spc: me as a caterer

this month's self portrait challenge
is "me as (fill in the blank)."


so i am revealing "me" as a caterer.

my mother and i spent last saturday
buying tortillas and beans and
10 lbs. of bacon (yes. that is what i said),
gallon containers of ranch dressing,
peanut butter and jelly and dried apricots
and yogurt and hot dogs and hamburger and
butter and ketchup and mustard and relish and
pasta and milk and juice and cereal and chips
and water and bug spray (so WE'RE not food)
andandandand...

it took us two hours to plan the meals.
another hour to come up with an itinerary
to fit in kayaking and kite flying and
sandcastle building and wave-riding
and beachcombing and firefly catching
andandandand...

i pick up the 15 passenger van
saturday morning at 8:00.
the shorties are meeting me at 10:00
for the five hour voyage over the
chesapeake bay bridge and
to the eastern shores.

if anybody has any great car game ideas,
toss 'em at me. i have a bag of tricks, but
am open to more ideas
as i am the sole crowd controller.
hee...send patience vibes
my way, people...

three more days to pack.
three more days of peace and quiet.
three more days until
the shorties and i have
the time of our lives.