…Of the big family gathering, and all through the house not a creature was stirring.
\nThey’re all too pooped to pop, let alone stir, but they had a GREAT DAY!
\nWhen everyone was seated, I think we had twenty-seven people to dinner. Several of those people will not have to cook for a day or two, or will have plenty of ham for ham and eggs, ham salad, ham croquettes, turkey and ham tetrazini or bean soup!
\nIt was wonderful. Nan and her family came in last night. We rose before dawn to get ready for church, and filled one entire pew. We made it home for a little breakfast, and Dear Husband and Son #2 came in from the airport around 10:30.
\nWe worked from 11:00 to 2:00 getting tables set, making room for desserts, cleaning shrimp, setting out appetizers, washing and tearing romaine for Caesar salad, and all the things you need to do to feed 27 people.
\nMy sister took over the flower detail and created four beautiful bouquets for the tables, cleaned off the things on the foyer table and organized the decorations, and folded a load of clothes for me. She also found my “To-Do” list, and kept me on track. Her daughters were my slave labor, and they did a fine job of getting the tables and salad ready.
\nMy oldest sis came in with loads of hot veggies and potatoes, and all the girls brought desserts. I have never seen such a collection of sweets, and do not expect to see such a collection ever again! It was absolutely astonishing!
\nBrownies, iced sugar cookies baked on lollipop sticks, standing in a”garden,” a chocolate FOUNTAIN with angel food cake and strawberry dippers, cupcakes, something that looks like Snickers in bar cookie form, white chocolate dipped pretzels, chocolate dipped strawberries, cream and berry pies! There was almost no end to it, and we tried to send it all home with our visitors. And we have enough candy that we could open a candy store.
\nThe best part of the day was the chance to talk to so many of my family members, and that my sister’s families got to meet my stepdaughter, her husband, and their two year old daughter. It was a long day, and it took a lot of work to pull it off, but it turned out fine.
\nI’m going to toddle off to bed. I’ll check on all of you tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
…Of the big family gathering, and all through the house not a creature was stirring. They’re all too pooped to pop, let alone stir, but they had a GREAT DAY! When everyone was seated, I think we had twenty-seven people … Continue reading