Potluck Etiquette

Last year I swore I would never attend another potluck at my work. There was way to many non-bringers eating, not enough dishes of substance and one time a few of them decided to start the potluck "early", so by the time some of us got there, most of the food was gone. That was the straw that broke the camels back. This year, I eat lunch with a group of about 15 ladies. Most young but there are a few my age. People are constantly sharing what they bring so it was decided that we would do a "formal" potluck just among us. For two weeks I heard nothing but what they "might" be bringing. There were so many delicious dishes everyone could hardly wait for the day to arrive. Well, Friday that day arrived. I brought a tortellini chicken pasta dish and my jalapeno popper dip with bread to serve it on. One gal brought a crockpot of stew which was very good, another brought guacamole and chips and we also had a variety of seasonal sweet breads from Costco that were really yummy, and folks, THAT WAS IT! Oh wait, I do remember a bag of Doritos as well. Everyone else "forgot" about it. I am probably the oldest in the group. I can't remember if I brushed my teeth, 5 minutes after I brushed my teeth, and I remembered! I mean really, is it that hard??? So, again I am DONE. And, since I create all my own curriculum for my sped kids every time a "problem" arises I figure these ladies could use one too. I am going to print this on card stock, laminate it and hang it on the wall in the break room when no ones looking! Feel free to sneak one into a break room near you today, just grab your copy HERE. Thanks for letting me rant, I feel better for it. 

Yours Truly