Teamwork

 

Saturday, May 19, 2012 – Teamwork

In honor of today’s picnic-perfect weather, we ate our lunch in front of opened windows in the family room.  It's much better than sitting outside and contending with gnats, ants, and mosquitoes.  Elliott has a strange way of eating strawberries.  He dips them in a mound of powdered sugar.  Of course, the sugar gets all over the table and his clothes, but he’s been eating them this way since childhood, or so he claims.  Does anyone else eat strawberries this way?  Personally, I prefer them au naturel, or with plain yogurt and chopped nuts. 

In preparation for the party, the de-cluttering continues inside the house.  Actually, it’s quite liberating, to be freed from the stuff that used to fill the space we inhabit.  There’s more breathing room, even with all the art on the walls.  Speaking of which, the gallery installation is complete, and the gallery guide is written.  It just needs to be copied.  We’re moving ahead with remaining party planning tasks, too.  Elliott and I make a great team.  And Elisa and I have come up with a solution to the cupcake dilemma, which was previously a major source of stress.  Matt will be helping us pick up beverages at Costco on Sunday morning.  By the way, if anyone is interested in coming over to wash windows and outdoor furniture at the end of the week, just let me know.  You, too, can be part of the team.