This year they were having trouble finding a venue for Jake's work Christmas party. So on December 1 we had it at our house. When Jake asked if we could use our house I told him as long as everyone takes off their shoes I'm good. They brought in extra tables and chairs from work and we were prepared for 50 people. There ended up being around 40. It was a rainy day so the kids were stuck inside but managed to have fun playing hide and go seek, video games, and in the kids's rooms. It was warm enough to utilize our porches for the grown ups to hang out, and I took a couple breaks from the crowd outside myself. They did a chili cook off this year which would have been fine except for the poor guy who dropped and broke a crockpot of chili on the laundry room floor. Other than that things went smoothly and there wasn't even a mess after everyone left (except for chili in my broom). And now we know we can feed 50 people in our house if the need ever arises.
