Acknowledgments

THANKS TO MY WONDERFUL EDITOR, Ellen Kadin, and the team at AMACOM for your support; my agent, Ed Knappman of New England Publishing Associates, for your encouragement; Wayne Christensen for your superb editing; and party plan superstars around the world for your inspiration.

With love to my mother, Ida, for your strength, and my father, Jack, for making me strong.

To Wayne, Nikki, David, Tiffany, Matt, Samantha, Brayden, Paige, Trinity, Jett, Dane, Beki, Frances, Jim, Gordon, Gary, Bev, Geoff, Catherine, Brittany, Callum, Matt, Sonia, Grace, James, Jenny, Mike, Tayla, Ella, Tristan, Caroline, George, Irian, Wayne, Cayce, Tiffany, Mason, Marvon, Kelly, Izak, Kaydence, Brad, Jacqui, Mike, Ross, Marilyn, Jan, Ray, Doug, Dori, Ed, Shirley, John, Susan, Herm, Louise, Mary, Angela, Bill, Muriel, Nancy, JT, Bob, Pauline, Brian, Rick, and Rena for enriching my life.