Happy Half Birthday to the project manager of the newest and largest Powertrain Project that EDS works on!!
There is a carrot cake and card on the counter. (I'll snap a pix after it is frosted!)
1.26.2008
1.23.2008
Listening to those who are wiser...
Okay...I should have listened to my mom. She has been "reminding" me for the last several weeks how my grandmother "always said" that guests should never be asked to bring things to a party. Maybe it was a warning from my grandmother from beyong the grave b/c I do not know why Mom kept talking about it lately. But well...I bucked my regular trend of being the hostess with the mostest. Typically, I provide all the food...or pretty much all the food. Lately I've been so busy with life that I took people up on their offer of bringing some of the food for the baby luncheon that I am hosting here tomorrow.
And well...it just wasn't easier than if I had bought and prepared all the food myself. First of all...there's the overall worry about everything in general. Then I felt sheepish for actually saying "yes" when people asked if they could help. Over the last couple of days, I've had a flurry of late RSVPers. So then you add the worry of not enough food. Then I had to politely call/email the few people who are bringing food and gently inquire how much they were bringing...without actually coming out and saying "Hey, we have a flurry of people coming and I need a lot of food." (Though my bestest friend did read between the lines and said she'd bring 2 pans of corn bread.) One lady said that women don't eat very much when they are together. (She does not host parties.) I kindly said that is just not the case since I have had many parties with stay at home moms and their kids and the "adult" food is devoured...plain and simple.
And just so I can use the "f" word again...there are a lot of snow flurries coming down this evening and all night long...up to 4 inches. This just fits in with my party tradition. Before each and every party, there is a storm. Whether it is snow or rain...it is a BIG storm.
I'm crossing my fingers that it doesn't result in a snow day. Then the 19 kids will be 34. That is busting into Pokepalooza proportions. And well..I live in MI where there is a bunch of snow. If worse comes to worse, I'll have to pull out some hot cocoa...tell the kids to bring their snow sleds and gear and call the shower a "sledding party!"
And well...it just wasn't easier than if I had bought and prepared all the food myself. First of all...there's the overall worry about everything in general. Then I felt sheepish for actually saying "yes" when people asked if they could help. Over the last couple of days, I've had a flurry of late RSVPers. So then you add the worry of not enough food. Then I had to politely call/email the few people who are bringing food and gently inquire how much they were bringing...without actually coming out and saying "Hey, we have a flurry of people coming and I need a lot of food." (Though my bestest friend did read between the lines and said she'd bring 2 pans of corn bread.) One lady said that women don't eat very much when they are together. (She does not host parties.) I kindly said that is just not the case since I have had many parties with stay at home moms and their kids and the "adult" food is devoured...plain and simple.
And just so I can use the "f" word again...there are a lot of snow flurries coming down this evening and all night long...up to 4 inches. This just fits in with my party tradition. Before each and every party, there is a storm. Whether it is snow or rain...it is a BIG storm.
I'm crossing my fingers that it doesn't result in a snow day. Then the 19 kids will be 34. That is busting into Pokepalooza proportions. And well..I live in MI where there is a bunch of snow. If worse comes to worse, I'll have to pull out some hot cocoa...tell the kids to bring their snow sleds and gear and call the shower a "sledding party!"
1.22.2008
Quilt Blog Candy
Check out my friend Rhonda at Quilt Nut Creations. She has some quilting blog candy which I'd love to snag since I am now a "quilter!"
Fabulous Friend
My bestest friend is fabulous. Today, she dropped off two of her boys to play with my two boys. With the boys came groceries too b/c boys can never get enough to eat! She gifted me with some treats too!
A clear box with dark chocolate raspberry Ghiradelli chocolates, a super sweet card and... a CROP-A-DIAL!!! Wow. What a fun toy! The box of chocolate did have more but my DD and I needed a little sweet time after struggling through "greater than/less than" school work. The card is stickle-sparkley and I think that stickles are one of my favorite embellishments to use.
After the last couple of posts, I am going to be the envy of all. But don't envy me for what my friends have given me. Be jealous of the fantastically fun and generous people in my life. I hope you have them in yours too. I just hope that, in my own way, I am just as generous and thoughtful to others. (ding, ding, ding...another resolution for this year! haha.)
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