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TAPS
They will miss you and the baby quickly! I agree with Naut. Let her bring the goodies or make them herself. She can add, you do not need to be cooking for her. 
posted by
Justi
on October 18, 2012 at 3:38 PM
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TAPS
Yep, I know what you mean, even though I rarely have to do more than buy the booze, LOL...And if Baltimore Sis has so much excess energy, you can always put her to work...
posted by
Nautikos
on October 18, 2012 at 2:05 PM
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Yes, there is a lot of work that goes into entertaining.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 18, 2012 at 10:41 AM
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my oldest daughter is coming for Thanksgiving so I will be finishing up the cleaning of the spare bedroom
posted by
Lanetay
on October 18, 2012 at 9:05 AM
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yes you can do it....and since it's not the first time you know what to expect....why not ask others to help with it?
posted by
Annicita
on October 18, 2012 at 1:43 AM
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I am on my way to help with the baby snatch. I'll drive the get away van
we don't entertain. I have had a life time of it and because we are on our own here, we don't entertain and we love it.
posted by
Kabu
on October 17, 2012 at 8:59 PM
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TAPS
Snatch baby and make a run for it luv and enjoy your time relaxing with that baby.
posted by
WileyJohn
on October 17, 2012 at 8:46 PM
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TAPS
CThat’d be really acting like a baby or rather with the baby love.BC-A, Bill’s R®st
posted by
BC-A
on October 17, 2012 at 7:12 PM
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TAPS, excellent. btw, our birdies are all headed your way!
posted by
dsm_tchr
on October 17, 2012 at 3:09 PM
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That screeching bird may be doing something else, so you may not to emulate him! 
My wife and I are going to be having out-of-town guests soon ourselves, and my wife calls getting the house ready DEFCON 5! But it's worth it.
posted by
JimmyA
on October 17, 2012 at 2:14 PM
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I hear ya. I'm already cringing at all that will need to be done to host Christmas Eve dinner (which we've chosen to do for the past 5 years). It's dinner for 12, secret Santa for the adults and individual gifts and treats for 4 small grandchildren. In reality that's a pretty small crowd compared to what some people do but nonetheless I'm already sighing. The upside of this tradition or strategy is that everyone leaves by 7:30/8:00 and "B" and I spend the rest of Christmas Eve and Christmas alone eating left-overs and watching movies. I can do it, I can do it, I can do it.
posted by
Troosha
on October 17, 2012 at 2:03 PM
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No I don't want the bother of entertaining Taps. Most folk are too polite to say what a muddle although a lot of it is Arthur's like thirty books stacked in the living room. Sadly only a woman can keep a place looking nice. Tell your sister she must not expect you to chase around like a two year old, 15 years you could be her mother.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 17, 2012 at 11:13 AM
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