i managed to survive the boy's birthday party with a shred of my sanity. i will never do a party that big ever again!
after a month of no rain, naturally it rains on the day when we want to have the party outside. we used the parish hall, which we really weren't authorized to use but the party was quick and we were out of there by noon for the party who actually rented it. 12 kids showed up which was pretty amazing. half of them were totally bashful and barely left their parents' sides. but the kids enjoyed the games and the treasure chest and the balloons and the food (i hope).
my cakes were disasters. the icing melted off of the cupcakes and pooled on the containers. the pirate ship split in two, and the icing puddled there as well. i think it's becos i covered the cakes after i iced them, maybe if i left them sit out a while, the icing would have hardened and not melted.
the boy got beau coup gifties. i think he got 4 remote control cars, a pirate cove set, batman stuff, cars and trucks. NOT cheap stuff. it made me feel bad when i send craft stuff to parties for him (altho i spend about $20 on crafting stuff). the boy LOVES his bat cave. also LOVES the automoblox we got him. 2 gifts that drive me nuts - the bat belt, with its shooting foam rubber bullets (wtf? for a kid?) and the toy reciprocal saw that the kid thought the boy just HAD to have. well, the bullets will go amongst the missing over the next few weeks, and the saw will be dealt with too.
the boy also had a better day at school today. his teacher said he should have turned 5 a long time ago. never mind my kid acts like he's **25**.
i finished my moebius scarf on friday and it looks awesome. it's a bit longer than i wanted, but i can wrap it around my neck three times and it's really warm. i can't wait to try cat bordhi's moebius scarf pattern - that one is lacy.
also finished the second kimono for the fall festival. now all i have to make are burp cloths and some praying hands dishcloths.
i got the new mason dixon book. it has some really neat patterns in it! i can't wait to make some of the projects...if only i had more time (or fewer projects). i also got a new prayer shawl book. there are many beautiful shawls and blankets in there and i'm thinking of buying a copy for at church. i guess i'll see what kind of interest i get for knitting at church tho before i buy it.
after a month of no rain, naturally it rains on the day when we want to have the party outside. we used the parish hall, which we really weren't authorized to use but the party was quick and we were out of there by noon for the party who actually rented it. 12 kids showed up which was pretty amazing. half of them were totally bashful and barely left their parents' sides. but the kids enjoyed the games and the treasure chest and the balloons and the food (i hope).
my cakes were disasters. the icing melted off of the cupcakes and pooled on the containers. the pirate ship split in two, and the icing puddled there as well. i think it's becos i covered the cakes after i iced them, maybe if i left them sit out a while, the icing would have hardened and not melted.
the boy got beau coup gifties. i think he got 4 remote control cars, a pirate cove set, batman stuff, cars and trucks. NOT cheap stuff. it made me feel bad when i send craft stuff to parties for him (altho i spend about $20 on crafting stuff). the boy LOVES his bat cave. also LOVES the automoblox we got him. 2 gifts that drive me nuts - the bat belt, with its shooting foam rubber bullets (wtf? for a kid?) and the toy reciprocal saw that the kid thought the boy just HAD to have. well, the bullets will go amongst the missing over the next few weeks, and the saw will be dealt with too.
the boy also had a better day at school today. his teacher said he should have turned 5 a long time ago. never mind my kid acts like he's **25**.
i finished my moebius scarf on friday and it looks awesome. it's a bit longer than i wanted, but i can wrap it around my neck three times and it's really warm. i can't wait to try cat bordhi's moebius scarf pattern - that one is lacy.
also finished the second kimono for the fall festival. now all i have to make are burp cloths and some praying hands dishcloths.
i got the new mason dixon book. it has some really neat patterns in it! i can't wait to make some of the projects...if only i had more time (or fewer projects). i also got a new prayer shawl book. there are many beautiful shawls and blankets in there and i'm thinking of buying a copy for at church. i guess i'll see what kind of interest i get for knitting at church tho before i buy it.
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