Preparing for The Open House

Wow it feels good to sit down. I have been on the go for most of the day. You would think that it is a holiday or something ~ it is something. Derek graduates Sunday and his Open House is today actually. It will begin in about 12 hours! Do I even have time to sleep?

I am way more prepared than I thought that I would be. All I have left to do is cut fruits and vegetables, put the smokies in the crock pot, pick up the cakes ~ I am excited to see them ~ and pick up the meat and cheese trays. I am glad that I will not be doing this for another four years. Four years from now I will have a clue ~ this time around was a learning experience.

Todd did come through getting the chips, dips, and buns. None of it quite what I would have done. It is what he chose so I am just rolling with it. It won’t make a difference five years from now so I am not sweating it.

Today I made macaroni salad, potato salad, cookie salad, fruit dip, and a cheese spread. I dragged Derek around with me from store to store looking for a punch bowl. Todd called me and said that they found a punch bowl. He knows that I was stressing out over it. I wanted to punch his mother! I called her and asked her if she has a punch bowl. No! Okay. She said that she could borrow one from her cousin. I told her no I don’t want the responsibility of having someone’s punch bowl. I would borrow from her and that is it. I will find one. She called me two times within 15 minutes. The second call I did not even answer. I was getting cranky when I talked to her for the second time ~ I called her, she called me. That is enough communication with her. I do like Todd’s mother ~ she has a good heart but she is a worry wart and that stresses me out.

My left eyelid has been spastic for three days! I have come to the conclusion that it is stress! I was doing the preparation for the Open house and my eyelid was doing okay then something happened that made my stress level rise. My eyelid started acting up. This too shall pass.

I have a video put together to play throughout the Open House but I don’t have enough music. I have Close to You ~ Carpenters. Another song that I think is Times of Your Life ~ not sure who sings it and of course I have Pomp and Circumstance. The video is really neat I just wish that I had more music that fits! So guess what I just did? I am using a free trial for AOL MusicNet. I am hoping that I can import the music into the video! Now if I could only get the video onto a DVD I would be extremely happy! I can not seem to do that!

To import the music I had to buy it. I am willing to buy it but there was a problem. I called AOL ~ since I have my AOL coming out of my checking account there is no way to bill me for each of the songs that I want to buy. Okay let’s move the AOL to a credit card instead! I downloaded Miracle by Celine Dion and added that to the video. I was actually looking for Baby Boy but could not find it. Miracle is a great heartfelt song ~ I am so glad that I chose it. I think that it is a love song but can pass as a song to your child. It fit! I could still use more music but I just don’t have the time.

GFAFB