My mom's birthday is in February, but because of the death of Nana and Poppy bookending the date, we decided to postpone the event until this morning.
It felt like a task on the Apprentice (other cites here), with my sister, Dina, as project manager...and she did a phenomenal job.
First of all, she managed to keep our mom, who is a professional organizer and whose job it is to know EVERYONE's business, in the dark...completely.
20 people met my mom at a parking lot as a surprise for her morning walk with a friend. During that time (we were watching from a hidden location for her departure), a number of cars rolled in and in an Extreme Makeover-Surprise Party edition, we turned the house over into a party atmosphere.
Dina was in control and the team came together beautifully for a wonderful event...no one getting fired tonight.
A great day and a nice emotional uplift during what has been an otherwise emotionally challenging year.
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