HOLIDAY PARTY AT CHERYL'S

Cheryl and Tom invited the Delta Zeta crew over tonight. In attendance in Verona at Cheryl's beautiful home, decorated to the gorgeous hilt for Christmas, was Cheryl & Tom, Grabby (Bob home with the flu), Nikki & Jimmy, Wykawitz without Tommy who was down the shore being annoyed by their contractors, Lock, Marge, and Cheryl's long-time friend and boss Sherry. I thought my new camera was charged by noooooooooooooooo, apparently not. And did I charge my spare battery? Noooo! That would have been MUCH to easy to do today. ARGGGHHHHH! Everybody brought appetizer and dessert. Nana's Deli's food was a hit. We missed Tommy and Spags but had a great time nevertheless! Nikki & Jimmy brought their wedding proofs, which was just great to look at. Cheryl is the hostess with the mostess. We had a great time. Thank you, Cheryl!

MY NEW YEAR'S WISH TO Y'ALL

Hi Everybody,

I just received this from Celia and thought I would pass it on to each of you as a wish for peace, good health, prosperity and friendship throughout the world in 2006. Happy New Year.

http://www.liel.net/Liel-ClintonVideo2.wmv

AWESOME

All CDs $5.99 and Free Shipping at yourmusic.com

All CDs $5.99 and Free Shipping at yourmusic.com

Yeah, you "join" but you can unjoin any time. While a "member," you get a CD a month automatically but you select which you get by putting music into your queue. And of course you can order other than the one a month, all at $5.99 + tax = $6.23 or so including shipping. NOT BAD. BTW, any of my friends reading this, I bought your CDs at, oh, $13 each at amazon. I just buy these bargain-priced CDs for myself only. I swear.

FIRST PICS WITH KODAK EASY SHARE V550!!

(I'm on the left in the grey sweater and silver jewelry!)
I met Lydia today for lunch at Cocco Bello Cafe, 973-992-1999, 155 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston. Great food; delightful staff. HIGH RECOMMENDATION. Lydia's hair looked fabulous! Received my new camera today and brought it to the restaurant. The waiter put in the battery, set the date stamp, and snapped these two pics. Not bad! We had a great lunch and great time chatting it up. Then we went to Nana's http://www.nanasdeli.com so I could buy stuff to bring to a party tomorrow night. Interesting note: I was a bridesmaid in Lydia & Mark's wedding in 1968! (Today wearing Diane's BD gift! Don't remember what jewelry I wore to their wedding!)

HAPPY CHANUKAH (and thank you to Adam Sandler!)

I bought each of these at iTunes. You should, too! Adam Sandler deserves to make some $$$ for his wonderful songs. Go to iTunes now and spend $1.98 for both!!! And those of you with iTunes gift cards have no excuse. Don't be cheap. Do it NOW!!!

http://www.chanuka.com/songs/Adam_Sandler_The_Chanukah_Song_Live1.mp3
http://www.chanuka.com/songs/Adam_Sandler_The_Chanukah_Song_Live2.mp3

Adam Sandler's The Hanukkah Song Part I
"Okay... This is a song that uhh.. There's a lot of Christmas songs out there and uhh, not too many Hanukkah songs. So uhh...I wrote a song for all those nice little Jewish kids who don't get to hear any Hanukkah songs. Here we go..."

Put on your yarmulke,
Here comes Hanukkah!
So much funukah,
To celebrate Hanukkah!
Hanukkah is the festival of lights.
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights.

When you feel like the only kid in town
Without a Christmas tree,
Here's a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me:

David Lee Roth lights the menorah.
So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah.

Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli?
Bowser from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzarelli!
Paul Newman's half Jewish, Goldie Hawn's half too.
Put them together, what a fine lookin' Jew.

You don't need "Deck The Halls" or "Jingle Bell Rock,"
'Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk
and Mr. Spock -- both Jewish.

