After an overwhelmed, full-time party planner and married mother of three concludes her life is not perfect, she enlists an unconventional female scientist, leading her to learn the real meaning of family.

SYNOPSIS:

In Act 1, we meet Janet, a wife, mother of two teenagers, a sixteen-month-old, and a full-time party planner who is beyond burnout. However, Janet’s family life is noncohesive and in complete disarray. Janet's day starts with misplacing her keys and rushing yet again. The family dog, who eats everything but his dog food, vomits and poops under the kitchen table. Now, Janet's teenagers are late for their recently enrolled preppy school. Next, a by-the-book principal belittles Janet and tells her that working mothers can't have everything. Janet sees the light in her dark tunnel of despair after meeting Harietta, a wounded scientist with mommy issues, at the grocery store. Harietta confirms that mothers can have the balance they seek and offers to help Janet. Later that day, Mr. Axelbaum tells Janet that his mother is coming to live with them for six weeks. On top of that, Janet finds a boy's phone number in her thirteen-year-old daughter's jacket pocket. Out of desperation, she enlists Harrietta's help. In turn, Harietta tries to perfect her machine to relive her childhood with her mom.

In Act 2, Janet’s clone shows up on her front lawn. Janet looks like she is on top of her game. Janet receives the Thanksgiving dinner assignment instead of her jealous and outlandish coworker, Tiffany. Tiffany invites Janet to a women's gathering to learn her secrets, but the ladies love Janet and have been successful in her workshops. Janet learns that running a tight ship is not the answer but is an additional responsibility, including hosting a huge Thanksgiving dinner for her company. Unbeknownst to Harrietta, Janet orders five more clones. On the night of Thanksgiving dinner, Janet realizes that her clones are aging faster. Janet's Thanksgiving dinner is a disaster. Mr. Evers, her boss, fires her, and the whole town discovers that Janet is not the mother she appears to be.

In Act 3, Janet’s husband, children, and her mother-in-law apologize for their part in Janet's feeling the need to get a clone. Janet decides that she wants to redeem herself by throwing a Christmas Party. Janet enlists the help of her family and maximizes their gifts. The Christmas party is a success. Mr. Evers offers Janet her old job back with a promotion, but she refuses. The family goes on to develop a party-planning family business.

Note:

What mother wouldn't want an extra set of hands to help balance motherhood responsibilities and achieve the perfect life-work balance? And, yet, mothers worldwide deal with a consistent record playing in their minds, repeating the tune, I'm only one person, as they juggle multiple roles. But there is another way.