Hello, From the groups e mails the general opinion is that the party will be on December 11th. I talked with Jim and he approved of the following; a spiral ham and this special potato recipe I make once in a while. I'll be doing some baking this week and can easily furnish all of the plates etc. since they are donated to us. Right now my plans are to use the chocolate fountain and my champagne fountain. That would be according to us remembering who we loaned it to. Since we will be having dinner we should start kind of early. If you schedule your trip to arrive in SAF before 6:30 it will only be the ADA rate. Home is a totally different story. It could be fairly pricy. So let's say 6:30 for the time. Everyone can bring a dish and whatever your choice is of adult beverages. We'll probably have beer and I will need a bag of ice. I know my ice maker won't keep up with a crowd. It would be helpful if I had an idea of how many people to expect. You can contact me by my e mail or phone or on the list. The information is below and if anyone wants directions just let me know. Cathy Pyper 5018 N.E. Park Lane Kansas City, MO 64118 816 455 5219 E mail: cpyper@xxxxxxxxx To join the First Steps email discussion group click below www.firststepsfortheblind.org To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes