Pampered Chef--went to a party over the-sm

• Pampered Chef--went to a party over the-sm - Debra
  • Here's the recipe! - SM
    • And the really cool thing about it...(sm) - tnmt
      • Pampered - nana
  • I just had a Pampered Chef party. - I could probably get the recipe for you.
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Does anyone have any info on this?  Is it a good way to make some extra money?  I said NO, he decided to do it anyway.

Had enough of this BS.

I don't even know how to spell it--that's fancy stuff right there!  I usually eat weeners and ramen!  I actually cooked a little roast beef and taters for the first time in MONTHS tonight!  I could eat better if I dumped my critters, but then for me, what would be the point of doing what I do?

It's hard, no doubt about it.  We have married friends back in Mass who TAKE HOME $75,000 each and each have excellent bennies. BUT, they live in a house they never get to LIVE in and they never sit down together to eat...always eat separately on the run. They've got a gorgeous yard that they hire someone else to take care of.  It's whacked...they've got a gourmet kitchen and NEVER USE IT!  When they want to take a vacation, guess where they come?  To my place here in the boonies!  How messed up is that?! 

We only get one go 'round (or at least that's what I believe anyway) and we are the choices we make.  I'm thankful I've been able to make the choices I have.  I just happen to choose the beef-flavored ramen over the chicken one, and the smell of grass and manure over asphalt and exhaust.    

So consequently, cooking falls to me and cleaning the house falls to me.  My husband helps, but let's be honest husbands can sometimes be as needy as the kids.

Minnie, do you hear yourself?  You have a housekeeper, your husband cooks, your kids are grown.  That's great for you.  It sounds like you work because you want to and that's great again, but most of work because we have to.  We don't have a choice and we have to find a way to make money and be a good mom and a good wife all at the same time.  It's hard.  My kids are a priority and my paycheck is a priority, but if one of my kids wants to sit down and talk to me for a few minutes, then I'm going to listen.  If that makes me unprofessional, then I guess I am.

That doesn't mean I don't get upset with my kids when they interrupt me for silly things.  I do and they know when I'm mad, but that isn't going to stop them from doing it again, because they are, after all, just kids and what is important to them, may not seem important to me, but it IS important nevertheless.  No, I don't have them trained like dogs with the wave of my hand, but they're good kids and I am eternally grateful that I can take them and pick them up from school and I always know where they're at and what they are doing and when they'll be home.  I'm not calling from an in-office job wondering why my kids are answering the phone.  I know their teachers and friends and friends' parents.  Sure, my production may slip from time to time, but I've learned to adapt and I'm willing to sacrifice for what I view is the best reason to be an MT right now.

I'm hosting a spa party at my house on Friday at 6:30 p.m.  I'm going to serve:

Vegetable pizza

Chips/Mexican dip (cheese, cooked ground beef, salsa in the crock pot)

Fresh fruit (strawberries, grapes, blueberries)

Lemon squares

Tea/soda/coffee

Would it be okay to use pale yellow paper plates, napkins, utensils, hot/cold cups with a white tablecloth and a vase of fresh flowers?  Can I move the chairs away from the kitchen table and serve the food there or should I put it on a table in the den where we'll be having the party?  Should I offer drinks as people arrive and wait until everyone is there before we eat or should everyone just get their food/drink as they arrive? 

I've never had or been to this type of party, so I'm really nervous.  Does my menu sound like enough, too much, yucky choices???  I thought it would be fun having a spa party, but it's made me a first-class nervous wreck planning it! 

I'm open to all ideas and recommendations.  Thanks.

We are directly under the physician. We are not BCBS or the government.

You may have already seen these, if not they are rather cute.

Purchase some plastic (deli type) disposable gloves.  These are made to touch food, etc.  Put a candy corn in fingertips (for fingernails) stuff rest with popcorn.  Tie top with colored black/orange ribbon, and put plastic spider rings (found everywhere at halloween) on top of glove after they are stuffed.  These are really kinda cute.

Okay, 5 years ago, our family threw a huge party - a pig roast actually - with over 100 people during the course of the night.  My father-in-law said he wanted to do it again this year, but has since backed out because of his health not being the best and my husband has no interest in planning.  I would love to charge in and do it myself except for one thing - I have no idea how to roast a pig.  I was thinking of just having burgers and dogs as well as whatever sides people want to bring, soda, beer, etc and just turn up the music and have a blast.  My husband says you can't have a pig roast one year and turn around and just have hamburgers another time.   I think he's full of it!  Any opinions?  And be kind...he IS a great guy.  Just a party p**per when it comes to this.

Happy 4th!

nm

Just way too much fun!  Especially when they both pushed their little cakes away and said PICKLES!

Next year they're getting birthday pickles.

It was lots of fun and I received so many diapers and wipes, which I was so thankful for.  It was much smaller and more personal. Not to mention, it was nice to have a party, even small, to welcome the second baby.

Do you have a favorite you went to?  I'd like this to be a positive thread, fond memories, that sort of thing.

I worked for a very large hospital for about 4 years.  Every year at Christmas, the company party was in the cafeteria (a huge, monstrous cafeteria and half of it was curtained/walled off for our party).  The party was during an entire 24-hour period on 2 different days.  We could sign up for 4 hours time (paid) to go in groups to the party during our shifts.  When we got down there, after showing our badge, the CEO would hand us a crisp new 100-dollar bill.  They would have tables and tables of all kinds of fantastic snack/finger foods and desserts.  The TVs were showing videos that were scanning the crowd the whole time.  There was a band that played some and upper management would put on silly plays, sometimes children's groups would come sing.  We really had a good time.  Everyone got to enjoy the party.  We went home with an extra $100 in our pockets.  Enjoyed good food and entertainment and got paid for it!  Then we were worthless the rest of the day in the office, hahaha, while we continued to snack on all the dozens of goodies that clinics and offices had sent to the us, the transcription department.  :)

Now, we don't get THAT working from home, huh?!  Hahahaa 

keep enough money to pay people. That's the bottom line. It is no one else's fault.

I don't contract with a hospital. I contract with an MTSO.