Party Preparations

The party preparations are going well. One problem is the warm weather. We cannot use the front porch for food that needs refrigeration, in the past cold weather can be counted on to hold the frozen foods but at 60 degrees everything that needs to stay cold must be smashed into the freezer or fridge. A big boneless black angus rib roast has been purchased for the main meal. Nine pounds of shrimp, shrimp cocktail sauce, 40 pork egg rolls, and 4 pounds of chicken nuggets are now in the fridge for the appetizers. There is 2and a half gallons of eggnog with the ingredients to make more if needed stuffed into the very stuffed fridge. Mark is heading to Kroger to pick up sweet and sour dipping sauce, soda and a meat thermometer.
Now at 5:55pm: The house is clean from top to bottom, all of the laundry is finished, the bedroom by the stairs has all the furniture out of it and Rhoda's kinnect game set up in it. Philip has the projector hooked up with the big screen in the upstairs hallway for WI games and Disney movies. The air hockey game is plugged in and working, the ping pong table is centered exactly under the light, The 16 pound black Angus prime rib roast is in the oven cooking slowly, teasing our noses with the delicious scent of roasting meat.
There is still some set up needed, an extension cord needs to be found for Diane's 30 cup coffee maker which will just hold water for piping hot creamy chocolate.
The eggnog won't be started until after 8:00pm, Ruth is bringing the ice and more soda. Dan & Susan, Spark & Rhonda, Mike & Diane and Rachel & Dave are bringing chairs.