Tomorrow is Kate’s birthday, and as is tradition here at Mommin’ It Up, I am having a slight panic attack.
We’re redecorating her room for her birthday, and this process has reminded me why all the rooms in our house remain white.
Painting sucks.
Not the actual painting, really, but more the getting ready for it… moving the furniture, cleaning, taking fixtures off the walls, taping.
The painting part can be kind of fun, especially if you have the right help.
So anyway, back to my freak out.
We finished painting the room Sunday night, and tonight when I got home from work, I took off the tape… only to find a thin ring of pink paint around the ceiling. Apparently I did a crackerjack job of taping when I painted the room pink. Oops! So then we had to tape again and I’m going to have to touch up the white on the ceiling tomorrow.
And then there’s the matter of getting the rest of the room ready… we’ve got to put the furniture back where it belongs, for starters, and then we have a whole host of awesome new stuff to decorate with, but it’s going to take some time.
Did I mention her birthday is tomorrow?
And I’ve got to make cupcakes tonight for her preschool party tomorrow (any bright ideas for decorating cupcakes for “Zoo Day” out there? Why can’t her birthday be on a regular Wednesday! And why is it Zoo Day at her preschool when it’s Earth Day for the rest of the world?), and I haven’t ordered (yes, Jenny, ordered) her birthday cake yet for her party on Sunday.
Her party on Sunday is yet another thing that stressing me out. Thank God we’re having it at Chuck E Cheese because I don’t think I could handle the thought of getting our house ready! The thing about the party is that I’ve failed to invite people. Awesome, huh? I don’t know what my deal is – I generally obsess about invitations the way Jenny does about cakes – and this year I’m counting on word-of-mouth to alert our family of the party (I’m sure that’s going to work out beautifully and will result in no hurt feelings) and I sent Facebook messages to Kate’s friends’ moms to tell them about the party. And for those I couldn’t find on Facebook, I drove crappy fill-in-the-blank Camp Rock invitations to their houses last night. In my pajamas.
Oh yes, I am THE awesome.
Soooooo, I am a little stressed. And while blogging about things generally calms me down, it’s having the exact opposite effect tonight.
So yeah. Wish me luck. Sweet dreams.
My daughter’s birthday is today too! And I am soooo impressed with your room redesign! What a fabulous birthday present!!! Happy Birthday to you both!!!!
Love the color-what a fun mom you are. Want an easy treat for Earth day? Dirt pudding with gummy worms in it 🙂 I just went to a birthday party where the mom served it and it was a royal hit with the kids, even the girls 🙂 You could always put some fake lady bugs in there or something more girly 🙂 Good luck!!
Okay, you’re stressing me! Deeeeep breath! It might be time to cut your losses a bit, let Kate decorate cupcakes tonight with some sprinkles or other such decorations that come in a shaker. My girls are very proud to tell their school friends when they’ve had a hand in the cupcake decorating!
Good luck!
Birthdays stress me out too. My recommendation for cupcakes is go to the dollar store and find a bag (or several) of small zoo-ish animals. Make chocolate cupcakes and plop a toy on top. Not only do they get a cupcake but they get a toy. Works for McD’s.
Good luck on the room! I’m looking forward to “after” pictures!
Oh my, you took on a lot for a birthday.
Just make sure you have adult beverages waiting for you when you return from CEC; I’m tensing up just thinking of that place! As you know, I’m a once-a-year kind of CEC mom. 🙂
Breathe-breathe-breathe!
I understand! My son’s birthday is Saturday. I told him, it was his last party, lol! Too much stress! I am sure everything is gonna work out okay. Just take a deep breath.
breathe in – breathe out. Remember Kate will remember the fun not all of the craziness. Plus if she is anything like our little girls she will be planning her next birthday the very next day!!!! 🙂 Enjoy her day as her mom not the party planner!
Oh yeah, painting totally sucks! We re-did my daughter’s room for her birthday (we had to move her for safety reasons to a bigger room – so her bed would be away from a window). But I was NOT up for painting!!!