Do this math:
1 weekend family gathering in DC
1 full moon
5.5 children under 5
2 trips to the emergency room
3 missing front teeth (Scarlett - bad fall in bathtub Friday evening)
2 swollen-shut eyes (Andy - bizarre sudden onset eye infection on Saturday afternoon)
All of this equals 1 very busy and slightly insane but still somehow enjoyable weekend helping Sweetie get settled. Good times.
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And honestly, no calculation of this weekend would be complete without including the loss of "Mrs. M." My parents joined a supper club when I was two and this same group has been gathering (almost) monthly for nearly 35 years. Mr. and Mrs. McMullen were two of ten members of the group that called themselves "The Gourmet Group." The "Gourmets" were like second parents to Patty and me. Betsy McMullen lost her courageous and lengthy battle with leukemia early Saturday morning. I'll miss her Katherine Hepburn voice and the special interest she always took in what I was up to. I know that my mother will miss the beautiful friendship that they shared.
