We said that we'd get the invitations out if it killed us, and it very nearly did...Dina and I both decided to snap from the heat and the stress and snap at each other over little things, like how to write the return addresses on the envelopes, and whether we should stamp all the reply cards to all the invitations or if we should dole out the stamps according to the likelihood of an email response...
Thanks to Maggie's thoughtful presence and timely interventions, no Rubicons were crossed, no bridges were burned.
(Watching two take charge people butt heads can be a loud experience...
The bulk of the invitations went out in the mail last night, and those which I can hand deliver in Montreal, I've brought to the office. Looks like I'll have a busy lunch hour!