Wow, what a crazy week this was. Tuesday night I came down with the stomach flu. Coming out of both ends! (Sorry to share!) It happened all very quickly and was over with after 5 times each way! Wednesday I was exhausted though and laid around all day. I went over to my Mom's because I just couldn't take care of the boys. That afternoon James came down with the diarrhea. Thursday he was fine after breakfast so I sent him to school. I had a lot of errands to do to get ready for Brianna's Confirmation Saturday. I told him to tell his teacher if he went diarrhea so she could call me. I told him about three times before I dropped him off. When I picked him up I asked him if he went poopie and he says, "Yep, I went diarrhea!" Guess he shouldn't have gone to school...oops!
Friday was going to be a very busy day of getting ready for the celebration at my Mom's house we were having after Brianna's Confirmation. Friday morning my Mom calls me and says she got it! I couldn't believe it. Not only did she get it but Tom got it and Tom's Mom, who lives with them. That meant my Mom could not cook the food for Saturday. OMGee I was going to have to do it all! I was so stressed. I woke up Craig and told him that he needed to watch the boys ALL day. I dropped Brianna off at school and went right over to my Mom's. I have never cooked for 40+ people before!! And not only did I have to cook and and clean the backyard, but I had all of my stuff that I was planning to do that day! There was no time to waist! I had to be done by 6:00 because we had rehearsal at 7:00. I was working like a mad women! Thank goodness my Mom had already made the 90 meatballs and 4 cartons of ice-cream days before! I got to my Mom's house and started frying 50 sausages! Then put on 3 pots of sauce. While they cooked for the first hour I ran to the grocery store and got that done. Came back home, transferred the meat in the pots, then went to Trader Joe's, came back and made 5 flower arrangements while it cooked for another hour. The sauce was done. Brianna got out of school that day at 12:45, thank goodness, so I was off to pick her up. We then stopped at Party City, because I forgot dessert napkins. Stopped at Trader Joe's in Brea because I already bought all the flowers at the one in Yorba Linda and I needed some filler flowers. Then we stopped at the Jewelers Touch to try to get a gift for my confirmation candidate I was sponsoring, Emily, Brianna's friend. No I didn't leave it to the last minute. I did buy her something online and was to pick it up at the store and then there was a mishap and they didn't have it. So...here we were and didn't find anything! Then we went to the strawberry stand to pick up our long stem strawberries. Stopped at Flame Broiler for lunch and then back to my Mom's. 2:00. I then cleaned the backyard while Brianna made the 50 chocolate covered strawberries. We ran out of chocolate so we were headed back to the grocery store. Back to cleaning. Done cleaning at 5:00. Made some ice-tea, washed 3 heads of lettuce for the salad and cleaned up kitchen. We were done. I had to stop at Rite Aid for my Mom and go back and drop stuff off, get gas and picked up a pizza for Craig and the boys and we were still home at 6:00!! YAY! I did it! Brianna and I were off to rehearsal. Out of there a little after 8:00 and back to my Mom's house to decorate the chocolate strawberries. Oh-no. They weren't dried and they are looking quite weird. So we decide to put them into the refrigerator, which we should have done to begin with! Ok, I guess they won't be drizzled with white chocolate. We are leaving and Brianna tells me she needs a sweater for her dress! Oh LORD! We stop at my Brother's so she can borrow one from the girls. (Brianna's 2nd closet). Which was fine with me since I was able to sit down for once that day and have a glass of much needed wine! We then decide that we can't have the party at my Mom's house with all those people who are sick. So, we were having this party with Brianna's friend Emily. I was Emily's sponsor and Emily's Mom was Brianna's sponsor. So I called Emily's Mom at 9:30 and asked if it would be ok if we have the party at their house! Oh I felt SO bad! I call my Mom to tell her and she says good idea! Tom has just taken his Mom to the ER! Oh my goodness, now I feel terrible! I started this whole thing! I get to bed that night at 11:30 and have the worst night's sleep! Craig told me I brought this all on myself and I shouldn't have gone over to my Mom's house! Thanks, like I didn't know that now! That is the last time I will go over there sick!
The confirmation is at 10 and we have to be there at 9:00. AND I have to cook some more before! I get up at 6, shower and get ready. Get to my Mom's at 7 to prepare the food. I cook 6 boxes of pasta and prepare mostaccioli bake, which is like lasagna, in the big roaster oven. I finish with 10 minutes to spare in which I have to put on my make-up and get dressed. I am at church at 10 after 9! IT'S DONE! I could not believe it! I pulled it off! Even sitting down in church I kept telling myself, it's over, you can relax now. It took me so long to relax. My stomach hurt, my mind was going, I couldn't slow down! Finally about half way through I did. Pictures from the Confirmation will be coming soon! We weren't allowed to take pictures, they had a professional.
Then the other hard part, transferring everything all over to the other house!
We made it!
The other thing was, I was scared about how everything would taste. I have my Mom's sauce down, but I have never made this dish before! Everyone always looks forward to my Mom's cooking and I had some of my BIGGEST critics there! Not only the sauce but the salad! Everyone said I did good and it tasted just like my Mom's! YAY! It was a success!
Robyn, Ian, & Jade
The little kids had a great time playing with balls...
Barrett
And jumping on the trampoline...
Jake and Michael
Brianna and her friends, Emily, Meghan, & Brooke
James and Brooke
Brianna and cousin Maddox
Brianna and the Stull cousins
Joe and Brianna
The best family pic we could get!
Craig and Jake talking over some dessert.
James and his silly face
It turned out to be a great day. I was sad my Mom missed it! I learned I COULD do it, although maybe we should have gone with that Taco Man we were originally talking about! It would have saved me so much stress! I was glad when it was over, Craig and I could sit down with Emily's parents and enjoy another much needed glass of wine!
