Party Time

I just want to say how glad I am when your friends are the kind who truly enjoy doing things for one another. I really enjoyed sweeping Captola's floor the other day, and she and my mom seemed to be so happy to be able to help me get laundry off the line yesterday when the storm blew in. Good friends are hard to find, and I am so blessed to have them!

Good family is a great blessing, too. We had a birthday party here for my youngest DD. Most of our family was here; mine and my hubby's. Our families are so different. His is very religious, and a bit strict about what should and should not be done. My family also believes is Christ and Salvation through faith, but are much more relaxed about things. Some of my baby brothers will bring a cooler full of beer, and, as one would say, "Throw down." DH's family has learned to deal with this, and we all get a long amazingly well. Funny thing is that when all of our families, including all exes, and step parents, and all their kids and grandkids, we have about 35 people at our house. My divorced and re-married parents are actually friends. My step-mom and my Mom call each other to talk on the phone, and visit one another because they like each other. I am terrifically blessed! DH's divorced family gets along great as well. No one is mean at our birthday parties, thank The Lord!

Needless to say we received lots of complements from those wonderful family members (and the friends we adopt as family). What else would good people do? Everyone loved the Nathan's Hot dogs we bought at Sam's Club. They tasted very good for a hot dog! My MIL made an awesome blueberry ice-cream cake. (Of which, I happily report, there are remnants in my freezer) We all had a happy birthday party. Now I must go clean up.