Sunday, January 16, 2011
Time to start writing again, but where to start? How do I tell the story of a wonderful, happy, heart wrenching, full, beautiful life? I guess I start by trying to find my journals from when my children were small. Possible titles for books: MONSTERS DON'T WEAR PINK, THE RAVINGS OF A SEMI-MAD GRANDMOM, BEING A NON-MORMON GRANDMOM IN A PREDOMINANTLY MORMON COMMUNITY? Hm, I don't know. I guess we'll see where it goes. Maybe SARCASM HEALING? :)
Tick-tock, tick-tock. The clock seems to run twice as fast now that I am in my forties, almost 50! Taking care of one child seems much more difficult than caring for six or seven when I was young!! And I seem to have been promoted to family planner for my whole family! My parents 50th wedding anniversary is this month, and as the oldest sibling, and the only one whose job is caring for a small person, an older son and a husband instead of working outside the home, I was elected to plan and organize the HUGE party!! I guess it's just as well, I planned and organized our family Thanksgiving celebration in our garage when it was 20 degrees outside and we had 50+ people who attended!! Can you say Redneck? I would think so. It was a great party though!! We had a ball and wouldn't have changed it for anything!
This Anniversary party should prove to be much larger, but at least this time we are renting a hall instead of doing it in the garage, (almost did). I still have to coordinate the potluck dinner, the decorations, the invites, the toast to our parents, everything!!Oh, and let's don't forget the clean-up after the party!! That could be a handful in itself!!
And , before the Anniversary party, this Tuesday, I have my first Relay For Life meeting to plan the Relay Kick Off for this year. I am second in charge (or should I say responsibility?) of an overnight event that takes place in July, but we have to plan and promote beginning now (January)! About 800 to 1000 people either participate in or come to this event to enjoy the activities as we raise money for the American Cancer Society. I must be crazy!!
Monday, January 24. 2011
Well, the Anniversary Party on the 21st went off without a hitch!! Whew!! It was a crazy, insane, fun, emotional, wonderful memory we made that night!! So many people helped, and so many attended. Mama and Daddy were , I think, a little overwhelmed. Me, Joey, Connie, Cindy and Shawna got up and did our own little toasts to our parents. (Connie and Joey didn't say a word, but Shawna (adopted sister) more than made up for it!) When it was my turn, they made me sing 'The Little Blue Man', a song our mom sang to us as kids. Everyone chanted till Mama came up to sing it with me and I made Cindy help. It was a blast!!! We also got some great pics of the family!! Thank you to all who helped set up and clean up, and to the band, and everyone else involved in making this a perfect night!! Happy Anniversary Mama and Daddy!! Love you!!
The birthday/retirement party the next night at Nicole and Mike's Stockman's bar was a blast too. Happy birthday to Uncle Johnny and Dusty, and Happy retirement to Uncle Johnny! You deserve it!! It was the first time I have really sang Karaoke since Tracy killed himself in October. That is a whole different story in itself! Anyway, thank you to Sonja for insisting I at least try! It felt good. And, by the way, who stole my voice? After singing several songs with others that I don't usually sing, my voice is going, going, going, almost gone!!? I will get pics on here of both parties as soon as I can get everyone to email them to me. (My camera forgot to go with us in all of the commotion!!)