Put on your yarmulke
It's time for Hanukkah
The owner of the Seattle Supersonicahs
Celebrates Hanukkah

O.J. Simpson - not a Jew.
But guess who is? Hall of Famer Rod Carew -- he converted
We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby.
Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish -- not too shabby!

Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is
Well he's not, but guess who is -- All Three Stooges!
So many Jews are in showbiz,
Tom Cruise isn't, but I heard his agent is.

Tell your friend Veronica
It's time to celebrate Hanukkah.
I hope I get a harmonicah
Oh this lovely, lovely Hanukkah.
So drink your gin and tonicah
And smoke your marijuanikah.
If you really, really wannakah
Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Hanukkah!
Happy Hanukkah!

Adam Sandler's 'The Hanukkah Song Part II
Time to take out the menorahs!
Put on your yarmulke
It’s time for Hanukkah
So much funnaka
To celebrate Hanukkah
Hanukkah is the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents
We get eight crazy nights

When you feel like the only kid in town
Without a Christmas tree
Here's a new list of people who are Jewish
Just like you and me

Winona Ryder drinks Manischewitz wine
Then spins a dreidel with Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein

Guess who gives and receives loads of Hanukkah toys
The girls from Veruca Salt and all three Beastie Boys

Lenny Kravitz is half Jewish,
Courtney Love is half too
Put them together
What a funky bad ass Jew

We got Harvey Keitel
And flash dancer Jennifer Beals
Yasmine Bleeth from Baywatch is Jewish
And yes her boobs are real

Put on your yarmulka
It’s time for Hanukkah
Two-time Oscar winning Dustin Hoffmanaka
celebrates Hanukkah

O.J. Simpson
Still not a Jew
But guess who is,
The guy who does the voice for Scooby Doo

Bob Dylan was born a Jew
Then he wasn't
but now he's back,
Mary Tyler Moore's husband is Jewish
'Cause we're pretty good in the sack.

Guess who got bar mitzvahed
On the PGA tour
No I'm not talking about Tiger Woods
I'm talkin' about Mr. Happy Gilmore.

So many Jews are in the show biz
Bruce Springsteen isn't Jewish
But my mother thinks he is.

Tell the world-amanaka
It's time to celebrate Hanukkah
It's not pronounced Chanakah
The C is silent in Hanukkah
So read your hooked on phonica
Get drunk in Tijuanaka
If you really really wannaka
Have a happy happy happy happy Hanukkah!

CHANUKAH 2005 BARBARA & AMANDA

Tonight I met Barbara & Amanda at California Pizza and we had a delicious and fun dinner. Always do with those girls. And we exchanged Chanukah gifts so it was even MORE fun! We strolled around the mall. I got the pink top pictured here but in purple (using my J Jill gift card mentioned below) and I ordered the camisole (thanks to Amanda who found it for me in the store). We tried on different perfumes and now I stink!! But I'm happy. I love my dark chocolate covered soy nuts and the Lindt Petits Desserts candies. Thanks guys!

I FINALLY DECIDED!

Kodak EasyShare V550 review by PC Magazine

I read many reviews of many cameras and all of them were very negative in some way. Amazon is a great place to get user opinions. I think it was there that the camera got slammed. But this PC Magazine review was the clincher for me as well as the review I mentioned in my earlier post, http://www.dcviews.com/_kodak/v550.htm

I ordered a 1 gig card and an extra battery. This camera uses rechargeable batteries and it charges on the EasyShare Photo Frame Dock 2 that comes with the camera. I will get the camera tomorrow and will report back on my opinion!!

SELZTER MAKER!

This is the greatest invention since sliced bread! No more shlepping Vintage bottles home! You make seltzier seltzer and never have to buy and then recycle. Go here for the full details:
http://www.sodaclubusa.com

Trust me, if you love seltzer, you've got to get this. 

