To our astonishment after a series of phone calls, we were informed that all of our Iowa parents had decided independently to come to Connecticut to visit their children at the exact same time. Oh, crap. So Chandra, Nick, Nathan, and myself, with some nervous giggles and a bit of nail biting, were wondering how we were going to spend enough time with Nick's mom, Joann, Chandra's and my parents, Rick and Gloria, and Nathan's parents, Kaye and Ed, to give them each special attention for making the long trip out here without neglecting the others. So Nick, being the engineering genius he is, came up with the brilliant idea of the Iowa Parent Palooza! The first day that all of the parents were to arrive, we planned to put everyone together for a picnic at Nick and Chandra's house. Great idea you think? It was . . . except for the fact that none of the parents actually wanted to do it. They didn't want to have to come all the way from Iowa to share our time and attention with someone else. Well, too bad. We made them do it anyway, and it was great. Chandra was glowing with pride at having the ability to host such a great family get together with amazing food, her kids were going nuts with joy at having all of their favorite people in one place, and for me, it felt like a good old fashioned family reunion. The parents were very well behaved and tolerated, if not enjoyed, each other's company. Chandra is an amazing cook, Nick put on great music, we had lots to drink, and the kids were a blast to play with. The Iowa Parent Palooza was probably a once in a life time deal, but I know that Nick, Chandra, Nathan, and I will never forget it.
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