Things were not going very well with Tarragon’s party Sunday. Usually, even here in Canada, it’s summer in August, but unfortunately not this year. In addition, I forgot about the disaster my backyard is – I don’t really have a visible one anymore after all the storms. ROFLMAO They delivered the tent at 5:00 am this morning, only to discover that I didn’t have a backyard to put it up in!!! ROFL Just so you know I don’t appreciated being laughed at – at 5:00 am in the morning!!! (Guess I’m not a morning person… LOL) So now, instead of having Tarragon’s party outside, we had to move it inside. We had to move some furniture around (AND I DON’T HAVE A GARAGE TO MOVE IT INTO!!!) and get some draping. Poor Husband to be is ready to kill me – I made him move the pool table to our next-door neighbor’s garage, as well as a lot of other stuff!!! LOL I have furniture stored in various garages and houses in the neighborhood. ROFLMAO All to make room for Tarragon to have his NHL themed party!!! (Am I a good Mom or what?? LOL) I’m glad the tent guys were so nice they got the draping for me and put it up. Although, I think they think I’m out of my mind, I was getting funny smirks from them and they roared out laughing when they heard the party was for Tarragon. (They should have been glad Tarragon was having a party – he really helped them out a lot!!! Every time I looked, he was lending a paw wherever he could. ROFL) Dean, the caterer, arrived at 9:00 with his staff and set up the rooms as best they could with the original floor plan. ROFL I felt a little sorry for them, now they had to go up and down three flights of stairs. Dean decided to go to the kitchen and get things started there and left me to tell the staff what to do. (For some strange reason they kept giving me really odd looks – like am I not playing with a full deck!!! LOL) I finally got them to understand there were going to be two separate rooms for dining and that we also had to have an area for the pets to eat and there were two bars. I did give in on the swimming pool, but only because I didn’t want the furniture that was mine to get soaked. (And Cilantro and Tarragon’s swimming pool got blown away in one of the storms. LOL) We managed to get almost everything done prior to the guest’s arrival, but it was very different then I originally planned. (I never did find the flags & pucks for the gift bags and I lost Tarragon's sign I had made with his name and a hockey player on it!!! ROFL) We also had more people and pets then invited - I don't know how, but instead of having 15 pets we had 21, (not including Tarragon & Cilantro), 42 adults, and 19 kids. We had lots of food so that wasn't a problem, but where did all the extras come from??? (Okay, I may have invited a few when I was at the park with Cilly and Terror, but I really didn't intend to have over 60 people - let alone 21 pets!!! LOL) I had to put in an emergency calls to the rental and linen companies to beg for more tables, chairs, dishes, cutlery, glassware, linens, and napkins!!! LOL They took mercy on me and had them rushed over and the rental guys even helped set things up!!! Then they nicely told me Monday’s a holiday and they can't pick anything up until Tuesday!!! Therefore, I’m stuck with all the dirty linens, rentals, draping, etc. until today. LOL (I'm so out of it I don't even know what holiday it is!!!) After everything is picked up – I have to arrange to have all my stuff collected and brought back. ROFL Nevertheless, Tarragon had a great time at his party - he loved the singing candle so much he jumped onto the cake table and landed in the cake!!! Needless to say, he didn't get to wear his Toronto Maple Leaf jersey after that and Dad to be had to give him a bath!!! It's a good thing we had other desserts, by the time Tarragon was finished with the cake, no one could eat it, although a few pets were licking Tarragon to get a taste. LOL Tarragon also imbibed in some wine, but this time I had glasses that his head wouldn’t get stuck in. ROFL (It’s sad to say, but Tarragon is a bit of a lush and keeps falling off the wagon!!!) Next year Tarragon is going camping for his birthday - even if I have to send him to hockey camp!!! ROFLMAO Terrific Tarragon’s Mom (ready to be committed)
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