After sitting and pondering for an hour or so last night about what I should write about next, cause ya'll remember I have signed up to write here once a day for a year, I decided that I was pretty much in a state of writer's block. Nothing funny had really happened, well, stuff happened, but it wasn't really funny enough or catchy enough to help me create, and I was tired, make that exhausted, after finding ways to avoid putting up the Christmas tree decorations. Do ya'll know how hard it is to find one thousand ways to avoid doing that? By 7 PM, I absolutely refused to do anything more than than gather all the snowmen and Christmas knickknacks, stockings and garland and place them on the dining room table - my mother's form of initial undecorating. The tree is still holding onto its ornaments and lights -- maybe today.... (or maybe not - we are this far into the year, maybe I should consider just leaving it up all year and decorating it for each appropriate season -- let's see Valentine's day is ahead of us - how about a tree filled with heart ornaments. Of course that would mean I have to take the Christmas ornaments off and then we are right back to my original dilemma.) Maybe it will just be Christmas all year round - my daughter already wants to put out more cookies for Santa - maybe that would work. We could become The House that Never Stops Celebrating Christmas, the neighbors would be so proud, but at least everyone would know how to find our house - just look for the red bows, wreaths and garland on the outside - maybe I could even go buy one of thos blow-up Santas on sale at Walmart and put it up just for added decorations...I am so digressing. Sorry!
So, back to my tale of not having anything to write and God bless you if you have stuck with this entry to this point - keep hanging on - maybe it will amount to something and your precious time will not have been wasted. As I closed up the computer, I headed to the bedroom, hoping to rest my mind and get some sleep. I didn't have a thought in my head - NADA. Then, the most wonderful thing happened. I turned on the tv and after scrolling through the channels I happened upon the most entertaining show I have seen since I caught a marathon of Split Ends on a Saturday night last fall and since my favorite show of all time, I Want To Be A Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader went off for the season (please Lord, bring it back soon!), the show... insert your favorite drum roll here - PARTY MAMAS!
Now, I thought I was bad - seriously, I obsess over my child's birthday party. She has had three and all of them, at least in my mind, have been productions in some form or another. I am even known in these parts for throwing an awesome doggie birthday and even more spectacular doggie Halloween costume party - but people, I am an amateur! The woman I watched last night was incredible. The premise of the show is similar to the Sweet Sixteen party reality show on MTV, but this Party Mamas, pits the mother of a child (this time a 3 year old) against all odds to create a spectacular, mindblowing, extravaganza for her child's birthday. This woman, I believe her name is Susan, was on a mission to create a pirate themed party for her "adorable" three year old son, Zach. She proceeded to scream at her husband, her children and her friends and family, various retail workers, party planners and caterers for the majority of the show - my favorite line was "how can I have a party without PROPS?" It was priceless people! She secured a boat, demanded all guests wear pirate theme costumes ("or they were not gettin' on that boat!"), ordered props such as treasure chest, skeleton, banners, swords, ropes, hired entertainers - (think swashbucklers) and even proceeded to take fencing lessons so she could participate in a sketch and "fight" pirates on her ship. By the day of the party, no one wanted to come, even her husband (who finally relented, probably because she had learned to wield a sword - that would have convinced me!) and at the last moment, even little Zach, for whom all of this hubbub was created, proclaimed he hated boats, and pirates and did NOT WANT TO PUT ON THAT COSTUME! Precious - don't ya love it. Just like an ungrateful three year old! I have one - I know!
Of course, editing and Hollywood were involved, so the party did go on and of course all ended in an incredible party on board the ship - even the skies cleared and the sun shone and the Party Mama was the hit of the town! Heavens, ya'll, if you haven't seen this show - please look it up - it is on the WE network and worth every second of the thirty minutes you will invest, especially if you are a mom and like to throw parties. Hysterical!
So, there is my ramble for this morning. It seems rather long for someone that didn't have much to say. I will try to contain better tomorrow! Thanks for sticking with it this far may you have a stupendous rest of the day!
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