The wedding is done, thank heavens - we had a variety of snafus as often does occur... all the coffee I was given was whole bean and the only brewer was a giant percolator basket style one with no instructions, for instance - resulting in a panicked call to my parents to bring their coffee maker from their kitchen with them and any coffee they had ( Read more... )

I'm packing my car with decorations and getting ready to drive down for rehearsal today (it's an hour and a half away) and now I'm seeing snow. Really, weather? You have to blinkin' snow? Ran to check weather predictions, looks like all will be clear by tonight thank God ( Read more... )

Situation: Son-in-Law gets back from Boot Camp ( Read more... )

Egads, I swear they go out of their way to make things difficult in Boot Camp - even when they are on their way out the door. They had to get up at 4am, had graduation at 11, then had to literally run 2 miles to their barracks to get their luggage, then 2 miles back to catch the bus - and if they missed that bus, they were out of luck because it ( Read more... )

Well, we got through Bridal Shower Number One, which was the standard gathering of relatives kind, good game of dressing people with toilet-paper to create wedding gowns for entertainment and my mom brought Costco food platter things. We then hit re-set on the house and geared up for Bridal Shower Number Two - a tea with dancers and friends that ( Read more... )

Wow, so many details in a wedding - I'm SO glad I've had some time ahead to work on this thing, here we are a month-and-a-half to go already. It reminds me of child-rearing, how you start all idealistic (MY child will never play with THOSE...MY child will only eat organic...) and end up just happy if they are safe and can give you five minutes ( Read more... )

What a crazy year coming up... I feel like a pack mule. I'm busy helping my son prep to move out this next week (hoorah, he finally managed to get a place! Or part of one. A room in a shared house anyway). It's just me and him to move stuff and the room is upstairs so hopefully that will go without too many mishaps ( Read more... )

We finally found a venue for my daughter's wedding in March - had to nudge the date over a week as someone else had already copped the first choice, but SO glad to have that booked. It's in an old barn that's been revamped into a very nice events space with a huge wooden dance floor and a stage, there's big rafters up above already pre-strung with ( Read more... )

"The Army doesn't tell you these things..." is a phrase that has probably introduced many a varied situation in its long history. In our case, my daughter's fiance is going into the Reserves and leaves for Basic in Sept. They found out from an army wife that his pay will be higher if he's already married before he leaves, SO they're scurrying to a ( Read more... )

My eldest is engaged(!!!!) and looking at March with lots of spring daffodils and bluebells for flowers at her wedding. 0.o He's a great guy, I'm so happy with her choice but it will be definitely an adjustment in my family as I'll have TWO sons instead of one and I get to add the infamous "Mother-in-Law" to my list of secret identities. That ( Read more... )