Family Parties

I lurve parties. I love hosting them and attending all types of parties........really!!!!!!

I remembered in my childhood days, being the eldest of 4 kids, i would look forward to "organising" snack parties for my siblings to commemorate their name days. It started with some chocolates and sweets and progressed on to birthday cakes!!!!!! It was so fun!!!!

Just yesterday, during the Hari Raya holiday, I organised our premiere Durian cum Children's Party. I like the before party preparations that included cleaning the entire house sans any help (if the house gets any bigger, the servants are a must!!!!). Rachel loves the shopping for party accessories, her favourite the banners and the balloons plus her compulsory party hats. And of course, gifts for the kiddos.

Dad bought some $80 worth of creamy D24 which almost all adults chomp greedily. There were card games, Monopoly and jigsaw puzzles for the children from 2-7 and the excitement of yet another niece due this coming mid Nov. I particularly enjoyed my little nieces trying their hand on music, be it on Yan's piano or Rachel's violin. I played my D'vorak's Humouresque while Rachel performed her favourite Hot Cross Buns to humour the little ones.

Thankfully Yan did not miss out on the durian party and afterwards the Jumbo Seafood dinner. The only person "missing" was mum who liked parties and huge family gatherings. She had passed on last March due to late stage cancer.

Still, there is a season to grieve and a season to celebrate!!!!!!

I really believe God will bless our family with a big house complete with swimming pool and sprawling garden. In time to come, we will have family parties complete with mini concerts. God knows how much I love preparing for parties and even the cleaning afterwards!!!!!!! I just love to be a hostess....not the mid air type. Pity them, they had to push heavy trolleys and put up with out-dated thick make up and hair do. Not forgeting dealing with semi drunken passengers and those who mis-behaved for whatever reasons.

Now I am taking a break.......... soon, there is the annual Christmas shopping and family party. God is good.