List It

This morning as I often do I spent a few minutes writing a list of things that need to get done.  I write lists for many things and whenever a day or entire weekend is going to be very busy, as is this one, I list what I need to do. 

It does make a big difference in keeping me organized and on track.  Although I’m afraid the available time slots for this weekend have shrunk down to infinitesimally tiny moments and I maybe overextending just a little. 

I’ve got a shopping list, a things to do list, I should really do list and a can’t avoid list just for this weekend.  My lists have sub lists.  It would be funny if it wasn’t so ridiculous.  

My youngest is having her birthday party this weekend and the only thing I can say that is actually done is having invited all the kids.  We also haven’t found a single birthday gift for her actual birthday as well as gotten anything done for our annual July 1^st party which is approaching rather quicker than expected.    

Oh well my penchant for lists has helped me out many more times than not.  It’s helped me to decide what updates I really want to do next, reminds me of projects I not quite finished and keeps me from having to return to a store for a single item.  My lists do make things go more smoothly.  

I’m kind of stuck on one item on one of my lists today.  Choose new shingles, as it turns out there are an awful lot of shades of grey and brown.  Both my husband and I have spent much more time than we expected staring at the “vizualizer service” which is supposed to make choosing easier. 

It hasn’t really helped that much and we need to let the roofing company know our final decision this morning in order to get the project started on time.  It needs to start on time for a variety of reasons and so we really need a final decision.

Fingers crossed no other list items get me stuck today.

Let's Party

Of all things I have “Bonne Fete a toi” AKA Happy birthday stuck in my head.   Well at least my activities match what is in my head. We have 3 separate birthday parties including one here, the soccer windup and my nephews grad party all happening this weekend.  

I may go completely mad before Monday rolls back around, scratch that lets say before June is over as this weekend is really just the continuation of the sustained insanity that is the entire month of June.  Pretty much every year from June 1^st until our annual Canada Day party is over and done. 

This weekend amongst all the other things I need to prepare for my house to be taken over by a pack of squealing little 6 and 7 year old girls hyped up on candy and cake. Won’t that just be fun?

My darling girly girl has chosen to do a princesses theme and the levels of pink and pretty things just may overload my senses.  Trust me it’s a lot of pink.  Feather boas, crowns and dress up clothes will be everywhere.

Were also planning on making jewelry which will result in beads and sparkles being scattered everywhere so that I continuously discover them all around the house for the next 6 months or so.

I swear sparkles multiply. I still find sparkles in the vacuum canister even though the last time I recall using them was around Valentine’s Day

Busy as I'll be it should still be an easier weekend then last as we had E’s sleepover birthday party last weekend.  A bunch of 12 year old girls out squeal their 7 year old counterparts by quite a large margin. Particularly when it’s 2 a.m. in the morning. 7 year olds just don’t have the endurance.  

Oh well, time to dust off my clown skills and dress them up like a princess, and yes I actually do have “clown skills”, I'm not sure why but I do.