbow. Did I mention we have an archery range and a knife throwing target in the back yard?

HA! HA! HA! I do actually have a throwing knife. A gift from a friend I met looong ago in Texas.

[justTripn]

And D., how about the giant bonfires burning on the levees to lead Cajun Santa Claus to one's house? Since you won't allow the guns and alcholol, lol

(Or Maybe this is just a wild rumor I heard about Lousiana Christmas parties.)

[Distracted]

Maybe out in the country. Unfortunately bonfires aren't generally allowed in the middle of town, even in south Louisiana.

[JadziaKathryn]

It's seriously a shame that we all live so far away from each other. It would be SO much fun to party with you guys for Christmas, although judging by recent posts many of you would probably find my idea of partying WAYYY too tame since my parties are alcohol-free. You'd all like the food, though. I guarantee it.

This sounds like my kind of party. Do you by chance play Apples to Apples?

[Distracted]

Never heard of it. How do you play?

[JadziaKathryn]

I love this game! Apples to Apples. In fact, I requested it for Christmas. You match up adjectives with nouns. Trust me, it's more exciting than it sounds.

[enterprikayak]

Sounds like Dis has quite the party place! lol

I would like to try the archery, and then I would accidentally slay a deer or person, and then I would be sad.

[Distracted]

Nah. We only shoot at targets at home. My husband keeps his hunting broadheads locked in the gun safe ever since our son found them when he was four and slashed the furniture with them. Fortunately the child still had all his fingers once he was done. I can't say the same about all the skin on his backside once I was done, though.

[Elessar]

It's seriously a shame that we all live so far away from each other. It would be SO much fun to party with you guys for Christmas, although judging by recent posts many of you would probably find my idea of partying WAYYY too tame since my parties are alcohol-free. You'd all like the food, though. I guarantee it.

Nah, a good party can be alcohol free if the company's good but... I'm... I'm not sure a good party can be gun free

:D Sounds like Dis has quite the party place! lol

I would like to try the archery, and then I would accidentally slay a deer or person, and then I would be sad.

JEN YOU SLAY ME EVERY TIME YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH!

Nah. We only shoot at targets at home. My husband keeps his hunting broadheads locked in the gun safe ever since our son found them when he was four and slashed the furniture with them. Fortunately the child still had all his fingers once he was done. I can't say the same about all the skin on his backside once I was done, though.

Are you the disciplinarian or is it pretty much a fair shake? If I was a kid, hell, I wouldn't wanna incur that man's wrath!

By the way - based on the fact that you said you do ARCHERY target shooting in the backyard, I assume you don't have enough land to safety rifle shoot? You don't need much to target shoot rimfire, but I don't toy around with target shooting anything centerfire, pistol or rifle, unless a person's got a lot of land, and I'm sure your HB's the same way...

[Pitseleh]

Ok, first of all, happy b-day to ekayak. I'm sure you'll have a blast, so I can only wish you to have an awesome year.

Second, not only you plan this party on a whole other country, but you plan it the same day as my last test. Come on, guys! I so wanted to bring my spare lirpa and join in the sugar induced fun...

[Elessar]

you can join us via satellite!

[Distracted]

I only wish I knew how to do that!

Are you the disciplinarian or is it pretty much a fair shake? If I was a kid, hell, I wouldn't wanna incur that man's wrath!

He's actually pretty easy-going until the nuclear explosion occurs. I'm the one that did most of the discipline when the kids were small. All he had to do was look at them sideways and they obeyed HIM, though. Totally unfair.

By the way - based on the fact that you said you do ARCHERY target shooting in the backyard, I assume you don't have enough land to safety rifle shoot? You don't need much to target shoot rimfire, but I don't toy around with target shooting anything centerfire, pistol or rifle, unless a person's got a lot of land, and I'm sure your HB's the same way...

The only guns allowed in the back yard are BB guns and paintball guns. It's a big back yard, but we're in the middle of town. The neighbors might get a little bent out of shape if we start shooting holes in things. We COULD have a paintball war, though. I've had as many as ten teenagers battling it out back there before.

[Elessar]

lol we just had bottlerocket wars in the yard

Are you the disciplinarian or is it pretty much a fair shake? If I was a kid, hell, I wouldn't wanna incur that man's wrath!

He's actually pretty easy-going until the nuclear explosion occurs. I'm the one that did most of the discipline when the kids were small. All he had to do was look at them sideways and they obeyed HIM, though. Totally unfair.

I think it's because you're so petite, it's harder to be intimidating