All In A Mom’s Day

Doesn’t it always seem like when it rains, it pours? So far this month we have been to two birthday parties and a baby shower. We’ve got 4 more parties coming up (that I know about) and then in April all of our family birthdays start. It’s not everyone but it seems like most of our family birthdays are concentrated within the same few months. Don’t get me wrong, I love birthday parties. The kids get so excited and they are so much fun to plan and I love picking out gifts – it just seems like they happen all at once. So far my daughter has been to a Bratz party and a Polly Pocket party. Coming up we have a Cinderella party, a Tinkerbell party and a luau.

The twin’s party theme is still in the works. I’m thinking about Dora’s Adventure to Radiator Springs to meet Lightning McQueen or maybe something to do with racing. I’m still thinking that I’m going to do the Mexican Fiesta. I wanted to do a frozen margarita machine and then I was thinking of getting a second machine to do virgin strawberry daiquiris for the kids. The first place (and the only place I knew of in town) seemed kind of pricey and when I e-mailed for an actual price quote no one responded. Then I happened to mention it to a friend and she gave me the name of someone else who does the same thing and when I contacted them they were a lot cheaper. This just shows that it pays to ask around. I’ll definitely be looking in the stores to see if there’s anything on clearance after the Daytona 500 and after Cinco de Mayo. It really does pay to plan early so that you can shop around and buy things at the best price. I was able to get some Cars stuff for the goody bags at the dollar store. I was also able to get some other goody bag items on clearance at Walmart. I’m sure if I was shopping for that right before the party I wouldn’t be able to find it or I would have to pay full price. Now I just have to hope that my kids don’t change their minds about the theme they want!!

Time for bed. Tomorrow is the start of another busy week . . . school, work, doctor’s appointments, playdates, birthday parties, cleaning, laundry, errands and the list goes on . . . Have a good week!