mommy dearest

i stayed up last night helping my sister plan for my mother's upcoming birthday party. she will be 50 this year, and fully expects a celebration not unlike Independence Day. my mother is pretty fabulous, and there are not many who don't like her. she has lived within a square radius of one mile for the majority of her life (we lived in KS for one year) so she knows EVERYONE. she is a hair stylist and has been for 30 years, she is very involved with the local church/schools/blah blah.... needless to say... this invitation list is getting rather ridiculous. on top of the entire state of oklahoma being invited, my mother is STRICTLY anti-alcohol. eesh. how can you plan a fun celebration of life without alcohol, i ask you? we joked about putting "B.Y.O.B" on the invites of those who drink and have a sense of humor.... but that sounds like something Trailer Trash Trisha would do. so, i'm not sure what, exactly, this party will entail, but we have less than 3 weeks to get the show on the road. eesh. she mentioned something about loving barbershop quartets, so maybe we'll hire one. i pray that on MY 50th b-day party, my kids are hiring a live band or DJ and stocking up on the booze.....