Fw: August 22 Wednesday Sara's after Baptism party

These Italians!  The noise level at any of these many parties they have is out of control!  Kids everywhere screaming, crying

running around and their parents just as calm as could be letting them do anything they want.  Until someone gets hurt

which always happens.

Sara was an angel during the Baptism ceremony. At the completion of the ceremony, the priest told everyone to clap which they did.  Then Sara clapped.  So cute.  And while the parents held the candle, Sara held on to it also.
 Then they all descended on the palazzo.  Graziella who cleans here

when guests come and go came to help out in the kitchen.  I was supposed to be a guest at this party but Roberto inevitably 

calls me into the kitchen to help with something.  I guess he does respect my opinion.  But he is the one who Miriam goes to

when she needs advice on the proper protocol in serving 'the Italian way'.  He is an good cook but tries very hard to

change every little bit of anything he can.  Details  from my perspective do not matter as long as the dishes are served looking good.  But he

tries to put his 2 cents into every detail, right down to how to assemble the appetizer plates. 

The kitchen is a little too small for more than 2 people at one time trying to get a meal out.

And then with all the stuff going on, trying to put out 26 appetizer plates and moving stuff around in and out of the oven, you got

KIDS running in and out and through the kitchen, slamming the doors and screaming as loud as you can imagine.

What a zoo.  And I was supposed to be a guest.

Tomorrow I'm getting on that bus at 7:15 a.m. and I'm going to the coast to the beach.  Even with all the people there,

it'll be quieter than here.  Now I got kids in here while I'm trying to type and I got Sophia trying to push buttons on

the computer.  And I got some coming up to me talking to me very loudly in Italian.  Oh my ears are ringing with

Italian.  I'm going to bed soon.  But I never get to bed before 11 p.m.

 Next I'll be writing about the invasion of the GERMANS!!!