Friday was going to be a very busy day of getting ready for the celebration at my Mom's house we were having after Brianna's Confirmation. Friday morning my Mom calls me and says she got it! I couldn't believe it. Not only did she get it but Tom got it and Tom's Mom, who lives with them. That meant my Mom could not cook the food for Saturday. OMGee I was going to have to do it all! I was so stressed. I woke up Craig and told him that he needed to watch the boys ALL day. I dropped Brianna off at school and went right over to my Mom's. I have never cooked for 40+ people before!! And not only did I have to cook and and clean the backyard, but I had all of my stuff that I was planning to do that day! There was no time to waist! I had to be done by 6:00 because we had rehearsal at 7:00. I was working like a mad women! Thank goodness my Mom had already made the 90 meatballs and 4 cartons of ice-cream days before! I got to my Mom's house and started frying 50 sausages! Then put on 3 pots of sauce. While they cooked for the first hour I ran to the grocery store and got that done. Came back home, transferred the meat in the pots, then went to Trader Joe's, came back and made 5 flower arrangements while it cooked for another hour. The sauce was done. Brianna got out of school that day at 12:45, thank goodness, so I was off to pick her up. We then stopped at Party City, because I forgot dessert napkins. Stopped at Trader Joe's in Brea because I already bought all the flowers at the one in Yorba Linda and I needed some filler flowers. Then we stopped at the Jewelers Touch to try to get a gift for my confirmation candidate I was sponsoring, Emily, Brianna's friend. No I didn't leave it to the last minute. I did buy her something online and was to pick it up at the store and then there was a mishap and they didn't have it. So...here we were and didn't find anything! Then we went to the strawberry stand to pick up our long stem strawberries. Stopped at Flame Broiler for lunch and then back to my Mom's. 2:00. I then cleaned the backyard while Brianna made the 50 chocolate covered strawberries. We ran out of chocolate so we were headed back to the grocery store. Back to cleaning. Done cleaning at 5:00. Made some ice-tea, washed 3 heads of lettuce for the salad and cleaned up kitchen. We were done. I had to stop at Rite Aid for my Mom and go back and drop stuff off, get gas and picked up a pizza for Craig and the boys and we were still home at 6:00!! YAY! I did it! Brianna and I were off to rehearsal. Out of there a little after 8:00 and back to my Mom's house to decorate the chocolate strawberries. Oh-no. They weren't dried and they are looking quite weird. So we decide to put them into the refrigerator, which we should have done to begin with! Ok, I guess they won't be drizzled with white chocolate. We are leaving and Brianna tells me she needs a sweater for her dress! Oh LORD! We stop at my Brother's so she can borrow one from the girls. (Brianna's 2nd closet). Which was fine with me since I was able to sit down for once that day and have a glass of much needed wine! We then decide that we can't have the party at my Mom's house with all those people who are sick. So, we were having this party with Brianna's friend Emily. I was Emily's sponsor and Emily's Mom was Brianna's sponsor. So I called Emily's Mom at 9:30 and asked if it would be ok if we have the party at their house! Oh I felt SO bad! I call my Mom to tell her and she says good idea! Tom has just taken his Mom to the ER! Oh my goodness, now I feel terrible! I started this whole thing! I get to bed that night at 11:30 and have the worst night's sleep! Craig told me I brought this all on myself and I shouldn't have gone over to my Mom's house! Thanks, like I didn't know that now! That is the last time I will go over there sick!
The confirmation is at 10 and we have to be there at 9:00. AND I have to cook some more before! I get up at 6, shower and get ready. Get to my Mom's at 7 to prepare the food. I cook 6 boxes of pasta and prepare mostaccioli bake, which is like lasagna, in the big roaster oven. I finish with 10 minutes to spare in which I have to put on my make-up and get dressed. I am at church at 10 after 9! IT'S DONE! I could not believe it! I pulled it off! Even sitting down in church I kept telling myself, it's over, you can relax now. It took me so long to relax. My stomach hurt, my mind was going, I couldn't slow down! Finally about half way through I did. Pictures from the Confirmation will be coming soon! We weren't allowed to take pictures, they had a professional.
Then the other hard part, transferring everything all over to the other house!
We made it!
The other thing was, I was scared about how everything would taste. I have my Mom's sauce down, but I have never made this dish before! Everyone always looks forward to my Mom's cooking and I had some of my BIGGEST critics there! Not only the sauce but the salad! Everyone said I did good and it tasted just like my Mom's! YAY! It was a success!
Robyn, Ian, & Jade
The little kids had a great time playing with balls...
Barrett
And jumping on the trampoline...
Jake and Michael
Brianna and her friends, Emily, Meghan, & Brooke
James and Brooke
Brianna and cousin Maddox
Brianna and the Stull cousins
Joe and Brianna
The best family pic we could get!
Craig and Jake talking over some dessert.
James and his silly face
It turned out to be a great day. I was sad my Mom missed it! I learned I COULD do it, although maybe we should have gone with that Taco Man we were originally talking about! It would have saved me so much stress! I was glad when it was over, Craig and I could sit down with Emily's parents and enjoy another much needed glass of wine!
1 comment:
OH MY GOODNESS!!! I am EXHAUSTED after that and need a nap!! LOL! I didn't even know you were sick....you should've told me and I could've helped in some way!! :) How nice of Emily's family to let you use their house! And bummer everyone was sick, but good that it forced you to be confident making your mom's recipes!! Mmmm.....now I am craving some sauce and salad!! :) Got any leftovers?? :)
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