Friday, September 10, 2010

Did you know?


Did you know that if you make your email address readily available to people (say on your blog), they just may send you an email and expect a response! 
Hah.  Just something I learned today.  Thought I'd share.  
Apparently just because I don't check my email, doesn't mean they don't keep coming...and coming.
It's obvious I've been a slacker. 
No posts to speak of for nearly a month and even before then they've been very spotty.
Not checking the email, for no good reason other than laziness.
And you know what else, I don't think I've touched a single craft in weeks (*GaSp*).

So here's the disclosure:
I'm being lazy, because I've decided sometimes I'm entitled.
I'm sorry I haven't responded to emails...and let's be truthful...I really don't intend to (unless I owe you money for orders that I won't be filling).
Which leads me to the next item...I'm really NOT taking orders.  Really.
And thanks very much for the offers, but I haven't and won't be participating in any boutiques this fall...except maybe attending them.
Lastly, I'm willing to be anybody's friend who wants to be mine :)  Thanks for the kind comments!

Hope that clears it up for everyone.  Don't mean to be mean.  Just trying to cover it all in one short post here...again, laZy.

I really do appreciate those who humor me and this blog.  You are very kind, all of you.

Monday, August 16, 2010

We had a PaRtY!

We had a party.
It was a success...or good enough anyway (never does go exactly as planned).
The kid was happy.
I'm happy to have it over with.
Here's how it went down.

First we invited a few people...









The people came...




We had a little CaKe...
I decided to get brave and attempt making the cake myself this year.  And after a lot of consulting with others and a bit of stress involved...we had cake.


 



...and CuPCaKes


I nearly poisoned a few children with the red frosting.  I had to use a LOT of red food coloring to actually get RED.  Wasn't really thinking about how they might taste.  Always choosing fashion over function...oops!




And a little CandY...

  

...PoP cOrN...PeaNutS...


  
 

...CiRCuS PeaNutS...



Then we played some GaMEs...








SpiLLed the MiLk...



ToSseD BeaN baGs aT the CLoWN...


FisHed the PoNd...


ToSsed the RiNGs...


Had a CLoWn ReLaY...


RaCed the DuCKs...


Got DuNked in the TaNk...


Won PriZes and FaVOrs...
We had everything a clown could need, bow ties, red noses, BiG sunglasses, BiG flowers, whoopee cusions, trick cameras and gum (the spraying kind), a few noise makers and of course gold fish (yes, real ones)...





I made a few flowers for the older girls and adults that helped.  THANK YOU ALL!!


Missed a few of the deCoRAtiONs...
I didn't get much of the decorations up due to the hurricane force winds we had.  That's right, we had a party in the wind :P 
Had a little of this...


But I did manage to get my pennant banners up (and they even stayed up).



I didn't get tables decorated as you can see above.  A lot of the decor stayed in the house and didn't get used : (  Guess that just means we'll have to have another carnival : )


...that is if the RinGmASteR allows it.   
What can I say, I'm one lucky girl to have this guy who puts up with me.  Here he is after the circus (and I mean it literally!) sopping wet (from being dunked in the dunk tank), covered in frosting (from kids faces) managing to put a smile on his face so that I can get a picture of his shirt.  What a guy! 


And that was that. 
We had a party.
 Now I can put these feet up (for a couple of months anyway) and rest for a bit. 
One more year, one more party down.