Yikes.
At the moment, we are unable to send e-mail, so bear with me if you don’t get a response to something you’ve sent me today.
Today, we’re having a birthday party for my daughter. She turns nine on Monday. I’ve written before about the Saddest Birthday Party Ever but this time, we have actual CONFIRMATIONS! Woo!
We had hoped to have it at a local park, but it’s chilly and extremely windy today, so that’s right out. So yesterday morning, I went into a cleaning frenzy. Gone are the narrow paths of bare floor between towering mountains of junk. Now they’re extremely wide paths between lightly rolling hills of junk. In other words, I’m no longer barring the door to people who might stop by, but will let them come in with a little “sorry about the mess.” I’m not exaggerating when I say it took me all day to get the house to this point.
I can’t do anything about the cracked tile or the peeling wallpaper right now, so I’m letting those go. The house is hygenic and there’s room to roughhouse a little, so that’s good enough.
Later this afternoon, if all goes according to plan, five Girl Scouts will descend on the house. There will be pizza and cupcakes and ice cream. There will be a pinata, the one thing Emily wants with all her heart and soul. There may be pin the tail on the donkey and a ring toss game. Most importantly, there will be kids. It’ll be interesting, because Emily won’t be able to leave the situation as much if she gets overwhelmed, but she’ll be on her home turf. But she’s been wanting to have friends come over, so I think this is going to be a good day for her. It’s certainly a big milestone in her social development.
As for me, I dreamed about the party most of the night. I’m alternating between freaking out and reminding myself that it is no big deal to have a few friends come over. Wish us all luck!
ETA: One girl and her sister cancelled because she’s under the weather. And then there were three!
E (again) TA: A good time was had by all. Post to follow later. I’M QUEEN OF THE WORLD!!! WOOOOOOO!!!
Emily’s Birthday
Happy Birthday to Emily. She will come to know that one of her best gifts is her wonderful mom. I hope all goes well today!
Debra
Emily’s Birthday
Happy Birthday to Emily. She will come to know that one of her best gifts is her wonderful mom. I hope all goes well today!
Debra
Ack! Good luck to you, and Happy Birtday to Emily! 🙂
Ack! Good luck to you, and Happy Birtday to Emily! 🙂
Hippo Bird Day to Ewe Emily! And have fun at the Party T!
Hippo Bird Day to Ewe Emily! And have fun at the Party T!
Happy Birthday Emily!
I’m sure you’re going to do great, but good luck.
Happy Birthday Emily!
I’m sure you’re going to do great, but good luck.
Email.
Hey it’s me haley, and I might have sent you some….meanish e-mails. You see I was ripped off online once, but after that it was ok. But you not answering my emails freaked me out, and I didn’t mean anything I said. Im sooooo sorry, and I really want to know about my hat.
IM SOOOOOO SORRY!
Email.
Hey it’s me haley, and I might have sent you some….meanish e-mails. You see I was ripped off online once, but after that it was ok. But you not answering my emails freaked me out, and I didn’t mean anything I said. Im sooooo sorry, and I really want to know about my hat.
IM SOOOOOO SORRY!
Re: Email.
Haley! Ack! I just responded to your e-mail. At least, I hope I did – I sent it from jaynehat.com and gmail, so hopefully ONE of them went through.
I swear, I did write back on the 1st giving you your position in line, but I guess it didn’t go through. You’re currently #16, so still moving on up!
If you don’t get either of those e-mails from me, please re-comment so I at least know something else freaky is going on with my mail.
Re: Email.
Haley! Ack! I just responded to your e-mail. At least, I hope I did – I sent it from jaynehat.com and gmail, so hopefully ONE of them went through.
I swear, I did write back on the 1st giving you your position in line, but I guess it didn’t go through. You’re currently #16, so still moving on up!
If you don’t get either of those e-mails from me, please re-comment so I at least know something else freaky is going on with my mail.