...to hold it together. Tomorrow is the big birthday party - the one where I invited too many kids and planned too much. I passed out on the couch last night, when I was supposed to be baking cakes. The lights were still on and Noggin was on TV when I woke up...I thought it was morning, so I did the sh*t, sh*t, sh*t dance around the room until I realized it was 3:44. I wanted to go back to bed, but I stayed up and baked cakes, wrapped presents, and made treat boxes. I have to re-evaluate my urge to make their birthday cakes.
I still have a lot to do, so wish me luck and calm feelings. Oh, you are wondering why I am on the Internet? Me too. I just needed a wee break, and then back to work. Here are fun things happening in our house;
My little angel threw a fit when I bought him a Yoda Pez instead of Anakin Skywalker.
My husband and I are competing in a contest of "who can not change the garbage bag." It's kind of fun to see how crazy big the garbage is piling up. Oh, it's even on the floor. Who do you think will win?
It's amazing how every store I go to is out of what I need...need a small cake for your in-laws poorly timed visit? - the grocery store freezer is broken and a man with a hose is standing there trying to fix it, with no cakes. How many phone calls like this have you made? "I need snakes, do you have any, a big bag of them?" "We have snakes, but you have to buy them individually." "How much are they? "$3.99 a piece." "How big?" "(sigh) hold on...let me go check."......."21 inches!" At Target; "Two days ago you had an Indiana Jones Lego set with a tent and a lady running after Indy, do you still have it?" "Some Indiana Jones stuff is being discontinued, because the movie was last year, so we are no longer selling that set." This is just a sample of this, it's been especially bad this week when I need it to go smooth.
See you next week for Indy party update and the garbage bag contest winner.
Hang in there...it's going to be great!!!!A couple of years ago I did an Mummy party and had to search around for beetles that I could make into fossils. I couldn't find a bag of insects to save my soul, so had to buy them individually too. Those little maddening details!!!But I know you will make it through and treasure the memories!
Posted by: Amy S. | March 21, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Remember to breathe--although not near the garbage!
I hope you get through it ok, and that you even have a bit of fun.
Posted by: Alexis | March 21, 2009 at 01:31 PM
Good luck!
~*~ calming thoughts ~*~
Posted by: Wendy | March 21, 2009 at 03:10 PM
Good luck! Hopefully you'll look back on this email post Indy party and realise how hiliarious it is - sounds like you're running on adrenaline and coffee!!!
Posted by: lina | March 21, 2009 at 06:59 PM
Sadly, the only time our house really gets clean is when visitors are coming. Luckily, the kids don't seem to notice that the wood floors have never really been given a scrub for 2 years. We just sweep and hope to clean the spills before they've eaten the varnish.
Your son will love the party. And why don't they make bigger garbage cans to hold all that trash!
Annie
Posted by: annie | March 21, 2009 at 09:16 PM
I hope that the party goes well! I am sure that it will and the kids will have a great time!
Posted by: Di | March 22, 2009 at 03:46 AM
Ugh! I had a birthday party like that 2 years ago. 25 kids (it was a combined b-day). At one point I found myself practically hyperventilating on the front porch "waiting for the pizza guy." Chuck E. Cheese's, as evil as it is, was looking really good about then. Hope it goes well.
Posted by: rebecca | March 22, 2009 at 02:13 PM
You'll do fine! And afterward you'll say you'll never do it again, but you will find yourself addicted to the rush of the potential failure and humiliation of a bad party, and every year there you'll be again.
I said "you will" 5 times in that.
Posted by: Visty | March 22, 2009 at 06:11 PM
Oh what a wicked web... I feel for you. Big time. Everything will be great and the things that aren't, well, hopefully they'll be funny later.
I'm going to email you a picture of my little one's first birthday cake. It's one of those - maybe it will be funny later.
As for the garbage - hmmm... should he really be taking you on at a time like this? He may end up in the Temple of Doom.
Posted by: Courtney | March 22, 2009 at 11:20 PM
OMG! at least there is an end in sight, right? and he'll have all these great memories to keep, so it will all be good.
Posted by: CathyC | March 23, 2009 at 07:39 AM
I'm a little late to this post so I hope all has gone well.
You made me laugh with the garbage competition because exactly the same thing happens here. Sometimes I win and shame hubby into clearing the rubbish, and sometimes I lose because I can't stand it anymore!
Posted by: Tilly | March 23, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Wafting lavender your way. For post party calming.
Can't wait to see the photos of your (and all of our) crazy party planning!
Posted by: Paper Dolls for Boys | March 23, 2009 at 06:16 PM
Now, that it's over, I know you know it was all worth it.
Posted by: Patty | March 29, 2009 at 02:43 AM
the 3:44 am "oh shi" dance made me snort.
i haaaaaate that.
but you telling it is too funny.
Posted by: sarah | March 29, 2009 at 10:33 PM