Today, in anticipation of an upcoming family gathering, and in hopes of finding some things useful for entertaining 19 people and avoiding washing lots of dishes, I decided to clear out the cupboard where I store left over special napkins and paper plates. You know the type of things that accumulate in such a place - three matching paper plates, seven happy birthday napkins, four or five Christmas napkins, etc. I was amazed at how my collection had grown over the seven years I've lived in this apartment. In my kitchen the leftover party stuff storage cupboard happens to be above the refrigerator, which is a very handy place in which to store things and then ignore them. It was a bit like an archeological dig, sifting through the stacks of stuff and trying to remember the events they were used for. Much to my surprise, I did find a stack of at least 30 matching colorful plates, two kinds of birthday napkins in sufficient numbers (we will be celebrating four birthdays at this gathering) and stacks of clear plastic glasses suitable for beer or soft drinks, even some plastic forks and spoons. Now all I need is food and drink and this party is on. One week and counting.....
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