Spontaneous BBQ

I overlooked the calendar and suddenly I got and extra holiday on Friday. The Sultan of Selangor's birthday. There goes all the pending works that I was supposed to complete on that day. Monday is going to be a rush hour again. Sigh... Afternoon, the men in the house, went for Friday prayers. Next thing I knew, they also went for grocery and came back with lamb cutlets and chicken wings, barbecue sauce, bell pepper, mushroom, broccoli and charcoal. I knew what was going to happen next. Correct ! Almost immediate, the preparation took place. "Who are we inviting?" I asked. "Whoever is around, eat with us, whoever not around, we will send to them", simply the answer. "Where is Danial and Mikhail(nephews)?", I also asked. "I sent them back, Irad(Bro-inlaw) will send them here on their way from hospital (visiting sickly relative)", my hubby explained. "Should we call Diana?(Sis-inlaw)", I asked. "Its too short notice. We will send to them". he said. " 4 plus... Danial Mikhail... irad's family.. Diana's family...right neighbor's family.. left neighbor's family.. front neighbor's family...", I counted and quickly checked the amount of meat. I remembered my mom said, "if the the aroma of your cooking is strong enough to reach your neighbor's senses, you should give them some". So, I practice as said. Its encouraged in Islam too. "That's ok, we just distribute, no matter how little, as long as everyone gets something", we both agreed. No time to marinate. The BBQ-ing just happened at our small compound. Longer time spent waiting, than eating. Time to invest on a bigger BBQ set. Food distribution went on. It was tasty, they said. Not enough chicken wings though, so I ate more lamb, against my dietary guidelines. "I just had a heavy seafood dinner with Ghouse(cousin) and family last night", I confessed. I continued eating without guilt. That was our way of 'family planning'. 'Kun ! Fayakun'. The only thing planned on that day was the Selangor States holiday on The Sultan's birthday, while the rest, just happened because it happened. Happy birthday, Your Highness !