Happy 10th Birthday

Red Hat Society

APRIL 25
The year was nineteen ninety-eight

And on one special day

A group of girlfriends joined their hands

And ventured out to play.
They went to feast on scones and tea

On April twenty-fifth

They never could have guessed this thought

Would prove to be a gift!
Around the lacy tablecloth

They sipped and munched and chatted

In shades of purple they were garbed

And each one was red hatted!
Drinking tea and giggling

They had their best time, ever

When had they shared such fun before?

The answer? It was never!
So they decided on the spot

They'd meet like this again.

They'd ask their other friends to come

And tell them where and when.
This new "Red Hat Society"

(Yes, that's the name they chose)

Began that very afternoon

As everybody knows.
Now friendship, fun and sisterhood

Are spreading 'round the world'

Cause nothing is as fun, it seems,

As playing with the girls!
A Birthday Poem from Sue Ellen

Laughter is the best medicine!

Q: Where can men over the age of 50 find younger, sexy women who are interested in them?

A: Try a bookstore-------under fiction.

Q: What can a man do while his wife is going through menopause?

A: Keep busy. If you're handy with tools, you can finish the basement. When you are done you will have a place to live.

Q: Someone has told me that menopause is mentioned in the Bible. Is that true? Where can it be found?

A: Yes. Matthew 14:92: 'And Mary rode Joseph's ass all the way to Egypt.'

Q: How can you increase the heart rate of your 50+ year old husband?

A: Tell him you're pregnant.

Q: How can you avoid that terrible curse of the elderly-----wrinkles?

A: Take off your glasses

Q: Seriously! What can I do for these crow's feet and all those wrinkles on my face?

A: Go braless. It will usually pull them out.

Q: Why should 50+ year old people use valet parking?

A: Valets don't forget where they park your car.

Q: Is it common for 50+ year olds to have problems with short term memory storage

A: Storing memory is not a problem, retrieving it is a problem.

Q: As people age, do they sleep more soundly?

A: Yes, but usually in the afternoon.

Q: Where should 50+ year olds look for eye glasses?

A: On their foreheads.

Q: What is the most common remark made by 50+ year olds when they enter antique stores?

A: 'Gosh, I remember these.'

Red Hats on the Mountain

~~ April 17, 2008 was a heart warming day shared
with 314 other "HATTERS". The hosting chapter "Rubies and Pearls" of Hillsville, Virginia provided a fun filled day with lots of entertainment, vendors, plenty of food and a promise of doing it all again next year. What a group of friendly ladies they are.....

Queen Linda was officially crowned and the coronation was beautiful and also a barrel of laughs. Thanks for sharing this day with us.....

Next outing will be the May 3, 2008 Queen's Council meeting in Winston Salem, NC. See all of you Queens and Vice Queens there.