Today was S's birthday party with her friends. Her birthday was a few weeks ago but trying to get ice time for a skating party required us to wait a bit. And the party was a success (at least I think it was!). The kids had a blast skating - it was nice to have the ice all to ourselves. There were some first time skaters out there who did a really good job! It looked like all the kids were having fun. I didn't skate (my skating days are past, at least I think so) but I had a good time watching the kids and not being on the ice allowed me to get the party room set up.
After skating the kids were hungry! I had fruit, veggies, chips, pretzels, and cheetos for them. If we had pizza I think they would have eaten that too! And the cupcakes were a hit. Some of the kids liked them so much they had seconds, which was fine with me. Less to tempt me at home! The kids were pretty good about cleaning up and my friends pitched in and helped. I'm very grateful to them for the help!
S had a good time opening up her presents. I know it's always hard for kids to sit still and watch another child get lots of toys, but all in all, the kids were good. When presents were done I blew some bubbles for them and then read a story. Before I knew it our time was up and the party was over.
I am glad that birthday month is done! It's hard having two birthdays in the same month, just 12 days apart. For a few years I was able to combine both parties into one but J is getting too old to do that anymore although he was a great help at S's party. He took time to play hockey with the younger kids when they were on the ice and helped pass out things at the party. I know a few of the boys really liked it that a big kid was taking the time to pay attention to them.
Now we're back home and I'm exhausted. I thought about having a glass of wine but I'm afraid it would put me to sleep. I opted for some bubbly lemonade instead. We realized we needed to feed the kids supper since they probably would get hungry so C volunteered to go up to the golden arches place and pick up some food for them. I'm going to pass because their food often doesn't agree with me. I'll make myself a nice healthy sandwich or have a nap for supper. :-)
We were suppose to get some snow during the day today but it has decided to hold off until tonight. It actually won't bother me if we do get a little snow since it will cover up all the nasty brown snow on the roadsides. The melting continues which is making a mess of things - lots of mud, sloppy roads, and dirty cars. C took my car to the car wash this morning. He said it took three rounds of washing with the spray gun thing to get it clean. It was pretty damn dirty. It will get dirty again but at least I'm not afraid to touch my car for the moment.
C is back with supper for kids so I think I'll go try to steal some fries and then find something to keep me awake until bedtime. It was a good day but I am ready for bed!
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Saturday, 28 March 2015
Friday, 27 March 2015
Pre-Party Prep
I am glad that the kids will be in bed shortly. It has been a long, busy day for me and I'm ready for some kid-free time to get started on my Snow Queen clue that I got today.
The day started off with the kids getting on the bus (yay!) to go to school. It felt good for things to be getting back to normal. Once they were gone, I started baking the cupcakes for tomorrow. 48 cupcakes are sitting in containers, frosted and decorated, ready for tomorrow. While they were baking I went to work on making the pink ice skate candies for the goody bags. I found that the pink candy (which is vanilla flavoured and not really chocolate) didn't flow as well as the chocolate did, so it was a little tougher to get them started. But once I got going I had them all made in a few hours. Next time I decide to make candy like that I will get more than one candy mold!
In between cupcakes and candy I started stuffing goody bags. I got as many done as I could until I ran out of stuff. I ended up running out and getting more of everything to make sure I had enough bags for 22 kids plus I picked up some toddler-friendly things for the two toddlers that could possibly be coming. Actually, one is definitely coming and the other is a maybe. But I wanted to be ready. I still have a few parents who never RSVP'd, but I still have bags ready for their kids. Any extras will go to S and J.
While out getting the bag stuff I also went to the grocery store and got all the food for tomorrow. Because the party falls between lunch and supper I'm only planning on having things like fruit, veggies, chips, and cupcakes. I stocked up on juice boxes and water. The food portion of the party is only an hour and that will go quickly, I expect. And with an hour of skating before hand the kids will most likely be ready to sit and eat.
