plan a kick ass graduation party

was had by all. Thanks KM for hosting at your house. I think you guys marked the accomplishment in style. I had fun running the grill and eventually getting to play with your delightful young boy.

I think a rockin time was had by all. There was a bit of getting ready stress, but people started arriving pretty early. My mix of music did well, the food was great, the people were lovely, the root-beer keg was popular, the grilling was flawless. There was only one tragedy and that was my crockpotted BBQ beans. They had a slightly burned taste. Plus I got stung by a wasp – but even that couldn’t dent my fabulous mood.

Also, for most of the time there was at least one child to play with my boy – and a big shout out to all the adults who did time either playing ping-pong or beanbag toss with him. I don’t think he ate anything but potato chips or cake. He was pretty wound up and I made my peace with a long evening, but at 8:15 he said he was tired and he went off to bed. Lovely.

I’m going to curl up and sleep forever now.

I think people are actually coming! Weird.

The weeds have been cut back a bit and the garage has been swept. This morning I have to make a fruit salad, pick up balloons and beer, capture and isolate the cat, get Bib’s answers for her questions – then update and print out the quiz. Oh yeah, we should set up the tables and chairs also. I put some BBQ beans in the crockpot last night and they smell really odd. Not sure if those are going to make it to the event.

The boy slept at Grandma’s last night and he has already called to find out when he can come home and change into his party shirt.

tomorrow!

still lots to do, but all will be well. KM has been a fabulous partner in this endeavor. there will be balloons and cake and grilled food and ping pong. at least 39 people have RSVPed that they are coming. so, yay!

should go to sleep, but get up early.

So we’re planning on having a fun quiz with silly questions about both of our time in our MLIS program.

Questions like:
3. KnttinMama turned in her papers and online tutorial for her incomplete in ‘User Instruction’ on April 28, 2008. This was the final day of the Spring term. How many days later did she receive her grade?

(Name changed to protect the innocent)

The purpose is to have a little fun and have an ice-breaker for all the people from different walks of life.

Answer to question
3. KnittinMama received her grade on July 9, 2008. That is 72 days. It really makes the struggle to get it in by the end of the quarter a bit silly, don’t you think?

I’ve sent you an email Bibliomane (can I call you Bib for short?)

From original list and some new stuff:

LEFT TO DO
Clean up yard (big)
Put books on shelves / tidy piles
Get grill over here
Get tables/ chairs over here for outside
Buy fruit for salad
Buy chips, etc.
Pick up Balloons, kegs
Prep food
Make fun quiz
Get ice
Tidy up garage
Name tags

DONE – Make E-vite
DONE – Make flyer for others/ yarn store
DONE – Invite people
DONE – Plan menu
DONE – Get lame entertainment center out of family room
DONE – Get instructor to actually give me a grade so I can graduate (Sigh)
DONE – Bought plates, cups, silverware, etc.
DONE – Made music mix
DONE – Invite / warn neighbors
DONE – Clean off ping-pong table / tidy basement
DONE – Buy ping-pong balls / paddles
DONE – Bought bean bag game instead of croquet
DONE – Finish cork wall in family room
DONE – Order Pony Kegs (one beer, one root beer) PLUS they are coming with tubs and ice!!!
DONE – Order balloons
DONE – Clean up toy area

Today the boy and I did tons – some party related, some not

Party stuff
– ordered balloons (with much consultation with boy)
– went to two liquor stores and found out kegs with Root Beer are much more complicated than I thought
– found liquor store with root beer kegs and beer keg with real (non Lite) beer
– cleaned up basement
– finished cork wall
– went to hardware store for tools and ping pong balls. Didn’t find a grill and have officially given up on finding one.

Other
– met with curtain person and ordered curtains for living room, blind for family room
– mailed off some Bookmooch books
– went to library and redeemed Summer reading thing for 2 free books for the boy
– went to lunch
– scheduled pump education session
– went to sprinkler park with boy and read 100 pages of new trashy novel mooched from bookmooch.com
– ordered pump decorations

I’m sleepy now

No grills at Target – however, I got ping-pong paddles (but they were out of balls), a bean-bag game,and an extra garbage can. Not only were there no grills, but there were no, “Hello, my name is” nametags. Perhaps it is fate.

Perhaps we will play ping-pong with the bean-bags. I sense a new Olympic event….

After much deliberation and consultation, have selected a big old devil’s food cake with the chocolate fudge icing. Yay!

I tried and failed to buy a grill today. Seems the season is over. I did succeed in getting the paper goods from Cub. The remaining items are completely do-able.

From orginial list and some new stuff:

DONE – Make E-vite
DONE – Make flyer for others/ yarn store
DONE – Invite people
DONE – Plan menu
DONE – Get lame entertainment center out of family room
DONE – Get instructor to actually give me a grade so I can graduate (Sigh)
DONE – Bought plates, cups, silverware, etc.
DONE – Made music mix

Invite / warn neighbors
Clean up yard (big)
Put books on shelves
Clean off ping-pong table / tidy basement
Buy ping-pong balls / paddles
Buy croquet set
Get grill over here
Get tables over here for outside
Get chairs for outside
Finish cork wall in family room
Order Pony Kegs (one beer, one root beer)
Buy fruit for salad
Buy chips, etc.
Balloons (Boy insists on this)
Prep food
Make fun quiz
Clean up toy area
Get ice
Get tubs for ice/beer
Tidy up garage
Name tags

NOT HAPPENING – Put up curtains in living room
NOT HAPPENING – Fix ceiling paint crack in kitchen
NOT HAPPENING – Fix ceiling tiles in basement
NOT HAPPENING – Organize paper piles (filing)(Ick)
NOT HAPPENING – Finish bookshelves