Hey, I've used that very line (or something very similar) a few times! Great work at the Metro. Will you and/or hubby be there tonight?
We can't make it tonight - too much company coming in for the big party & too much work remains to be done - I'm supposed to be cutting the grass right now.
We're hoping to be able to start making it on Fridays after this one. We've been trying to finish up five years' worth of projects in the last few months.
And I notice (after posting, of course) that I left out a couple of words - it should be "...with a flag AND A SIGN that says..."