By the time the kids got home from school I was ready for a nap but there was to be no nap for me. My friend asked if I could watch her daughter L for a bit this afternoon and I said yes. So, S, L, and our neighbour S were all here for a while this afternoon. They had fun playing with the dollhouse and the trains. L's favourite toys these days are the LaLaLoopsy dolls and she had a good time playing with those.
Once the play date was over, we headed out for supper because I was just too tired to cook. The restaurant we went to was packed - it was the first time we actually had to wait for a table. I expect we'll encounter that more often in April once the local Burger Love month starts. For the month of April, different restaurants come up with fancy burgers that aren't on their normal menu. They encourage people to try a bunch of the burgers and vote for their favourite one. Last year there were like 30+ burgers. I don't know how many there will be this year, but there's no way to try all of them. Well, you possibly could but it sure wouldn't be healthy. When the webpage for Burger Love goes up, I'll share the link.
The weather today was nice. It looked like the ice in the harbour is beginning to break up and there was a lot of melting going on today. Thankfully the garage is staying dry thanks to the sandbags C put there a while back. He also cleared a lot of the ice away from the side door, so hopefully that will minimize the water that comes in. Tomorrow is suppose to bring 2 cm of snow during the day and another 2 cm at night. In the grand scheme of snow, that is nothing. Hopefully it will be the last snow we see until next winter!
The day started off with the kids getting on the bus (yay!) to go to school. It felt good for things to be getting back to normal. Once they were gone, I started baking the cupcakes for tomorrow. 48 cupcakes are sitting in containers, frosted and decorated, ready for tomorrow. While they were baking I went to work on making the pink ice skate candies for the goody bags. I found that the pink candy (which is vanilla flavoured and not really chocolate) didn't flow as well as the chocolate did, so it was a little tougher to get them started. But once I got going I had them all made in a few hours. Next time I decide to make candy like that I will get more than one candy mold!
In between cupcakes and candy I started stuffing goody bags. I got as many done as I could until I ran out of stuff. I ended up running out and getting more of everything to make sure I had enough bags for 22 kids plus I picked up some toddler-friendly things for the two toddlers that could possibly be coming. Actually, one is definitely coming and the other is a maybe. But I wanted to be ready. I still have a few parents who never RSVP'd, but I still have bags ready for their kids. Any extras will go to S and J.
While out getting the bag stuff I also went to the grocery store and got all the food for tomorrow. Because the party falls between lunch and supper I'm only planning on having things like fruit, veggies, chips, and cupcakes. I stocked up on juice boxes and water. The food portion of the party is only an hour and that will go quickly, I expect. And with an hour of skating before hand the kids will most likely be ready to sit and eat.
By the time the kids got home from school I was ready for a nap but there was to be no nap for me. My friend asked if I could watch her daughter L for a bit this afternoon and I said yes. So, S, L, and our neighbour S were all here for a while this afternoon. They had fun playing with the dollhouse and the trains. L's favourite toys these days are the LaLaLoopsy dolls and she had a good time playing with those.
Once the play date was over, we headed out for supper because I was just too tired to cook. The restaurant we went to was packed - it was the first time we actually had to wait for a table. I expect we'll encounter that more often in April once the local Burger Love month starts. For the month of April, different restaurants come up with fancy burgers that aren't on their normal menu. They encourage people to try a bunch of the burgers and vote for their favourite one. Last year there were like 30+ burgers. I don't know how many there will be this year, but there's no way to try all of them. Well, you possibly could but it sure wouldn't be healthy. When the webpage for Burger Love goes up, I'll share the link.
The weather today was nice. It looked like the ice in the harbour is beginning to break up and there was a lot of melting going on today. Thankfully the garage is staying dry thanks to the sandbags C put there a while back. He also cleared a lot of the ice away from the side door, so hopefully that will minimize the water that comes in. Tomorrow is suppose to bring 2 cm of snow during the day and another 2 cm at night. In the grand scheme of snow, that is nothing. Hopefully it will be the last snow we see until next winter!
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