Good evening, dear friends!
Well, here we are with the promised details! (albeit an hour or two late) Before I start on the deluge, we just wanted to say we are so excited about (hopefully) seeing you and your precious family on New Year's. Until then, may ye keep warm, and enjoy this beautiful, beautiful weather!
OK, here goes!
The Overarching Plan:
Many friends come in on Friday evening. This is a weekend long event - just call for a room here at the farm!! They do fill up fast.
Saturday evening, the 2011 New Year's Costume Ball will take place. (which includes feasting, dancing, laughing, singing, and general merriment, filled with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord for his goodness!)
The Morton family hopes everyone can stay at their farm for the weekend- do come early, stay late and visit long!
What to bring:
Your dear selves, of course. :)
1 salty and 1 sweet hors d'oeuvre, for Saturday night. Just anything munchie that your heart desires. :)
(please no peanut products-we have a dear little friend with serious allergies)If you are planning on staying the weekend, menu details for Friday, Saturday and Sunday follow. They will be of a simple, yummy, covered-dish style.
Friday evening: Taco Soup - bring a can of something like plain beans, corn or tomatoes and a topping - some cheese or sour cream. Also, families with last names ending with A - M bring a bag of chips: families with last names ending N-Z , bring a dessert.
Saturday breakfast: We are having whole wheat waffles!! A-M bring some butter, a bottle of your favorite syrup and some milk. N-Z bring about a pound of breakfast meat, some coffee and some honey.
Saturday lunch will be taco soup leftovers.
(More room for the ball hors d'oeuvre s!)
Saturday evening is of course the 1 sweet and the 1 salty hors d'oeuvre.
Sunday morning breakfast is not decided yet - check back.
Sunday lunch ditto.
Accommodations:
Please call and we'll put your name on a room. When all of those are filled, we'll start filling up the sofas and floor space, and those who want to can bring on the tents, RVs, pop-ups and any other portable shelters. ;)
When you call, let us know whether you would like for your family to stay together in one room, or if you would like for your girls to join the girls over at Wesley and Rachel's, and your boys to join the guys at the Morton Sr's house. It would be helpful for us to know (in placing people in rooms) whether we are preparing for a couple or a family. Both are wonderful-just let us know your preferences.
Dancing details:
Dances (which are a jolly smorgasbord of genres, but mainly English country dances) are to be danced in family....... Husband/wife, brother/sister, father/daughter, mother/ son.
While sometimes we practice dancing with two girls/two boys, we ask that at the ball, a gentleman dance with a lady, and a lady with a gentleman.
Ah, what fun we'll have! As Jane Austen's William Lucas is reported to have said, "There's nothing like dancing, you know." ;)
Oh, and for dancing instructions, last year we had a dance class an hour or two before the ball started, and this time, hopefully we can do that Friday night.
A wonderful dance caller has kindly been arranged for for Saturday night, so that will be of great help!
Also, for those of you who would prefer not to dance, please come anyway. There are always people not dancing that one can fellowship with and talk to. The dance space cannot accommodate everyone at the same time , so there are lots of folks just watching and visiting.
And, if you were wondering what "in costume with a story to share" means, 'tis this:
We love to see God's mighty hand in history-so, please come as someone from the past (from Adam to present!) and have a little something to say about the person you're representing. It is always so inspiring to hear all the incredible stories of our spiritual fore mothers and fathers! If you are coming as some one and desire to share your story with everyone, please let us know your name before Saturday evening. (we're going to be calling out your name to come up and share)
Babies, sweet babies: just wanted to let all the dear mothers know that the barn suite (that is right next to the dancing room) will be ready for any sleepy babies and nursing mothers. There's also a few places to pitch your play pens as well. Then, too, along the walls we hope to have comfy couches and/or pallets for the children who begin to look cross eyed around 11:00. ;)
Well, I think that's all for now! Do check back once or twice before the ball-One never knows when I'll surprise one with more details!
With much love,
Adeline
for the Morton family
All the Morton ladies are hosting a Bridal Brunch for Miss Bethany Smith on Saturday morning at 8:30 am at Rachel Morton's home at Calathora Farms. If you are here at the time and would like to join us, we would be delighted to have you. Some of you may not know Bethany (if you've met her I'm sure you will remember her delightful personality!) but she and Mr. Danny Lane are very happily bethrothed and are planning a small wedding in Atlanta in late January. We are so happy for her in this special time as she prepares to be Danny's wife and helper. We would love for you to join us and rejoice together. We just wanted to let everyone know about this happy addition to the weekend's activities!
Thanks, and have a blessed day!
