...went very well, even with 18 people (2 of them little kids) and a Booogle all in basically one room with temps at 104 (peak around 3 PM) outside. No grilling allowed onsite, so hot dogs were boiled, just like the sweet corn. But still good, plus plenty of desserts, potato salad, friendship dip (Remind me to have Laurie do a guest-recipe) crackers out the yin-yang, a large bowl of M&Ms (the culinary star of the show), and some nice cold PBRs to keep me from getting claustrophobic.
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| The attendees: sis-in-law Mary and brother Chuck, sister Mary, our lovely hostess, my firstborn, niece Danielle (DJ), sis in law Linda, bro-in-law Jack. |
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| Jack, photogenic even upside down. |
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| The four-footed brigade... |
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| Action Jackson, his mom Katie by the door |
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| Brother Paul's nose, brother Art, Mary, Jack, soon-to-be-Mrs.-Art Tracy, and Chuck |
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| Tracy's young'uns |
After a good feast and several rounds of Draw Something (in which Chuck astounded), it was off to the fireworks.
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| The gang heading toward the spot we staked out (Insert whistle from The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly here...) |
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| Just to annoy her- my favorite task |
And now, for your viewing pleasure, the grand finale...
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