Howdy y’all!
I’ve got a down-home southern dish that’ll just hit the spot:
Fried salmon with peanut butter and syrup. Now now, don’t write it off just yet, let your tummy decide! For dessert there’s pineapple ritz bake: tender pineapple chunks baked in flour & sugar with a crisp butter-dipped ritz cracker crust. Never a complaint.
And if that doesn’t sound enticing I’ve got some red velvet layer cake in the ice box too.
What, nobody’s bringing movies? Some nice comedies to lighten the mood. Here are my favorite cheer-me-ups:
Quick Change
Raising Arizona
My Cousin Vinny
Meatballs
Tootsie
That Thing You Do!
Mitchell (MST3K version)
Waking Ned Devine
I also have two snuggly springer spaniels who are always full of love and joy and guaranteed to bring you happiness. And a package or two of Pepperidge Farm Mint Brussels cookies never hurts either.
And if I catch anybody braiding the fridge, I’m gonna ask them how the heck they managed that.
I’ll bring some apple cider to heat up on the stove, and some cinnamon sticks to put in the mugs of hot cider.
Ya’ll just caused me to fix a big peach cobbler !! Dang it ! 
P.S. Scarlett how about The Gods Must Be Crazy?
Dang! I knew I forgot one! I’ll add it to the pile.
:: puts fringe down::
I just want to be around other grown ups right now and not hear “mom” for a few hours.
Think you can squeeze me in somewhere?
Oohh… I’ve got pairs of feetie pajamas for everyone. The ones with the santa doggies are mine, though. And ice cream, with all the trimmings… pints all around, so ya don’t have to share if you don’t want to!
Oooh! Footie jammies! Awesome! That reminds me … I’ve got a neat pedicure set I could bring over and a heat-action foot spa!
Ok, I’ll sit in the corner here in my flannel PJs with the penguins wearing winter clothes on them, eating sour cream and onion Pringles from the can and drinking nourishing Guinness. Lets, like, put in a Pixies CD or something.
Am I too late to come too? If not, I’ll bring a variety of nail polish colors and stuff to do facials. Anyone up for margaritas? I’ll bring a blender and fixin’s. I think if we all brought candles, we wouldn’t even need to have the lights on. Wouldn’t that be lovely?! Anyone thought of music?
Tupug here and I’m loaded down. I’ve got all the fixins for hot fudge sundaes and rootbeer floats, a roll of bubble wrap for popping, a couple shovel-face dogs for the canine lovers (they are very snuggly and they do NOT drool!), oh, and I thought we could do with several masseurs so I brought Thor. He’s got magic fingers and looks amazingly like the Beast Master. 
I’ve brought some Ovaltine and a couple of fire extinguishers. Oh, and there’s a small bouquet of carnations out in the car if you’ve got something to put them in.
Now I’ll just borrow a kitty and one of those chenille blankets, if I may. I promise not to braid either the fringe or the fridge. Or raid the fridge. Or the fringe.
I’ve got a big pot of white chili here, and a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream. Got my kitty, my chenille throw, and my warm terrycloth robe and slippers. Yep, that’s everything required for a “comfort night”. Pop in a movie and let’s get warm and cozy!
I got a fuzzy blanket with moons and stars all over it that’s big enough to share, and I’ve got loads of mint Girls Scout Cookies–not as good a home-made, but strangely comforting. And my copy of Bringing Up Baby is available for anyone who likes Katherine Hepurn, Cary Grant, and/or a leopard (not to mention dinosaur bones).
And teddy bears, I’ve got lots and teddy bears to share. As well as a few moose, a couple of tigers, a penguin, various Winnie-the-Pooh pals, a unicorn, a pegusus, and two dragons. they are all very good listeners, and very discreet.
I’m hoping the living room is kinda cold, so we can all pile the blankets on. I’ll make egg nog. Would someone please bring a movie projector and screen? (Those of you my age can smell the screen, and when the projector heats up and hits the movie – mmm.) I’ll bring a really short reel showing my brothers and sisters and me as little kids, and y’all should each bring one, too. OK, you youngsters can bring a videotape, but it just won’t smell as good!
Just let me teleport up to Maine real quick and get my friends’ 3 cats. Come to think of it, I’ll throw in the friends since they’ll be turning up here if they ever get their DSL situation sorted out. It’s a married couple, and he is one of the legendary Mensan Cabana Boys. They are also expert huggers. I’m not formally trained, but I have been told I give a pretty good backrub. I’ve also got a duvet, lots of blankets, a huge batch of chocolate truffles, a batch of buckeyes made according to the recipe in the Penzey’s spice catalog which makes “a gazillion” and a huge pot of hot chocolate, complete with marshmallows, whipped cream, and cinnamon. For music, I’ve got Stan Rogers. I recommend a song called Pharisee, especially the chorus:
By the way, if we don’t have a fire in the fireplace started yet, I’ll light it. There are also two hot tubs just outside this party – one for those who want to wear bathing suits, and one for those who don’t. Snow is also falling artistically outside the windows, so we can appreciate how warm and snug we are. Oh, add one batch of homemade snickerdoodles, too, please, with the left over cinnamon sugar on hand for various drinks.
This feels nice!
CJ
Well, I’m sick, so I’m going to curl up on this sofa in the corner with my down throw blanket and a box of tissues. And some herbal tea. And maybe some soup. A nap might be in the plans too. Y’all have fun.
::hands Lsura a tissue with ulbas oil on it::
Here ya go duckie. This’ll clear ya up quickly.
Can I be a doggy hog? I could really use summat soft and furry to cuddle and stroke about now.
Sounds like we’ve one heck of a comfy party happenin’!
Let the seratonin begin 
You know how you’ve been waiting for something to happen, and you’ve wanted to DO something, but you can’t quite figure out what it is? Thank you, Bodypoet…this was just what I needed.
Alright…I’m bringing the industrial-size coffee maker with extra burners, and I’m bringing a selection of teas to make by the pitcherful (my personal fave is Celestial Seasoning’s English Toffee, with a splash of milk and sugar).
I’m also making a batch of my Grandma Nicholson’s hot chocolate. The secret? Grandma used to buy full-sized chocolate bars in bulk to give away on Hallowe’en, and she would use the leftovers to make REAL hot chocolate on the stove, with milk brought back fresh from the barn scant moments before.
Borrowing from Grandma’s cookbook twice more, I’m bringing the best comfort-food macaroni and cheese you’ve ever had, and I’ll whip up chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with a little cinnamon and crushed walnuts, and another few dozen without the nuts for the allergic people in our group.
Blueberry muffins and fresh-baked bread, too.
Media in tow:
The first two seasons of MASH* on DVD
The Tao Of Steve on DVD
Completely blank acid-free journals with pens and colored pencils for everybody! (Just in case anyone wants to really get creative)
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons as rendered by the Academy of Ancient Music
Paul Simon’s There Goes Rhymin’ Simon…something about “Loves Me Like A Rock” just fits this mood, somehow
A couple of last things: red wine from the Oliver Winery and blueberry wine from the Butler Winery (another Bloomington resident here, Bodypoet!)
And just for insurance, a variety of stuffed animals and pillows…
Now, then.