A few short weeks ago, my hubby Jeff, kicked off his business, Eclecdish, with an amazing event - The Hidden Kitchen Dinner. Twenty four foodies from around the San Francisco Bay Area joined us as Jeff and my sister Katy dished out some delicious treats. From passed yummies like Gruyere fritters to Jeff's famous fig-crusted Halibut, everyone left full and, as I'd hoped, ready to spread the good word about Jeff's business.
All of this fun didn't come without some parenting challenges. As a reminder, we live in a teeny, weeny house. And, we have a vocal, sleep-is-very-important baby. Jeff had arranged for our neighborhood babysitter to watch Sophie starting at 3PM on Saturday. After all, Jeff had organized everything from prepping in our small kitchen to picking up a truck in Davis to managing the logistics of a free refridgerator. So, planning child care should have been a breeze.
At 10AM on Saturday morning, Jeff answered the phone. After a few minutes, he approached me in the "command center," where, as his CTO, I was desperately trying to map his blog to his domain. "We've got a situation." As is always the case with me, I immediately thought "how bad could it be." Well, our babysitter had the flu and couldn't watch Sophie!! Unbelievable.
Some good karma was on our side though because Sophie napped for a full three hours in the afternoon, giving us time to help Kathy turn the backyard into an al fresco dining experience. And, Kathy agreed to stay a little longer to watch Sophie. We turned our bedroom into Sophie's play area, and I shuttled between my job as hostess and my mommy job. At one point, I had to take off my fancy dress entirely because I couldn't nurse with it on!
Anyhoo, as my boss said, these experiences provide the content for our lives, and our blogs.
