Formula #1:(Cl x 1) + (Co x 1) = E x 2Translation: Clean and Cook Once –> Entertain Twice
We had a busy weekend, rather social for a bunch of homebodies. And when I say “a bunch of homebodies,” I mean two parents who are introverted homebodies and two kids who wonder why we never go anywhere or have anyone over.
But this weekend, we did have people over. Thursday night, two families joined us for snacks, desserts, and games. And then on Friday (when there was still lots o’ food and the house was still relatively clean), a few family members from Chad’s side of the family came over to help polish off the leftovers (they did a good job of that and in return, we forced them to play games with us).
Hit or Miss was a game that went over well with both groups, and the Wii was also very popular. It was nice to be social for a change, and the added bonus of “cook & clean once, entertain twice” made it even better!
Looking for some recipes that go over well with a crowd? I made Salted Peanut Chews and Red Grape Salad, among other things, and they disappeared rather quickly.
Formula #2:
PO + HP + ChTw = M(BH)Translation: Preheated Oven plus Heavy Pan plus a Chatty Tween =
Mom has a burned hand
Okay, it’s probably not the chatty tween’s fault so much as my own for attempting to put the heavy pan in the oven with only one hand, but either way, I ended up with a lovely burn in the shape of a portion of an oven rack. Here’s a picture, four days after the initial incident:
Formula #3:
GF + EK + F = VEE@4Translation: Good friends plus excited kids plus fireworks makes for
a very enjoyable evening on the 4th.
We have somewhat of a tradition of meeting friends in the parking lot of the local Borders on the 4th of July to watch fireworks together. It’s a no-pressure situation — whoever shows up, shows up — but we claim a little corner of the parking lot for our own, set out our camp chairs, and settle in. Well, the adults settle in; the kids are usually hopping up and down with excitement. I took C. this year (L. & Chad headed to bed much earlier than normal fireworks time) and we made an evening of it. We stopped at the grocery store for snacks, and then got to Borders early — leaving plenty of time for some book-browsing, and for me to pick up a caramel mocha to sip during fireworks. Sparklers, good conversation, and nice weather rounded out a great evening.
And finally,
Formula 4:
GBG + B-P-W = BzPTranslation: Geeky Blog Girl (me) combined with blog-post-writing results in bizarre posts (that include odd formulas like these).
Oh well.
Hope your weekend was as nice as ours!
You’re cracking me up here! Thanks for the smile this morning (as I dive back into the fray!)
Aaaaah, but geeky and bizarre are why I read you every time you post
I enjoy your unique perspective so much. And it sounds like your weekend was as thoroughly enjoyable and full as ours was. Without the math 
dianne beat me to it – you always make me smile, which is a very nice thing!
I remember those days of excited kids waiting for fireworks! They were wonderful times.
Oh, the formulas are cute and I hope the hand heals quickly!
cjh
Very funny!
It sounds like you were more than social–you hosted two parties and showed up for another (are you sure you didn’t retreat inside the Borders alone to be with your books?).
Wow you’re getting all “mathish” on us here. :vD Good thing you put in the translation because I never was good at math. LOL.
We tend to hole up at home too, but when we do have company or go somewhere we’re always glad we did. We did it a lot more when the kids were little, but now that they’re teens and have their own social lives we do tend to do it less. It’s too easy to curl up with a book or movie together and just “hermit” it.
If you’re geeky and bizarre, then what does that make me as I sit here and wish I could come up with cute little formulas for every occasion?!
Well I’m as geeky as you are, apparently because I tried to figure out what the formulas were before I read them!