But the evening has its many good qualities, including tables decorated so beautifully that I think God should get these hostesses to help set up for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. And the dessert table, goodness, that was MS of the L worthy as well.
Down at the other end of the hall, Emily had a photo booth set up, along with a sampling of her huge collection of props. The little girls had loads of fun with this and I think the moms did too. I hope some of them post their pictures.
Between announcing raffle winners and such, I slipped down to see how it was going with the photos and had a sudden urge to take a crazy picture myself. So I grabbed the granny glasses, a hat, a white filmy scarf, and a Voice of the Martyrs brochure from the shelf, posed briefly, yanked off the stuff, and went back to my duties.
I had left my Facebook account open on my laptop, and after she came home Emily posted the picture on Facebook without asking me first. "I think I might go for a ride on a very large gander tonight," she captioned it.
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Oh dear, you know how it is when you see your own face in an unexpected pose, and there are your brother's and dad's mouths, and 4 aunts' noses, and the Millers' chins all blended into one face? And it's worse when you were just trying to look vintagey and instead you look like Mother Goose.
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See what I mean? The beak and everything.
This sort of thing is why people never take me seriously, I'm sure of it.
Quote of the Day:
"Mom, you're a great storyteller if no one interrupts you."
--Emily
I love it! This will be a treasure for years to come.;) And it could be worse...you could look like the wolf in "Little Red Riding hood" or something equally revolting!
ReplyDeleteThis is too funny!! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, when you compare the pose, the purple hat, the glasses....could YOU have resisted?
ReplyDeleteNotice I said pose, not nose! :)
Thanks for the good laugh!
-PC in VA
PC--Would you believe that at first read I really thought you said "nose?" And yes, Wanda, a wolf look would be much worse!
ReplyDeleteTo funny. Im just dying of laughter. Was in a blue funk, thanks for the good belly laugh and cute story.
ReplyDeleteOh, Dorcas, I WOULDN'T! Even if you HAD a "wierd" nose, I wouldn't! You see, that's always been a rather delicate topic with me....
ReplyDeleteBut! Once, in my hometown of Logan, Ohio, I saw a man with the entire bridge of his nose eaten away (cancer? I don't know), and I determined then and there to accept the nose my Creator bestowed upon me, and even be be grateful. At least mine was whole.
That doesn't mean I never crossed that bridge again in my life, though! Like when a girl from the community where I went to teach said, "I don't think about it like I used to; I've gotten used to it"! Or, the little Guatemalan girl who said, "Usted tiene un nariz grande como el Pinocchio." I was able to smile and say, "I know". :) -PC again