I was at my mother's on Saturday....took a large storage container up to her as her cat has been peeing out over the litter box. The Sterlite container works beautifully; Muffin has no trouble using it; Rick cut a door into one of the ends of the container and she goes in and out without a problem. Mom is happy as there's no peeing out of the box anymore.
Anyway, there's a large family reunion every year in August for members of my mom's family. She hasn't gone to this reunion in years and years as my dad never wanted to go. She asked me if I'd take her to the reunion this year. I told that, of course, we could go. But I'm more than a little nervous as most of these are people I've not seen in.....decades? Probably since I was a little girl. Who knows, it could be fun. Mom called me this morning and said she put the reunion date on her calendar and she's really looking forward to going. So I'll make some kind of food and she and I will be going to the reunion. (I'm trying to talk my sister into going, too, but so far, she wants nothing to do with it.)
And my niece-in-law is pregnant...I'm going to be a great-aunt! She's due around the end of May, but we think there's an "oops!" in there somewhere as she's just huge. She may not go that long; either that or there's another baby in there somewhere. My sister and I are planning a baby shower for her for the end of March. We were going to do everything ourselves (I was going to do the baking and such), but my sister doesn't like all the planning and cooking and decorating. So she's booked the shower at a local hotel in town....she said she had been to a baby shower there a couple years ago and she really enjoyed it. So I guess that's what we're doing. It should be fun. (She did ask me if I'd make my sugar cookies in the shape of baby hands and I could tint the frosting pink...we know the baby is a girl. She'll help me....I can bake, but I'm not really a decorator when it comes to baked goods.)
My FIL turns 90 in March. My MIL called yesterday to ask if I'd do a small birthday dinner for him....I usually do for both of them and they pick out the menu and I cook. We had to figure out a good Saturday because there's a lot of stuff going on this coming month for some reason. (Some garden and flower shows we'd like to attend, Rick will be in Oregon for a week in March, my sister and I will be working on painting a room in the basement, things like that.) But we worked it out and my FIL will let me know what he wants me to make. Since it's his 90th, I may work on something a little more special. Rick's sister and BIL will be here for dinner and the kids are coming up, too. I hope it's nice outside so we can grill.
So we're already working on some family events for the upcoming months. Should be fun!
What about you? Any special family times coming up? Do you attend family reunions? What plans do you have for this year so far?
Anyway, there's a large family reunion every year in August for members of my mom's family. She hasn't gone to this reunion in years and years as my dad never wanted to go. She asked me if I'd take her to the reunion this year. I told that, of course, we could go. But I'm more than a little nervous as most of these are people I've not seen in.....decades? Probably since I was a little girl. Who knows, it could be fun. Mom called me this morning and said she put the reunion date on her calendar and she's really looking forward to going. So I'll make some kind of food and she and I will be going to the reunion. (I'm trying to talk my sister into going, too, but so far, she wants nothing to do with it.)
And my niece-in-law is pregnant...I'm going to be a great-aunt! She's due around the end of May, but we think there's an "oops!" in there somewhere as she's just huge. She may not go that long; either that or there's another baby in there somewhere. My sister and I are planning a baby shower for her for the end of March. We were going to do everything ourselves (I was going to do the baking and such), but my sister doesn't like all the planning and cooking and decorating. So she's booked the shower at a local hotel in town....she said she had been to a baby shower there a couple years ago and she really enjoyed it. So I guess that's what we're doing. It should be fun. (She did ask me if I'd make my sugar cookies in the shape of baby hands and I could tint the frosting pink...we know the baby is a girl. She'll help me....I can bake, but I'm not really a decorator when it comes to baked goods.)
My FIL turns 90 in March. My MIL called yesterday to ask if I'd do a small birthday dinner for him....I usually do for both of them and they pick out the menu and I cook. We had to figure out a good Saturday because there's a lot of stuff going on this coming month for some reason. (Some garden and flower shows we'd like to attend, Rick will be in Oregon for a week in March, my sister and I will be working on painting a room in the basement, things like that.) But we worked it out and my FIL will let me know what he wants me to make. Since it's his 90th, I may work on something a little more special. Rick's sister and BIL will be here for dinner and the kids are coming up, too. I hope it's nice outside so we can grill.
So we're already working on some family events for the upcoming months. Should be fun!
What about you? Any special family times coming up? Do you attend family reunions? What plans do you have for this year so far?
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