What Are We Eating-SUNDAY?

Hello, everyone!

I missed Saturday's post..exhausted and went to bed after making my fourth tray of brownies for Mom's birthday party today. And no, I havent touched ANY goodies except I did taste ONE Empire cookie.

I now know of 35 definitely coming to the party..a possible 10 more that I haven't heard from...they weren't sure yet but I do have enough for everyone. I also expect the other residents that knew Mom to drop in and say Happy Birthday to her and to eat *s*.

When I leave home, I'll pick up the fruit tray then start setting up the activity room and the musicians will be setting up at 12:30.   I have clean tablecloths, cutlery, plates, bone china tea cups and saucers, dessert plates..all bone china.  Coffee, tea and hot apple cider..a HUGE whipped cream cake and lots of goodies.

The homemade chocolate bark (white choc & milk choc mixed with crushed oreo cookies, white choc w/ slivered almonds and dried cranberries, white choc w/dark choc drizzle and slivered almonds, milk choc w/walnuts & coconut, milk choc w/ Skor bar bits) is all bagged and the hand-made bookmarks are attached...one for each guest. 

Derek is taking care of all the coolers w/ice and cold drinks. Hopefully JB will drive to Mom's NEW residence and bring her to the party w/o spilling the beans but he sprained his ankle Saturday and is limping pretty bad so it may be me or even Derek driving 35 minutes to get Mom.

Photographer will be there for family portraits and I've picked up the wrist corsage I ordered for Mom. I hired two of my young women that I mentor to assist in serving and clean up so that I am free to visit and take care of Mom.

The party is 2-4pm and that's about all Mother can handle, so after we take her home and get her settled again, we are taking all the out-of-town guests (all relatives) out for dinner.  The young ladies, who I hired (they both could use the money so I'm helping them out while they help me), will do the clean-up for me...yayy! *s*

Sunday will be difficut but I will do my best to stick to my proper eating:

B    Matrix hot chocolate protein drink

S    banana stuffed w/ peanut butter

L    grabbing a yogurt and some cheese while prepping the party

S    chai tea & some ham & cream cheese w/sunflower seeds(roll-ups)

D    dinner out with relatives so I plan to order a light dinner with high protein...likely fish.

S     possibly Matrix hot chocolate protein drink before bed

Nancy B & Rufus