Party Girl

It's funny how everything seems to happen all at once and then nothing. Like right now, I've got a whole lot of nothing going on. For the last week I've been running around busy with too much to do and now I have no choice but to clean my house. I am just that bored. Here's a run down of the craziness.

On Wednesday (Feb 27) I helped Liz throw a baby shower for Lisa. Liz did nearly all the work. My main job was to go to Costco and get a sandwich tray. I buy them fairly frequently and have never had a problem. This particular Wednesday was nuts because I had to go help at the school and had to be at scouts at 4:00. I finished at the school at 2:00, went to my nearby Costco only to discover that I should have ordered the stinking tray 24 hours in advance. Fortunately, the Sandy Costco doesn't have such strict rules and I was able to drive up there and grab the tray. Then I headed over to the Riverton Library in time to check out the books Noah needed to get his next book report finished by Friday and I made it to scouts--10 minutes late. (So the day wasn't perfect). Scouts went long and I ended up getting to Liz's a little late. Good thing she was prepared and calm.

Lisa's shower went really well. She looks cute with a basketball belly. Liz dazzled (as usual) with her darling cupcakes and party favors.

We had a ward chili cook off on Friday. The committee asked each auxiliary to provide some sort of entertainment. The Elders Quorum saw fit to turn that over (by turn it over I mean force) Matt to do it. They wanted him to play the guitar but since his type of music might not be preferred in a ward party setting he ended up going with plan B: reading Laffy Taffy jokes to the audience. I would have preferred to stay home with Mike and Di and watch the Jazz game but ended up there, which was just as well because the Jazz sucked it up. To Matt's credit he made the best out of a lame situation and was even kind of funny.

So Saturday was a basketball game and Noah's party. If you are keeping track that is 3 parties in 4 days.

The kids were out of school on Monday and would have liked to party but I had a million things to do to get ready for Enrichment night on Tuesday. Our food lady moved so I made another trip to Costco (thankfully Mike and Di were here and Mike took the boys so I didn't have to drag their whining bums). I divided up the ingredients for 8 pork roasts and delivered them to the kind ladies who were willing to cook them for us. The boys chipped in and took the door fliers for me. I finished up the slide show game I was in charge of and watched the Jazz beat Dallas.

Tuesday was enrichment night. I went to the school early so that I could make sure the books got switched out, drove the kindergarten & preschool car pools then went to the church to set up. We didn't do a lot of decorating and that went smoothly. Our enrichment night was great. I hope. Because it has been such a long winter we did a tropical theme. We gave out leis (the color you got was the color of the table you sat at). We had yummy mango salsa and chips at the tables to snack on before dinner. We did a guess who slide show game using childhood pictures. Then we played a version of the tray game where we put items relating to previous RS general presidents on the tray. They doubled as the centerpieces and I thought it was a great way to incorporate the RS history, since that is sort of the purpose of the required RS birthday enrichment night. For dinner we had pulled pork w/ rice, a yum yum yummy broccoli salad (thanks Costco) and a fruit tray. Then we played a version of speed dating (called fast friends) that was a hit. Birthday cake ended the night.

Our ward is a little out of control on the party thing this month. Wednesday night was the Cub Scouts Blue and Gold banquet. In case you didn't notice, I am now a bear den leader. Which means I should be getting released as enrichment leader at any time. Really, any time now. No rest for the weary on Wednesday. I had a PTA meeting in the morning followed by setting up for Blue & Gold. That's all I had to do so I am not complaining. Noah wasn't feeling well so we didn't even end up staying the whole time. And the Jazz won again.

The final count: 5 parties in 7 days. Now I have a good week with little to do before I get ready for Zack's birthday and the big Easter egg hunt. Don't worry though, I have plenty to keep me busy: a bookshelf to paint, I'd like to be able to walk into my storage room again and I've got a few books I have been meaning to read.....