Titles are Overrated. And There Are a Lot of Pictures

It was one of those interesting kind of weeks that I really have no desire to repeat. Fun, exciting, busy, productive, but please. Let's just let it be one of a kind, shall we?

Yesterday the school called and said that while they were outside for a fire drill, Micah ralphed. They have a no-ralphing policy there so I had to go get him. I don't send sick kids to school (or anywhere else for that matter) and his aide said that it was all mucus. (I hope you weren't eating anything.) But they have that policy, so I had to quickly shower and go pick him up. That whole SAHMs have no need of showering first thing in the morning because we've got nowhere to go sometimes comes around to bite me. He spent the rest of the day eating, playing, and running outside because it was absolutely gorgeous. Mother Nature was having a good day. She's over herself now though. Winter is back.

Since Micah was fine all day yesterday, all evening, and all night, I sent him to school this morning. They called and said he tossed his cookies on the van, and he didn't pack a lunch. The van driver graciously turned around and brought him right back home. She said it was mucus again. While I should be peeved that he's swallowing snot by the bucket loads and keeping himself out of school for it, it was very nice to have a day of just me and my baby. I miss him sometimes. And he wasn't even sick, so we just had fun together.

You know that I don't really have a life since I don't even shower until mid afternoon sometime, so I'm not sure how I ended up with two lunch dates today. It all worked out in the end, but what are the odds? Oh, and it was so nice to have a lunch date. I felt like I had a life for an hour or so there.

The kids school Valentines parties are tomorrow. I prepared accordingly of course. I carefully chose snacks for Micah's class that did not have peanuts or chocolate because of food allergies in the room. THEN Sam told me that the note said "no food." I had to try for Gifts: Round Two today. I love the party aisle at Wal-Mart. Those mega-packs of bona fide stuff are da bomb. No pack is complete without play-doh and bouncy balls among them.

Luke's class needed snacks for a party so I thought mini cupcakes would be oh-so-fun. They were. But how on earth could I be in town 3 days this week stocking up for Friday and still not have frosting? I would have sworn I had my act all together at one point, but apparently I forgot where I put it. I spied a tub of marshmallow fluff in the pantry and with the help of Rachel Ray Dot Com I found a recipe for frosting that was quick and easy. And sugary enough to give the kids diabetes.



Because the Valentines parties aren't a big enough hassle to prepare and coordinate for, the PTA (in all their infinite wisdom) decided to auction off baskets of goodies for a fundraiser. Items are due tomorrow. Josh's class is doing one in a Steelers theme. Dude. That stuff is spendy. I made a tote bag because I had the fabric in my stash. Hand up the one who spotted my deliberate mistake. Ahem.



I've been working on some new designs for the shop because new is always exciting. Since I know nothing about seafood, a friend helped me to get the sushi just so.



That was early in the day. After the lunch date, the Valentines packs, the cupcakes and frosting, and the PTA bag, I tried my hand at a golf design. Apparently the witching hour had passed because it just wasn't happening. Here are some of the golf designs that I had in mind. It's always good to have a backup because while they may look stellar on paper sometimes they don't translate well to fabric.



I started with the golf bag since it was one of the hands down favorites of the family.



Since that was an epic fail (travel mug, anyone?) I decided to go for the golf cart.



Apparently it's one of those paper-only designs. And the floating golf heads that look rather like mouse droppings behind the cart would be attached with stitching. I'm not that far gone yet.

I'd like to think that tomorrow will get better, but I graciously volunteered to babysit my friends' kids while her and her hubby go away for the romantic weekend. That will double the kid count here. Fun times, fun times. Becky said that there are about a dozen stores closing in the mall (Yippee us. Wherever will we shop now?) so maybe I'll go shopping after the weekend is over.

Oh, and spellcheck flagged Steelers. Spellcheck needs to get with the program.