Yep, our beloved MMP-er, the legendary Uncle Rue, Story Guy has a birthday on Nov 25. So c’mon in and find a place to hide and get ready to yell “Surprise” when he wanders in. You all know this is a pot-luck party, right? So place your hot dish on the buffet table over there, grab a festive hat and a handful of confetti.
And act all nonchalant and shhhhhhh - be quiet.
I made my world-famous chocolate cake and instead of boring candles, I topped it with sparklers. Don’t light them till the last second, please.
I’m lousy at cooking (said this Wolf, on a whisper) – would sausage rolls do? Hope there’a corner big enough for me to hide in … oh, look! A ficus! Perfect!
Don’t mind me – I’m just here behind the greenery.
Oh geez - forgot about the presents… Just tuck them under the buffet table for now - the tablecloth should hide them nicely.
I got him some footie jammies - Rue seems like the kinda guy who could wear footie jammies with style and flair. Plus it’ll save his wife from the dreaded icy feet in bed!
I’ll be presenting Rue with silk boxers. Every guy should have some silk boxers. Oh. . .food, you say? Well, I’ve made an extra-large lasagna. I’ll just duck down behind the recliner over here.
So that’s what happened to that lamp shade… Is the fringe still intact, Shibb? If not, then don’t bother bringing it back. Without the fringe, it’s just so common.
Hey, can I come in and party too?? That way it’ll be a double surprise for Rue, 'cos I read all his threads but never post.
And I won’t even take up anyone else’s hidey space! I have a cunning plan… I’ll just stand slightly to one side and lurk - he’ll never even notice I’m there.
I found the perfect inflatable palm trees to go with the flamingoes!
Oh and I made some pepperoni pinwheels and a nice pan of brownies with nuts. Somehow for Rue’s party you need to have nuts! And I’m not talking about the guest list here…
Where can I hide? I guess I’ll just slip into the shower - that also seems like a great place to hide the trees for now.
Ya know, we could have disguised you as a lamp if someone hadn’t fliched the lampshade last year. Maybe if you wear a hat, you could pass as a hatrack?
But people kinda… well, y’know… they kinda look at a hatrack, don’t they? When they’re trying to find somwhere to put their hats?
Hey, I know! I’ll cunningly distract them with my “Completely Awesome Present For Rue”. Look!! It’s a pair of genie pants! And look, see this little button? If you press it, all of the sewn-in Christmas lights start flashing. And we all know how much Rue loves Xmas lights. He’ll be stoked! And everyone else will be so blinded by the glare that they’ll never see me pretending to be a hatrack. Whew.
I brought Rue a new flamethrower so he can finish up his yardwork in no time. I’ll tuck it over here behind the paint cans and oil cloths. Isn’t that a pretty ribbon I picked out?
I brought pixie sticks and bubblegum for treats. Gotta keep that sugar high going after the cake is gone.
I’ll be out in the garage playing with the garage door opener. I think I saw an extra lampshade out there too.
Ohhhhhhhh… you guys!!! I love you all! ALL of you! Really! What a surprise! How did you know? Abd cake! And presents! What did I ever do to deserve all this? You guuuuuuuuuuys!!!
Huh? No, they didn’t give me any drugs today at the dentist. Im just happy!
It’s not my fault I was late–getting across country this close to Thanksgiving is monsterous!
Happy birthday, Rue. I brought chocolate covered hazelnuts and a fine selection of Oregon’s many microbrewed beers. But take a look at this cool garden gnome I got him–see, it looks like any other gnome, but when you push this remote control button, it bends over and drops its trousers! True lawn art!
