Ooooof, am I tired.
Tea is over. More later with photos.
This is what stays with me:
Libby said, “Is that Cream of Broccoli soup?” and when I said yes, grunted just a little. Marcia may have hyped the splendor of my Cream of Broccoli as well.
So, I was surprised later to see only half of it was gone. Everyone was gone, and Gary and I ate our first food of the day. Gary was eating the soup, and said:
“What. Is Wrong. With the soup?”
“Nothing’s wrong with it. Why do you think there’s something wrong?”
“It tastes too – vegetabley.”
I peeked in the Crock Pot. It was green.
And then I realized, that in addition to forgetting to put the champagne in the punch, and forgetting to give anyone their party favors, I forgot to put the cream in the Crockpot. So essentially, people got “Of Broccoli” soup.
7 responses to “Tea ’09”
Snort! But just think how you boosted everyone’s iron levels without clogging their arteries. Or would have, had they eaten it…I must say, I am impressed by how polite your friends must be, despite their comments here. Was Marcia present? And yet didn’t call you out on the unrelenting broccoliness of the soup?And, speaking as one with a long history of day-after discoveries of side-dishes in the microwave, I want to say one word to you. Just one word: LISTS.
The reason had nothing to do with the ingredients. It was that it wasn’t heated up enough until near the end of the party. Add the bountiful table of food leading to the soup, and people just ate other things. Which were delicious.I’m relieved you forgot the champagne in the punch since the kids were obsessed with it. It was enough to bring home a 4yo with a chocolate high. I didn’t need her drunk, too.
Dot, I was chasing a two-year-old and failed to imbibe in a cup, but the Queen politely called later to apologize for the soup. Any other time, it has been to-die-for. 🙂
Big Dot – Oh, Lord, on my late PC I had a spreadsheet that was the mother of all tea lists. It wouldn’t have mattered; I wouldn’t have looked at it this year. I didn’t even clean the bird crap off the french doors.Caroline – Ummm…I did pour in the champagne after I noticed…3-I know. We need to have a food day at TeddyJ now so I can bring it.
I think today should be food day at TeddyJ…just bring in all your leftovers!I’m having a mini party at my desk today: chocolate covered pretzel and pretzel rods as well as brownies for breakfast (all the edges cause we ate the middles)
It wasn’t a grunt. It was an “oooh.” I guess it just came out wrong.
.75 – Nope, I’m eating all the leftovers.Hot Mom- It seemed to vain to write “ooh” so I gave it a little grunt. “Urm.”