Bride of Testosterhome

My brother is getting married this weekend! Hooray! We are so excited for Josh and Carolyn. It's going to be fun and wonderful -- and Carolyn is a perfect addition to our family, and we all love her dearly.

I don't know if I've mentioned this, but we are hosting the rehearsal dinner here, in our backyard, Friday night. What's that? I have red wine stains on my teeth? Where did those come from?

Yesterday, I took a picture of this incredible list I've been carrying around for the last two days. It is long and impressive. I was going to post it here for your viewing pleasure and then decided that might be more of me than you really wanted to enjoy. Just know that a) I have a List! and b) it is long! and impressive! (also, I have pretty handwriting.)

Here's another list, Valid Concerns Going Into The Weekend:

What if: The guests are in my backyard for the rehearsal dinner. Despite filling in the giant dirt hole, the boys have managed (in the time between getting home from school and leaving for the rehearsal) to dig another giant hole. A guest falls in. He is never heard from again.

What if: It is one hour before we should leave for the wedding. We start to get the boys dressed and discover I have not picked up their black pants from the dry-cleaners. The earth stops revolving, which in turn ruins the wedding.

What if: I slip on the marble floor as I walk down the aisle. I fall forward, breaking my teeth and (even worse) my dress flips up in the back. Time stands still, the earth stops revolving, the day is ruined.

What if...hmmm can't think of another. The falling thing really takes it out of me.

In other news, we ran out of milk yesterday! And let me tell you right now that "cutting back" on milk is going to take some serious effort around this joint. "No milk," one boy declared loudly. "What are we supposed to drink?" I explained that the clear liquid that comes out of the sink faucet is something they can (and should) use to quench their thirst.

It's going to be an adjustment, this whole quote Water Drinking Initiative unquote. We'll manage, I know. But I'm guessing they'll be even more of this sort of thing than before.