Man...man..I am exhausted. Birthdays are such a big deal to me. I run around and drive myself crazy with all the little details. Then..the night or two before the party..I end up scrunched up in bed like a pretzel unable to get comfortable because my sciatic nerve is SCREAMING. Also..it feels like someone kicked me in the tailbone with a steel-toed boot.
Ouch.
Jackie's birthday was yesterday..and it went great. We were a little sad because some of her friends couldn't make it...but we had family there and some of her friends like CW and Max were there. Her friend Nichole from school was there not only for the birthday party but also for a sleepover so Jackie was excited about that.
I am so relieved that Jackie has made friends with a girl. More on that later but I have to mention that..and the fact that MY BABY asked for hair color! It is a Diva Mom's crowning moment when her daughter asks for hair color. Jackie asked me to highlight her hair..so I bought a home kit and did it myself. I admit it turned out well. It only lightened it like 4 shades or so but it looks nice.
Anyway..we had less of a turnout than we expected...only 9 people showed. We ended up with two crave cases of Cheeseburgers and a huge casserole of spaghetti. We'll be eating that for a few days..and that sucks..because I have now discovered that White Castle causes EBS. EBS is otherwise known as Exploding Butt Syndrome..which I found out about in Borders today while book shopping with Jackie and Nichole. It was embarrassing what happened in the bathroom. It is a secret and shall never be spoken of again. The girls might emerge with some slight trauma but they will be fine. Me..I am not fine. Every time I open the fridge I see that crave case. Damn.
The past week my neighbor's daughter has been helping me get ready for her party. She was great....but she's also 16 and slightly obnoxious and was forever meeting me as SOON AS I got home or first thing in the morning. I just really think maybe her mom doesn't pay too much attention to her so she seeks it elsewhere. After a week of living like I was in a glass house..I thanked her profusely and promptly ran her out of my house.
I am desperately in need of down time. The two days I didn't really need off this week but I got anyway, I was running and cleaning and preparing from the time I sent Jackie off to school until an hour from bed. I don't really consider that time off..because I was WORKING on the party.
My house was cleaner than ever yesterday..and today it looks pretty shitty because Jackie decided it would be fun to throw popcorn all over the house. I got her to pick some of it up but there's still a lot on the floor. :(
David's birthday is at the end of the month and I am seriously considering having it at Caruso's. Then I don't have to clean..or clean up afterwards..and that sounds much easier than this. So I get to start planning for that right away.
Jackie took us all out for breakfast today with her birthday money. That girl scored $110.00 plus $30.00 in gift cards. At the restaraunt she decided not only did she want an entree but also two appetizers and dessert. The bill ended up being $51.00. I couldn't pay jack because everything I had I spent on her birthday... but she seriously convinced me she wanted to take us out for breakfast with her money. Then she took her remaining cash and went to Borders this morning. She insisted on giving $10.00 to her friend to buy something and gave me a twenty..which I spent on those two and myself buying us Mocha Latte's (hold the espresso for the kidlets!).
Jackie told me this was her best birthday EVER and that pleases me so much. I try so hard to make it special for her...and it delights me to make her happy.
By the way..she loved her camaflauge (spelling) cake with hot pink icing. It went over so nice! I took plenty of pictures which I will upload later.
I hope everyone is well...
Melissa
3:30 pm - March 04, 2007
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