Two crazy Fridays down, one more to go. (The big one.)
Mary's birthday party was delightful. See here.
And yesterday was the first grade Fall Harvest Party. My friend Emily and I were in charge of the games for five first grade classes. We kept it simple. I played "Five Little Ghosts," a version of the classic "Heads Up, Seven Up." And Emily ran an eyeball on a spoon relay race. It was a good time. I enjoyed seeing the children from David's class last year, as well as the kids from the Spanish-speaking kindergarten I volunteered in last year. (Hmmm. I might like first graders even more than kindergartners!) Most of all, I was glad I was not in charge of crafts or snacks.
This Friday is the church Fall Festival. We're providing dinner for 350. Plus, there will be a Pie Contest, Festive Photo Booth, Adult Costume Contest, Children's Parade, and Trunk-or-Treating. I have certainly enjoyed many such activities. But this is my first time planning one. I suppose there is a first time for everything. Fortunately, I have in my life: a Costco membership and really awesome friends. I am aided by a little notebook full of lists, the convenience of email, and (dare I admit it?) the power of Excel.*
Pray for my children, that they may eat more than cold cereal this week.
*Allow me to clarify, lest anyone be misled into thinking that I myself am using Excel. Here is how it works: I sit at the kitchen table, dictating all kinds of crazy things to Greg (such as email addresses or how many pounds of sour cream we need to make 30 batches of Tara's potato casserole recipe), and he types it into some useful spreadsheet that can tell me all kinds of neat things. Nifty.
