Last night was our 4th Annual Clark Christmas Open House for all the church staff. (100+ people) Of course not everyone comes because this is a busy time of year for everyone but we had a huge turnout of staff and their families. Fortunately, I sort of have it down to a science. No one looks at the floor and things get spilled so why mop? One chore off the list...check. Everything looks best by low light and candlelight so...no excessive dusting...check. Serve a few really good favorite appetizers instead of lots of assorted ones...check. Cook ahead and reheat!...check. Have a daughter who cleans for a living come out visit you that afternoon and volunteer to vacuum and dust...check! Close the door to my office to hide the suitcases and boxes of Ashley's stuff and the presents that aren't finished...check. See, it's super easy to host a party. And I do enjoy it. We did go through 2 gallons of Hot Chocolate, 3 gallons of Hot Spiced Cider, 2 pots of coffee, 130 bite sized riblets, 150 bacon wrapped chicken bites, 2 batches of Spinach and Artichoke dip, 3 bags of tortilla chips, 4 boxes of crackers, 250 pieces of cheese, 100 pieces of summer sausage, 3 bags of grapes, 100 chocolate chip cookies, 150 sugar cookies, 50 gingersnaps and a partridge in a pear tree. This morning I only found one spot on the kitchen floor that is sticky! Yay, no mopping today either.
Look how cute Jayme, my helper elf, is!
I took one picture of the early crowd and then didn't really have time to pick up the camera after that.
See what I mean? No one even sees the floor!
We partied from 6-10.
Next thing to check off the list...stage setting for Christmas Eve service. AND go...
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