Noodles!

The library's Noon Year's Eve party would have been a disaster, if it weren't for the help of five wonderful people. With all the extra help, it went off without a hitch. 

I was so grateful for all their help, so a couple days later, I took everyone out to dinner. 

Can't go wrong with Mongolian BBQ. Who doesn't like noodles?

Ethan has mastered the chopstick life. 

Sam decided his method worked well enough.

Libby also found the need to get creative.

Grace and Michael decided forks were just fine.

It didn't matter how we got the food to our mouths; it was delicious. It was nice to sit back with a meal everyone enjoys, visit, laugh, and not have to worry about dishes at the end. These are some lovely people to spend an evening with. And the kids told me to quit saying thank you; I was just making it weird. But I really was grateful.