In the rush and fuss of all the small details of my life, I am already lost to the Holidays. I am more than a little shocked that Thanksgiving is NEXT WEEK. I mean really, where the heck did the time go? How did it creep up on me, silently stealing away what little time I have left before the chaos is due to set in? I have so much to do. I have to decide if I'm going to actually cook something for Thanksgiving this year (who knows?!?!), I have to plan my daughter's birthday party (What the crap, she's three???), and buy some Christmas presents (Ok, so that one isn't so hard...). I have to figure out a way to get my house clean before party weekend. I'm not entirely sure it's going to happen to be honest. My house is a land mine of clothes to be washed, toys to be put away, animals to clean up after, dishes to be done, and children to dodge.
However, despite the feelings of impending doom that can only be traced back to hosting a party so soon after having a baby, I have made some headway. I have already purchased what few gifts we've decided to get for our girls. Monster Man isn't getting anything from us, as he's little and won't know. However, I plan on getting him a stocking and his first ornament. I figure that's enough. On top of that being done, Monster 2 has decided on the theme for her party. She wants Sleeping Beauty. Well, she wants "Pincest Rora". To me this means some pink and blue cupcakes, some Aurora cutouts, and lots of pink decorations. Easy enough. So far I have most of the planning/budgeting under control.
There is one issue with my younger daughter's birthday. It's in December. So while my oldest gets fun summer birthday parties involving water balloons, snow cones and swimsuits, Monster2 has to have her party inside. Do you know how hard it is to come up with entertaining activities for children of all ages (because it's just family right now, as she's not old enough to have school friends)? Not to mention the SPACE for activities. So I decided this year, she just has to have a pinata. I may be crazy, and it might be laughable, but I'm going to do it. Besides it basically the only damn party item Walmart sells that actually HAS Sleeping Beauty on it. Whatever happened to the classic princesses for crying out loud? It's like Disney had a mid-life crisis and decided out with the old, in with the new.
Anyway. If anyone has any Princess Aurora ideas on hand, feel free to pass them on. Keep in mind I'm on a budget and my crafts supplies are basically limited to markers, black printer ink, and some card stock. :)
With Thanksgiving being next week, I'm so ready for food. I love food of all kinds, and I am pretty excited for some new experiences we'll be having this year. But more on that after the fact. The second best part about Thanksgiving week, is Post Thanksgiving Weekend. Folks, I'm ready for my Christmas Tree. Husband has been unwavering in his stance against pre-Turkey Day decorating. One week from today we will be turning on some Christmas tunes, cleaning up the house and throwing up the decor. We will also quite possibly be munching on Thanksgiving leftovers. I Cannot Wait!
Oh yes, between birthdays and holidays we've got some fun in store. And for the next two weeks I'll be in party planning mode. Which is code for "Cleaning-the-house-like-a-mad-woman-as-I-haven't-bothered-to-do-that-in-like-three-weeks!" I'll leave you with that.
The link to my Pinterest board dedicated to Monster's birthday. :)
Happy Holidays!
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