Filling Some Shoes

“The role of director is essential and a thankless job, but someone has to do it” – Kathleen Vermitsky

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A director is defined as the following - a person usually responsible for the creative development of interactive entertainment, and is generally regarded as the prime design of authority.

I've said this before, but my Mother hosted every holiday and as the director of operations we would all wake up to Kathleen’s angelic voice each holiday as she spoke the following ..

“JOHN start cooking, food doesn't make itself."

"DANIELLE I want this house scrubbed clean from top to bottom so much that if someone drops food on the floor they would still be able to eat it.

"JOHN-PAUL carry the dining room table leaf down, install it and set the table." 

"I have twenty-five plus people coming over and you three are sleeping at 5am on your holiday day off, am I the only who does anything around here?”

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I could never fully fill my Mother’s shoes, however this morning as per usual I hosted Easter breakfast.

I found myself at 5:27AM waking John up yelling for him to start cooking.

After Mass, I came home and paced the house waiting for John-Paul and just as I was about to text him a nasty gram of “where the hell are you, I have an umpteen number of folks who will be here in an hour and a half and you are probably sleeping” he walked through the door before I had the chance to finish my text.  He is lucky I thought to myself.

As my Father and Brother worked tirelessly finishing up the breakfast food preparations I stood there monitoring like wallpaper on the wall.  I started to pace as we had thirty seven minutes left and as I walked back into the kitchen as those two continued the food preparation I looked at them and spoke “Is the dining room table going to set itself?”

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Everything was pulled together and as folks began to filter out to catch a nap before dinner they all said “Everything was beautiful and the food was great, thank you.”  This is the icing on the cake as I spoke out “It is always my pleasure, you’re all very welcome, thank you for coming.”

What can I say as the apple does not fall from the tree and no I did not cook one thing nor did I set the table.  I carried on my Mother’s legacy and assumed the role that she held so dear every year as director and director only.

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Thank you to My Father and Brother for your efforts as everyone enjoyed everything.  It was a great day with all of the family, enjoy!