Last night was the VERY late 40th celebration for the wonderful Ms. Paula!! (her birthday being 3 weeks ago. Ack!) These sweeties were made by ever talented Kathleen… we had munchies and champagne, but I was too busy consuming those to take photos. Heh. What’s new, eh? You’ll just have to take my word for it (and the 15 lbs I gained!) on how yummy it all was.
I spent most of yesterday cleaning this pit of a house. Good thing we throw parties at night where I can dim the lights and pray nobody runs their hands along the baseboards! Darn, we are just too dusty in these parts. I’m looking for a quaint, but hermetically sealed place to live, anyone got any suggestions?
I would sit here on this couch, admiring all my hard work except there is so much to do! The sun is out and I must drag my sorry self outside for a walk. Maybe I can make a start at working off last night’s sins. And then there are pumpkins to carve, a last minute birthday present to whip up, and probably costume alterations to do. I’m noticing that my dining room table looks a little vacant without the potted miniature roses and I’m wondering how to remedy that. And in the distant, I can hear the faint strains of my laundry calling for a revolution on the second floor:
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
And me? I’m still sitting here, luxuriating in that clean house feeling knowing full well the second floor is busy stroming a barricade! Denial was meant for Saturday morning.
I forced myself to clean, mow, and even cleaned a few baseboards. However, it’ll never last!
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Oh my goodness, I spent the day helping BW make a birthday present. ~W
Lovely photos. The party sounds fun. It was lovely here today but I’m afraid I didn’t get outside. It was all housecleaning and laundry and then a hair appointment. At least I won’t scare the children on Monday with my witchy gray roots.
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But, witchy gray roots would be so seasonal. 😀 “witch” reminds me, I should do my roots! ~W
And here you were worried you wouldn’t be ready. Looks like it was fun AND lovely. I am not doing so well in my deocrating endeavors.
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Karma: one should not dis the goddess of domesticity. ~W
Oh…I was a cleaning fiend myself for an out of town guest visit…I tell you, if it wasn’t for company or parties…my house would never get clean!
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Yep! It’s the same way here. We try to keep things picked up—but for a real clean we need company. 😀 ~W
Saturday’s breakfast… I have to admit, was a cupcake and coffee. 😉
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Ahh… I don’t blame you! 😀 ~W
Ok, the Les Miz reference to your laundry made me laugh out loud. In regards to MY laundry (and how the troops seem to scatter when it needs to be done), I’d be singing this: “And now I’m all alone again, nowhere to turn, no one to go to. Without a home, without a friend, without a face to say hello to…”. 😉
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Hee… I’m glad you got it! I’m glad SOMEONE got it. 😀 And isn’t that the case?? ~W
And what a fun party it was! Thank you so much for the wonderful time and all the delicious goodies. Kathleen’s cupcakes when quickly here. Not a crumb to be found! It took me several hours to decide where that nagging headache came from Saturday morning. Hmmmm…..possibly the champagne, vodka and baileys?! Oh, but it was so worth it. Thank you, my friend!!
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Heh… IZ looked at me and said, “You’re not as young as you once were” when I started moaning in the AM. 😀 It was fun, and happy 40th! 😀 ~W