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WHEW, how did your TG go??? we survived I guess!
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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 482981" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>Ours was actually pretty relaxing. Last year, my D ran in a local charity race Tday morning and we wound up not starting to cook till noon. We ate after 7 PM and everyone was cranky and hungry. When D decided to do the run again, I suggested to H that we order a meal in. It was great. H didn't care for the store's gravy (I don't eat gravy) so he made his own and he didn't like the cranberry relish I ordered, so I opened a can of jellied for him and his mom. Other than that, we cooked nothing. We ate at 2:30 which was perfect for my 87 year old mother in law and my 90 year old aunt, who met for the first time and really liked each other. They want to spend more time together. They bonded over a mutual love of my kids and mutual dislike of my late dad (my aunt's younger brother). We finished eating around 4 and then sat around talking while people digested. We had dessert about 7 PM and sat around again until about 10 when H took everyone home. Oldest boy and his girlfriend stopped by for dinner, then went to her aunt's and to the movies. OB's two roommates stopped by for awhile before going to their uncle's for dinner. Even psycho difficult child sister in law was so incredibly pleasant that I actually meant it when I told her I'd enjoyed her visit! The only slight glitch was that difficult child (17) opted to eat by himself in the kitchen which upset D, who is home from college. I understand being overwhelmed by crowds so I was ok with it. difficult child was amazing with helping to get ready and with cleaning up afterwards. He scrubbed the tables off (the table we ate on was piled 3 feet high with H's files), set the tables and ran errands. I was so proud of him.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, H and I have decided that we are catering in forever from now on. We will never cook again on a holiday.</p><p></p><p>H, who usually does most of the cooking, actually had enough energy this morning to go fishing with a friend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 482981, member: 3493"] Ours was actually pretty relaxing. Last year, my D ran in a local charity race Tday morning and we wound up not starting to cook till noon. We ate after 7 PM and everyone was cranky and hungry. When D decided to do the run again, I suggested to H that we order a meal in. It was great. H didn't care for the store's gravy (I don't eat gravy) so he made his own and he didn't like the cranberry relish I ordered, so I opened a can of jellied for him and his mom. Other than that, we cooked nothing. We ate at 2:30 which was perfect for my 87 year old mother in law and my 90 year old aunt, who met for the first time and really liked each other. They want to spend more time together. They bonded over a mutual love of my kids and mutual dislike of my late dad (my aunt's younger brother). We finished eating around 4 and then sat around talking while people digested. We had dessert about 7 PM and sat around again until about 10 when H took everyone home. Oldest boy and his girlfriend stopped by for dinner, then went to her aunt's and to the movies. OB's two roommates stopped by for awhile before going to their uncle's for dinner. Even psycho difficult child sister in law was so incredibly pleasant that I actually meant it when I told her I'd enjoyed her visit! The only slight glitch was that difficult child (17) opted to eat by himself in the kitchen which upset D, who is home from college. I understand being overwhelmed by crowds so I was ok with it. difficult child was amazing with helping to get ready and with cleaning up afterwards. He scrubbed the tables off (the table we ate on was piled 3 feet high with H's files), set the tables and ran errands. I was so proud of him. Anyway, H and I have decided that we are catering in forever from now on. We will never cook again on a holiday. H, who usually does most of the cooking, actually had enough energy this morning to go fishing with a friend. [/QUOTE]
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