tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post6733202049297316334..comments2024-03-25T05:23:41.171-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: On Organizing Family Events and Invading NormandyBilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-52124123387334662762009-05-26T00:27:50.525-04:002009-05-26T00:27:50.525-04:00"8. Etc."
This is the one that always gets me in ..."8. Etc."<br /><br />This is the one that always gets me in the end whenever I have tried to plan a family get-together to utter perfection. It happened to me on Sunday when our family of 23 (15 of which are children) got together at our house for the Memorial Day weekend. <br /><br />Etc. includes things like half a gallon of lemonade flying out of its pitcher onto the food table and all over the floor thanks to the small, inept hands of a six-year-old who was only trying to pour himself a glass. It happened to me on Sunday. <br /><br />Before the lemonade deluge, I had brought the planning of this family meal to a new high in perfection. I had allowed my perfectionist tendencies to go hog wild in preparation for the event. Everything, and I mean everything, was absolutely perfect. And then the DELUGE! <br /><br />I know what to do when life hands you a lemon. But what do you do when life hands you lemonade? Oh, sweet irony!Mrs. Geezerettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957440812143446191noreply@blogger.com