Remember my post (if you forgot just look down at the previous post) … it was the one with the 13 things I need to do to prepare for the big party on Saturday? Well, change of plans.  Instead me and my couch are getting to know each other a little better.  I woke up feeling pretty rough and have tried to keep going but finally decided to stop fighting it and just take a break.  I did get Izzy to school.  So, I have about an hour to lay here before going out in the freezing cold windy weather to pick her up and then get busy.

I got a happy (borrowing jenny’s word) today! and such a good day for a nice mail surprise too.  Lauren & Nancy Face sent me a  St. Patrick’s Day package.  It was so much fun!  They put a bar of irish spring soap in labeled “matt.” The funniest part about that is the St. Patrick’s day package I have ready for my secret sister at church I also included a bar of Irish spring soap!  I loved the green things in my envelope!  Thank you so much!!!

Emelia will turn 10 TEN next week. TEN! I am working on her birthday party… she has made it clear nothing less than a Hannah Montana extravaganza will do. I don’t LOVE theme parties like that… but you know she’s going to be ten and ten year olds like theme parties like that. So, I spent the day shopping for these things… and will spend the next couple of days shopping for some of them…

1. A hannah montana birthday cake. Complete with her picture transposed on the cake. (Yes, I’ll post pics after the party) I took her school photo and was told I had to get a release from the studio (HUH?) So, I did on my cellphone. They faxed it to the bakery making the cake. The cake will be ready for the party.

2. We’re doing crafts at the party. We’ll basically have the HM cd playing (loud) and there will be tons of little hyper girls… So I bought lots of flip flops and lots of bandannas. I plan to cut (with pinking shears) strips out of the bandannas and they can either do their shoes in one color or all different colors.

3. One craft is just never enough so we are also making beaded somethings… I got all different colored beads and lots of purple, pink and clear too. I got lots of cord stuff to string them on and also a lot of alphabet beads so they can spell things out like HMrocks or just their name. Whatever…

4. I will go tomorrow for all the paper goods for the party. I saw some HM plates, cups, etc… and will get purple utensils and other things to go along with it.

5. I plan to shop for cute tablecloths, but will buy fabric if I can’t find what I’m looking for.

6. I got multicolored small handled metal buckets that I will put on the tables and fill with candy or something fun.

7. Balloons. I am going to order some balloon bouquets while buying the paper goods.

8. New HM cd. Emelia broke the last one. UGH.

9. She wants pizza at her party. So the day of we’ll pick up a bunch of pizzas.

10. Party favors? I think the crafts will serve that purpose, but I’ll pick up a few more things too.

11. The present! I can’t tell you what I got her, but she will SCREAM when she opens it. I can’t even hint, because she will probably could might read this. I’ll tell you after the party!

12. Emelia informed me a minute ago that I need to buy more flip flops because more girls are coming than I bought. I guess more flip flops… She handed out all 24 invitations. Yikes.

13. Excedrin. Lots of Excedrin. Not for Emelia, or the party attendeees… but for me, the mom.