We’d be honored to have you over to join us for dinner. I guarantee you it will be an unforgettable night, full of surprises, mishaps and laughs. I do not guarantee however that you will have a spot to sit or clean fork.
After sweeping under the sofa last week, I've instituted a mandatory “we only eat at the table” rule. Ideally, this would mean that the kitchen table would always be cleared off, polished and set. But, as you can imagine, this is not always the case in our house.
I sat down tonight with the boys for dinner and Pete peaked at me across the table through the sewing machine that was still sitting on the table from an earlier sewing project. I just had to pull out the camera and snap a few (or 179 to be exact).
So back to your invite…
We will be serving a very healthy, super yummy spaghetti. Organic marinara with pureed carrots slipped in, secret slivers of onions and even sneakier ground turkey breast.
You can choose from a sewing machine view, a laundry view or even…
a seat next to the cat…
No one likes to sit next to him, so you better arrive early so you can choose a good seat…
Although the top of the table is always eventful, sometimes under the table is where the action's at…
Dishes aren’t always available, so you may want to consider bringing your own. Although paper plates and mason jars will be offered.
If you have an urge during dinner to make a pair of Thai fisherman pants, it just so happens, I will have the sewing machine plugged in, fabric, and a very very general pattern available.
The fabric will be right here in the laundry basket with the clean laundry and the confiscated sewing scissors that are not for cutting spaghetti thank you!
In an effort to be frugal and creative, I went to Joann Fabric and purchased materials to make said Thai fisherman pants (available on the internet for $120) fabric only $6.00 but picture frames were $120, whoops blew the budget.
But just look at the decal… worth every penny!
Anyway, back to your invitation. As always, clothing is optional at out dinners. There's no dress code here. Pajamas, yesterday’s onesie or nothing at all. Be a free spirit, we never judge.
We’re not prim and proper here, unbuckle your belt, pull up a chair and dig in. If most of the food misses your mouth and lands in you lap and on the floor, you’ll be in good company.
Seconds are always available. We always make more than enough.
Also, you should know that we never stay in our own seats. Think musical chairs minus the music.
There’s no need to wipe your face, ever. No pressed linen napkins will be provided. Actually not even paper towels. I’m still boycotting them, sorry. My best advice is, wear a bib or a shirt you don’t really care too much about.
You can't eat dessert until everyone is finished so you might want to bring some light reading material. Some of us are very slow eaters. Might I reccomend the WWE wrestling encyclopedia?
After a piece of chocolate cake bean cake (reduced sugar devils food cake mix, 1 can black beans, and 1 cup applesauce, don’t tell any of the guests) you might be asked to go outside for an impromptu photo shoot.
You might even be asked to model the Thai fisherman pants you made.
I’ll be the first to admit that some ideas look better on the internet than they do on straight 2 year olds.
So I might not recommend these unless your signing your son up for America’s Most Flamboyant Toddler, but he loves them and quite frankly, I spent 3 hours making them so he will wear them…
and I will definitely take 47 pictures of him wearing them…
and will most certainly blog about Finn and his Thai fisherman pants.
If you chose to sew a pair at our dinner party, you can even put a pocket on yours. I would have, but I was already over the 1 hour (according to the internet) suggested time requirement.
You can run through the feilds barefoot and we can even sit on the front porch and wait for the sun to set.
So I hope you’ll join us. We don’t often have dinner guests. I’m still not sure why but make sure you RSVP soon!
i wanna come!!!! :)
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