The Weekend

The weekend went pretty well. Karri had three cakes due to some folks (for those who don't know, she bakes cakes and decorates them...really well) and then her folks came down so she and her Mom could finish cookie weekend 2010. Every year Karri and her mom make candies and cookies to give away as gifts along with having about 12 different treys of goodness to set out during the holiday season. Needless to say, Karri spent all weekend in the kitchen, and I spent all weekend trying to get out of helping with cakes or cookies. All three cakes were completed (I even delivered two of them) and the cookies were finished. The total count of candies and cookies were 1,350 pieces. Pretty amazing.

Cole also had his 5th birthday party on Friday. We rented a couple lanes at the bowling alley for two hours and brought in pizza, cake and ice cream. The party went really well and Cole had a bunch of fun. What amazes me is how people just invite themselves to join in the party. Cole invited all of his classmates (3 out of 5 RSVP'd and showed up) along with the Graff family. Cole's classmates showed up, with parents and siblings in tow. They then stayed, bowled, and ate everything we offered. What amazes me is them staying. We didn't invite every sibling in the family, we invited the kid that Cole actually goes to school with. What makes you think it is OK for you to have a night out on the birthday child's parents? When my children are invited to a birthday party, I don't have EVERY FRIGGEN KID IN MY HOUSE SHOW UP expecting to be fed. This seems to happen quite a bit. Last year, it happened in Erie and now in Brush. I don't get that people don't respect what an invitation says, but it also confirms my assumption about people for the umpteenth time. People are idiots.

Weight - 209.0 This is a pound below the goal for this week, so next week the goal is 206.0. I am actually amazed that I lost weight with the cookie weekend happening. There were a lot of cookies fresh out of the oven that I passed up (and ate). With the company "Winter Party" on Friday and Christmas shopping with Karri on Saturday, I may be hard pressed to reach the goal next week...but I'll make the effort.