Damon left for a fire in Idaho today.  It's going to be a struggle having him gone for 3 weeks.  I know we need the money to start building our house but with school just starting and all of us adjusting to a new routine...it's just going to be hard.  I teased him because tonight is book club and every time I have it "something" comes up and he can't babysit the kids.  I told him a week ago I had it at our house this month and now...of course the day of...he came up with an excuse not to be around to help out.  Next time I am not going to tell him until I walk out the door.  haha.  My sweet mom drove down to help me out so I could get everything ready.  I made creme' brulee for the first time for dessert.  And in true MiQuel fashion, I washed the rug in the family room but it wasn't quite dry enough when I put it back.  I thought nooone would notice.  They didn't...except when I walked everyone out to their cars and walked back in the house it reaked like a wet dog.  So all the effort to clean my house, make a nice dessert, etc. went down the tubes because my house smelled like a dog and everyone was too nice to say anything.  Wouldn't be a MiQuel function if something like that didn't happen!  AY CARAMBA!