Immediately after this announcement, the room was so quiet you could hear the snow falling in the mountains of Colorado. It was a moment to record in history, so many boomers and not one sound. Then as soon as the house quietened, it came alive again, everyone talking at once. Other challenges flew throughout the room. Laughter followed dares, which precipated even wilder dares. The night was not yet old and the women had barely gotten to know each other, but there was a magic in the air that only good friendships could make.

Dancer, who had found Chatty's music collection, inserted a CD into the player, kicked of her shoes and started moving to the soft background sound of Ricky Nelson's Never Be Anyone Else But You. Playfully weaving in and out of the crowd to the rythm of the song, she was across the room in but a minute. She ended her frolicsome performance with a curtsy to JJ, who had opened her satchel to pull out a nearly empty package of Oreos and some ...