I had a list of things to get done. I tried to keep myself calm. :)
List of things to do:
Chop up all the fruit and tomatoes.
Chop up and cook the hamburger/ chicken in taco seasoning.
Set up the taco bar
Make ranch dip
Clean my bathroom
Clean my room
Dust the couch
Fill the dishwasher and turn it on
Clean the kitchen floor
Take out the trash
ETC.
I tried to do all this on my own...but I ended up needing help from my sisters. My sister Tami came over and helped me cut up fruit, and her son Lonzo took out the garbage. My sister Mel ran to the store and got 2 things I needed.
Thank you for your help sisters and nephew!
The party....
My guests showed up 15 min early!! Man, I am not use to "EARLY" coming from Hawaii! :) Hawaiian time=20-30 min late.
I tried not to let myself freak out that they were early. I wasn't done cooking the chicken so I put an apple tray with carmel dip and a fruit tray with Kiwi, oranges, and grapes out for the hungry people. :) Yum!
Here comes the multi-tasking....
My friend brought her 2 children. One of her children is a 2 YR OLD! He is so cute, but a handful! While I was cooking and preparing food he came in the kitchen and said that he wanted to walk on my tredmill. I told him not yet, so he waited...oh...5 seconds and asked again. I finally gave in after 5 times. I had to move all the stuff off the tredmill before he could use it. :) Does that tell you anything??? LOL. (No usage???) I set the speed at 0.5. :) He was entertained for about....5 min. LOL. Not long enough! :) I guess he got bored because he touched the buttons to go faster. I look over and he is going WAY TOO FAST! I hurried over to try to slow it down and I was a little too late. HE ATE THE TREDMILL! Nuts! Dangerous!
He didn't get hurt, it just scared me.
He moved on from the tredmill and started to bug me again. Where are the parents you ask???
They are chatting away with my other guests. :)
I went back to cooking and then I hear..."I want MILK!" HE opened and looked in the fridge. I was impressed that he was so independent! I don't mind kids doing what they want unless it irritates me. :)
I'm glad we had milk!
The fun didn't end there...! It was cute to have a 2 yr old around. It helps me remember that I should count my blessings of not having kids. :) LOL. J/K. I love kids! ;)
We all had a great time chatting, and we even had time to play games!
We played my favorite game Scattergories!
I was really happy with the night! Yay, my party was a success! :)
After the party my sisters and I discussed how things went.
We came to the conclusion that my teacher friends are AWESOME and we want to hang out with these couples again!
Mrs. K, you were missed! :)
I often wonder why I stress myself out and plan parties.....I guess the parties pay off because I keep wanting to have them.:)
Alohas
