Last night, one of my close girlfriends invited a group of us to come over for dinner. Becky, Anne, Janie, Faye and I have known each other for many years. In fact, we have been celebrating all of our birthdays together for 30 years. During that time we have been there for each other’s children’s births, children’s birthdays, illnesses, divorce, remarriage, new jobs, starting a business, children’s weddings and, this year, the first death of a husband.
Well, our wonderful evening together was filled with tons of girl talk. Things like upcoming marriages of our children, grandchildren, travel, latest books read and many more topics. The evening had a warm glow of girl buds savoring the friendship of the past and looking forward to the future.
My husband has a Guy Saturday Morning Breakfast that has been happening for 15 years. I always want to know what they talk about because I hear how much fun they have. Well here goes … they discuss football, any other sport of the season, politics, latest stock market trends and hot tips in the business world.
Why don’t guys have fun things to talk about? Probably because as women we are the relationship builders and nesters. It’s ‘Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus’, isn’t it?
But aren’t we thankful that we can still celebrate and tolerate our differences?
… and that Makes Momma Happy!
The journey at The American School of Protocol was enlightening. Lee opened our eyes to look into the endless horizon of social media!
CPR is an excellent tool to help in emergency situations. In my Children’s Certification Class at TASP, I learned the steps to conduct CPR. The first step is to see if the person can respond to your voice. Next you begin to apply CPR. That’s me in the middle, applying CPR!
Having the children participate with us during training was just delightful! Being hands-on with them during all the lessons not only taught the children the correct way to do things, it also helped us practice what we learned by reinforcing them. Seeing a diverse group of children learn social skills that will set them up for success was truly inspiring!
The format of the training manual at The American School of Protocol is so complete and concise that it’s like reading a roadmap! As an educator, I understand the importance of relaying information that is clear and well defined. Peggy has accomplished this goal with diagrams and language that express the art of etiquette consultation.
Having the opportunity to be a part of The American School of Protocol Family has been a wonderful experience for me! I was delighted with the way table decorations were handled every day to delight the children. They truly showed dedication, love and care.
Recently in one of my blogs we talked about when to start eating if you are at the food court. With everyone hurrying back to their jobs and schedules, we decided that it was OK to start eating even though not everyone had returned to the table.
Because I made a promise to my daughter that I would NOT preach in my blog, I thought I would share with you some slight bends of the rules that I use at my house. They are still well within ‘proper’ guidelines though they do not follow the rules to the letter. Here we go…
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