Heelllllllllllooooooooo everybody!! (can you tell I've had a few?
We had such a WONDERFUL time, the 22 of us, celebrating our Mom's BDs tonight!!!! Remarkable really, that we ALL got together, on the same day, at the same time, for the length of time we did (I just got home 45 minutes ago), and EVERYONE had such a great time!!!
Our Mom's (the twins) arrived, dressed identical, as they've looked all their lives, but this time down to their clothes, nearly their earrings even (which they switched, one a piece, just to match), and it was HYSTERICAL!
The dinner went fine, we had 4 tables, divided between the 2 families, and were able to get 2 checks for the 2 families, plus a bar bill. I thought we had it all worked out before-hand, but when the bills came, my brother & SIL (other brother's wife) just agreed to split the things 3 ways equally, rather than portioning it out. Worked for me, mathematically anyway, not sure how fair it was tho (to youngest bro), but they were the ones that suggested it, so.........that's what I did.
We then went to my cousin's two-flat, that she co-owns with her brother (my cousin also), and the weather was soo nice tonight, we were outside nearly the whole time. Except the time we came in to watch my Aunt's old 8mm tapes, converted to VHS a few years ago, and just laughed our butts off watching that!

Oh, what fun!!! Plaid galore on those tapes, and the sideburns, and skinny butts......on and on, it was hysterical!!!
Imagine my shock tho, when my Mom and Aunt kept saying Thank You for the FIRST BD PARTY they ever had!!!!

HELLLLOOOOO AGAIN! What on earth have we been having every year, ON their BD, all these years? I guess because we COMBINED the 2 of them, and ALL of their kids and grandkids, they FINALLY considered it a PARTY they never had before!!!

Nice that they enjoyed it tho, seriously. I had such a great time!! (Don't worry, I let DS drive us home
Back to RL, via the DIS

, Joan, I knew something must've been 'up' with ya, or I would've heard that things were hunky-dory. Sorry about Cam.

Keep us posted on that wedding, ok? And, the Cubs had an AWESOME top of the 9th, but the 'Stros won it in the end......Howwwwweevvvvverrrr, the BEARS beat the 49ers on the same day!

Sorry.
Kevin, if all it took was a right-click, I'd do THAT right away as well! I know it's not THAT easy tho.
Staples commercials? LOVE them, but I'm not that parent.

I HATE that DS starts school Monday, and DD starts Wed.

I wish for/need MORE time for the things we didn't do yet! Waaaahhhhhhh!!!

Can't believe school summer is over.
Have I talked enough?
Too bad.
Lastly, my Chicago Cop cousin gave my DS a pellet gun tonight, with the ammo, for a prop (DS loves to do movies), and can I say I'm NOT too happy about this?!?!?

This same cop-cousin is one of the two bb-gun accident victims in my family when both of my bros had a bb gun, and he gives my DS a pellet gun, with some CO2 shooting or something?

Hint: Mom not happy!
Lastly, lastly, (I promise) cousin is planning for WDW next year...Aunt & Uncle say they'll go with them....Other cousin KNOWS her DH won't go, but HE was asking me all about planning, tickets, expenses, etc. I think I'm helping THEM for their trip before I help ourselves for OUR family trip! GMTA

I just hope & pray they'll ALL feel the magic when they're there!!!
At least with the trip for my family, my DAD is paying for eveything!!! They have to divide everything...........na na na na ha ha!!!