Christmas Eve 2005

Had a wonderful Christmas Eve with the Lentins and Zilzes tonight at Alan and Laura and Alaina's house. Dad and I left his house after our Chanukah celebration with J&K to go to Montclair. The Lentins had the house decorated beautifully, including the ornaments we brought. Alan had shrimp and bruschetta for starters, which were great. Everything that Alan serves is great. And we exchanged gifts! Pictured here is the necklace that Diane gave me for my birthday, which I just love. The fancy scarf is from Artie, who I know had nothing whatsoever to do with it other than give his mom the $$ haha but who cares? Diane has great taste and she can pick out stuff for me anytime! The blue scarf, great color that it is, is warm and cozy and is from Alan and Laura and Alaina. I wore all 3 the whole day. Diane gave me a great, hmm, what do we call it, a velour hang-around-the-house whosie which I also love and will be wearing it tomorrow all day while I stay home and work. We had a wonderful dinner, including a salad with sushi tuna which Alan marinated with wonderful stuff, a delicious chicken dish with red, green and yellow peppers in a wonderful gravy, and salmon with a nice topping. Thank you! I am honored to be included in your family holidays, and my father loves it, too.

Birthday/Chanukah 2005 at dad's

My birthday and Chanukah were bittersweet this year for obvious reasons but it was a lot more sweet than bitter. I started today at dad's house where Judy and Kaela joined us for a 1-day-early Chanukah celebration. We all had heart-to-hearts, which were heavy-duty but important, J&K set up dad's new DVD player so we could see Judy's video of dad's 90th BD party, and we exchanged gifts! I got great gifts: a J Jill gift card for my BD and Billy Crystal's book which I just read is "based on" his wonderful show. And what did I get from dad? Enough $$$ to buy one of the cameras listed below + accessories. Oh my, I am thrilled. Whichever camera I get, I will have it for a minimum of 5 years and very possibly longer, and it will make it even nicer to know that Dad bought it for me in 2005. Thank you Dad and Judy and Kaela for a great birthday and Chanukah. I love you!

Bottom L-R: Damminger, Grabby, Lockwood, Donna, Marge, Wykawitz Top L-R: Steve Wisniewski, Bob Spagnoli, Tommy Banca, Tom Picture shot by Cheryl Wolf who unfortunately is not in the picture!!
The Delta Zeta crew at Grabby and Bob's daughter's Nikki's wedding. Nikki and Jimmy had a fabulous wedding, tastefully done and tons of fun largely because of their impeccable planning. The wedding was 11-19-05 and this was taken after brunch the next day. What a wonderful weekend for all of us.

Murray Teilhaber's 90th BD Party

This was the most loving, warm, and wonderful party I have ever attended. Thank you to the 50 guests who all contributed to the spirit of this terrific day. I will never forget it and dad will never forget it. KUDOS to The Waterwheel Restaurant on Route 59 in Suffern/Tallman, New York for being a wonderful venue. The food and staff were fabulous. I highly recommend this place for a meal and particularly for a party. 845-357-3725 It's a half mile from Airmont Road on Route 59. Check it out!

AMANDA'S BAT MITZVAH 9-17-05

It was a marvelous, loving, and fun day. Amanda is my fake niece and a terrific kid and I love being her fake aunt. Her parents Barbara & Gary are great friends of mine. Amanda told me that I'm the best fake aunt she could ever have! More important to this post of all is the fact that Amanda did a superb job with her haftorah and everything else that went into becoming a bat mitzvah. I was very proud and very impressed. It was a warm and spirited day and tons of fun.

MARGE AT WORK!!

OK, this is a bit of an exaggeration. I don't wear such low-cut stuff. C'mon, decorum, folks! Oh, also, I use a paperless writer, so although I used to occasionally have paper fall to the ground, now that's a complete non-issue. And just FYI, I have 3 separate forms of backup so for those of you thinking that I'm taking a risk by being paperless, I've taken care of that and eliminated the risk.

To see more, go here:
http://www.funnysculptures.com
And tell Marcia you loved my sculpture!

MARGE TEILHABER AND MARGE SIMPSON

To learn a little about Marge Simpson's siblings, go here:
http://www.answers.com/topic/bouvier-sisters

October 14, 2005

Great way to post pics online!