Showing posts with label party time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label party time. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The rest of the birthday celebration

I can't really take full credit for the arts and crafts portion of the Halloween birthday bash.  Sam was an immeasurable help in getting it all together.  We did several projects and like a ninny I didn't photograph as much as I should (I was too busy enjoying myself!).  We spent Friday night watching The Walking Dead and getting ready.  Sam cut eye holes in paper towel rolls (the goal was to put in glow sticks and make creepy eyes... alas, the glow sticks were to tiny to make an impact.  He also cut out monster parts to make treat bags with the kids.  I stuffed goody bags.  I also filled wee plastic bags with mini marshmallows and then drew ghost faces on the bags.  I'm so glad I had Sam to help!

A good blogger would do a tutorial or photograph everything in extreme detail.  I'm not a good blogger.  Instead you can look at all the fun we had:

Sam is a tall, tall man

Sam and Brent hamming it up

Shannon had a great time as well.  You'll notice that rather than drinking beer all of my friends are getting crunk on coffee.  That's how we roll.

Atticus spent most of his time running

Craft time with Sam

Even on-the-go-Atticus loved craft time!

This is how the day after the party went.  An exhausted tot with sugar detox going on... loads and loads of tears.
I didn't get a chance to snag some pictures of The Great Pumpkin hunt.  It was like an Easter Egg hunt but with pumpkin candy and a Great Pumpkin (ahem... an orange Easter Egg with $5 in it).  I also didn't get to take pictures of Hope.  She had three friends over and spent the bulk of the party in her room ... giggling... incessantly giggling.  They emerged for food and the would retreat away from the little ones. 

I'm thinking our Halloween/birthday bash will continue each year... Next year?  I'm thinking a Harry Potter theme!

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Look... A dinosaur, some books and excuses (as usual)


I'm afraid this month hasn't been very bookish. Not that that is an entirely bad thing, I just miss my hours in the sun/in bed/in cafe with a book in hand. I've cautiously crawled ever-hesitatingly out of my hermit-like shell and plunge myself head first into social activities.

There was the weekend in Athens last week with all of my old college friends that was a blast. Not a lick of reading was done, but I did venture into a used bookstore and picked up two Virago Press books for a grand total of $9.54. Adam's Breed by Radclyffe Hall and The Friendly Young Ladies by Mary Renault are now teetering on the top of Mt. Bookish in my dining room. The stack is now taller than my dining room table. Yikes.

Oh, yes, but what am I reading. I had started Atonement, but it was a case of right book, wrong time. The entire I was reading I kept thinking "I should like this book," but, alas, I didn't. So now it is back at the library and on permanent Postponement... Ha... hahahahahhaha...

I am nearly finished with the collected Angela Carter stories, Burning Your Boats and am relishing Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I'm hoping to finish it this week before this weekend's activities. This weekend I am (hopefully) getting a tattoo, having my birthday party complete with dinosaur cake, and going to a Gypsy Queen meet and greet in Little Five Points.

Hooray.... tattoos, birthday cake, and eating burgers with tattoo ladies in hip town.

Awesome.

Expect some more tumbling brain jumbles later in the week...
*the picture above is by Jon Carling. He is a terrific illustrator and I love his magical realism imaginings.