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Sat 05 May 2004The Communion MummyOrna Mulcahy on people we all knowBlow-dry, canapés, shoes, champagne, collect cake, extra glasses, flowers, St Tropez top-up, tip the priest? Ask him to lunch? Mairead is awake at 6 a.m. going through a checklist for Zoe's Communion party and Oh My God is that rain she can hear on the Velux in the ensuite? Yes it is, lashing rain. That's great! The end of May and it's still raining, and three huge bouncy castles ready to be blown up on the back lawn. Where is she going to seat everyone if they can't put the tables out on the deck? Maybe the caterers could bring umbrellas and patio heaters?