John Byers
had the ground up basil
from the massive quantities
that he had brought. The salad
was ready and the television
was on as the cooking effort
continued with the pot
that wasn't boiling.
It was Friday night and Sarah's friends were starting to
assemble in the kitchen for the Friday night Italian cooking
event.
John Byers
had the ground up basil
from the massive quantities
that he had brought. The salad
was ready and the television
was on as the cooking effort
continued with the pot
that wasn't boiling.
Meanwhile, Suzanne
and Benjamin
were in the living room watching the 3 Ninjas movie
that eventually attracted people on the couch
and people blocking my view
until Benjamin discovered the BattleShip game.
While the movie continued
Benjamin and Cindy played battleship.
The crowd
was fairly oblivious as the game
and movie continued.
Eventually, the photographers
arrived just about the time of my cookie
The game of battleship continued
often under the eye of a better photographer
even though we did end up with a picture of the knees of the
people on the couch.
After some serious concentration sometimes at speeds
beyond our capabilities
and sometimes with the Anthrax magazine
in the background, it became dressup time. Benjamin did his Mexican
imitation with the scarf around his neck
and showed the way to Cindy
a few times.
Then there were the professional portraits of man
and man and woman
which amused Olivia and Joe
until the wars
broke out on the couch causing Joe to intervene
while Benjamin watched
and fired a few shots
from the broken orange watergun.
The table looked good
with stunning pasta,
salad,
other pasta,
and my favorite pasta of all
accompanied by drinks.
gentle reader; while bemoaning that you could see and not taste
or smell the food, I was uplifted by knowing that I could share
with you this picture that I drew at back to school night at
Benjamin's school
This led to the kitchen Snapple ad team
surveying the damage left by the meal
accompanied by the leftover cookies many of which I'm
wearing on my waistline even as I write
The garlic bread
was exquisitely prepared by Andy and Teddy
who displayed it proudly. The sink showed the signs of the preparation
and the tomato sauce cans were empty
Once seated, the dinner conversation was lively
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and the other.
There was a musical serenade by Benjamin
causing Olivia to take this picture of Suzanne and David
as we gazed over at her table
This was what I ate.
Yum Yum . This is the person who sat next to me
and what she ate. This was the mess in the kitchen
when it was time
to go pick up Jane at her dance.
As the table cleared
and the food was put away
Benjamin decided to show Cindy
just how to play his video game.