I am just sooooo exhausted! I think I have a sinus infection, we're having our roof replaced so yesterday and today there were men stomping on the roof at about 7:15. There is a fine black dust all over everthing upstairs (I don't have sheetrock ceilings, but milled log). There are also tree guys here with chainsaws cutting up the trees that fell over the winter. My place is crawling with people!
Tomorrow, Easter dinner is here because I am in the middle geographically! There is no way I can have my house ready for tomorrow afternoon and do all the cooking. I think I will go insane.
If I'd thought ahead, I would have just catered everthying, but I didn't so I'm roasting lamb and making chicken francese and stuffed shells and all sorts of veggies. Somebody just fast forward to Monday, please!
Ame

By Bobbie~moderatr on Saturday, April 7, 2007 - 12:21 pm:

Oh Ame, just take one thing at a time... And I think everyone will see the work that has been going on around the house, so I wouldn't overly worry about condition.. There is a huge difference between a house being worked on dirty and a dirty house.... Try to relax that way you can enjoy today and tomorrow... Life is to short to sweat the small stuff... (((Ame))) hope you get to feeling better and have a wonderful get together... Don't get bogged down...

By Cat on Saturday, April 7, 2007 - 12:26 pm:

My goodness! Can others bring the food since you're hosting? Take a deep breath. It'll all be over soon. Hugs

By Crystal915 on Saturday, April 7, 2007 - 12:36 pm:

((((Ame)))

By Dawnk777 on Saturday, April 7, 2007 - 04:49 pm:

I got tired just reading about that! {{{HUGS}}}

By Tsa on Saturday, April 7, 2007 - 05:34 pm:

Just remeber they are not coming to see the house, they are coming to be with family and friends. Nobody will remember the mess or the wonderful food. They will just remember the company and all of the funny things that happen tomorrow. Good Luck.

By Bellajoe on Saturday, April 7, 2007 - 07:13 pm:

Ame, it exhausts me to read that! I hope you do have some people bringing dishes too. That's how we always do holidays. If someone hosts, they maybe make the main dish and others bring side dishes, dessert, appetizer, drinks, etc...

Good luck, Happy Easter, and take a deep breath and have some wine while your at it!

By Justanaunt on Saturday, April 7, 2007 - 07:22 pm:

Good luck tomorrow. I, too, hope that others are bringing some dishes so that you won't have to do all of the work.

I hope you feel better soon. {{{AME}}}

By Amecmom on Monday, April 9, 2007 - 10:08 am:

Thank you! Everytime I started to get overwhelmed, I thought of you guys and your hugs and kind words.
My husband was wonderful. He did the cleaning, while I did the cooking and some of the cleaning. Then, he got the kids dressed in their Easter outfits while I jumped in the shower. We were all set!
Then, when my in-laws arrive, I'm told that my D (and I don't me dear or darling,) SL and her family may not be coming. Remember, the whole reason we had to go nuts was that she didn't want to travel as far as her father's house and I'm in the middle, goegraphically. My fil's wife asked, didn't she call you?
I called my Dsl and of course they weren't coming. They knew on Wednesday that there was the possibility that they weren't coming as one of their kids was sick. Wednesday! I was fuming. We buster our you know whats to make a great easter dinner for everyone and she doesn't even have the courtesy to call us? I just said that it would have been nice had she let us know, wished them a happy easter, said I hoped her daughter was feeling better, and got off the phone before I could say something I would regret.
I understand kids getting sick and having to cancel at the last minute. The point is that she should have called me on Friday to say there was a chance she wouldn't be coming. At the very least, Easter morning bright and early we should have gotten a call that her family of 5 would not be joining us. Then, we would not have gone crazy putting leaves in the diningroom table and bringing in extra chairs and cooking extra food. If they were coming, I would havebeen glad to do it, because they pay off would have been that we would all be together, but I kinda' feel "taken".
And what really bothers me is that she lives this very Christian lifestyle which seems to permeate everything she does, yet how could she be so uncharitable, hurtful and just plain wrong not to call and let us know?
Oh well, thanks for this vent. I feel a little better.
Ame

By Dawnk777 on Monday, April 9, 2007 - 10:29 am:

Argh. How frustrating! Even on Saturday, they had to have known that the child was probably going to be too sick on Sunday, to go. She could have called.

I'm glad it otherwise worked out, though.

By Rayelle on Monday, April 9, 2007 - 01:51 pm:

Yes, she should have called. I'm glad you are feeling better.

By Tripletmom on Monday, April 9, 2007 - 01:58 pm:

Some people just have no class.Sorry she didn't show but glad it turned out and that its over for you.How's your sinus infection?

By Crystal915 on Monday, April 9, 2007 - 06:25 pm:

Very tacky of her, but I'm glad eveything worked out!