plan ahead….

 yes i realize that it is only the end of january and my daughter’s bday isn’t until may…but i’ve always planned ahead, this way the cost doesn’t come out of one pay and i know what i need to get that goes with the theme she wants…. but people look at me like i’m crazy…. i can’t help it that i like to have her party organized and it looks like i went all out (which mind you it probably is overboard to an extent but i bargain hunt for things) 

this year she wants an aloha luau lol… so i of course started  planning a week or so ago… and my first box of decorations came….well my dad of course looks at me all weird like, and when i ask what’s the matter, he says "isn’t a little early to start ordering stuff for her party" …and of course i said nope and went on looking through the stuff… 

i really don’t see what the big deal is… lol…but yeah…

oriental trading is awesome for decorations and anything else you can think you’d need… i typically shop there monthly ne way for crafts for the daycare, but over the past few years i’ve been getting most of her party supplies there as well… the best buy of the moment is the plate/cup/napkin/invite package…typically it’s $12.99 for 1 pack for a party of 8….i got 6 packs and spent $20 (and some odd cents) major score in my book… i mean that will serve 48 people…which will be plenty for her party…and the left overs i’ll use for the daycare meals…

i really haven’t been doing a whole lot, other than having all my kids in the daytime (some nights) and then when they aren’t here planning out weekly activities….we are now working on valentine’s day crafts….and i have chinese new year crafts and mardi gras ….plus i’ve been doing a bit of info searching because my one 4 year old will want to know all kinds of stuff about the type of craft we are doing and why it’s for the holiday that we are doing it for lol….he loves to ask questions.. my favorite question of the day was "how’d you put the sausage into balls" lmao… caught me off guard! 

i’ll have to post some of the pics of crafts after we get them done….they are going to be adorable!

when i’m not working with kids or on stuff for kids, i’ve been spending time with chai…we went and saw parental guidance this weekend and omg i loved it…i haven’t laughed that hard in a long time… we also saw the hobbit the weekend before that…and the girls (chai & her friend ally) loved it….they now want to read the books..and they had to watch lord of the rings when we got home…. lol they wanted to watch return of the king but it was way late and they had to be up for church the next morning…so we’ll have to do that one soon…. so after we saw parental guidance, they went and stayed at ally’s house saturday night and sunday night…so i actually had all day sunday to myself, no daycare and no chai…so i spent the day watching movies and doing nothing! well i did read a bit, but that doesn’t really count as doing something when i stayed on my bed most of the day….

and now you’re all caught up lol… i’m sure there is a few funny moments with the daycare kids, but honestly i need to get off here and get to bed…i have to be up at 430am ick! more later i’m sure 🙂