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Saturday
Mar072009
A Party City is Very Good
{Quick explanation of the inside-joke title to this post. When G and I were dating, he came to my grandparents' mountain cabin to meet the extended family. My grandpa built it decades ago and, as a confirmed europhile (especially Germany) one of the personal touches he created is a carved mantle with his favorite Luther quote: Ein feste burg ist unser Gott, or A Mighty Fortress is Our God. When he heard that Greg speaks Danish, my grandpa asked if he could translate the phrase on the mantle. Greg, sensing this was a litmus test for future inclusion in the family, took his time studying it, looked up and said, "A Party City is Very Good?" It was very endearing. Apparently Danish and German languages don't play well together.}
Anyhoo, I'm prepping to host a slumber party here tonight with all the young women (12-18) from our church youth group. Good times, y'all.
Chick flicks, check.
Easter candy, check.
All other manner of junk food, check.
Louie sent to the dog hotel, check.
Make kids vacuum, check.
Fresh flowers, check. (Here's my floral philosophy.)
We'll be making those fabulous tissue paper pom-poms (^)for an event next week. Check.
A little preventive nap this afternoon, check.
Pancake breakfast makings, check.
Bedroom two floors away from the "sleeping," check.
One baby step closer to achieving my goal of kool-aid mom. A party city is very good, I say.
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And tomorrow we'll attend Miss Saigon at the high school. Remember the drama when we found out they picked it for this year? {Lauren decided not to audition since they weren't watering it down AT ALL for the high school production.} Love the music, still not sure it's the best choice for a high school production. I'll let you know...
edited to say: picture courtesy of Martha Stewart
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Reader Comments (10)
Those pom poms are fabulous.
Have fun!
i kind of want to come. mostly for the snacking part and the fun stuff. then i'll leave, so i can actually sleep, and i'll be back for pancakes.
excellent.
I'm just curious, but are any of the yw parents concerned about what they are seeing? My friend took her YW to see Grease and she got A LOT of flak for it. I personlly think its a great opening for discussions. I stole your Sat Gen Conf idea. Keep passing on your fun activities.
I should clarify--I'm just taking my daughter Lauren to Miss Saigon, not the YW. Definitely send ideas back this way, too :)
you are a FABULOUS mom! Luckily, I achieved cool mom status tonight by stopping at the store on my way home from my date night and getting ice cream, oreos, and red vines for the teenagers sleeping at my house.
Those pom-poms are ADORABLE!
Miss Saigon is a pretty intense musical experience. Can't wait to hear how the high school voices do with it.
You are the best YW leader ever. Those girls better know how lucky they are to have you!
I love that background story! Inside jokes are the best...
Hope the party was a smash.
I love your party city. It does sound very good. I also love your fresh flowers philosophy. I think of it every time I have some, which isn't often enough.
I hope you survived the slumber party. I had a party at the hospital. I wish it had been a slumber party as it is hard to achieve slumber during a hospital stay. I could have used the company. Flowers are better than medicine.
I will be spending this week making tissue flowers, pom poms, and garland as well. Just a few more things to add to the list of what we have in common.
I should add that you are so much cooler though.