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Post by 1whoscraps on Jan 23, 2013 14:14:08 GMT -5
I am afraid of February..  Seriously I have 4 birthdays, SuperBowl plus Valentine's Day to get through and they only give us a stinking short 28 days to do it all in..definitely not enough time and I don't know how but my dd roped me into hosting my 2 yr old grandson's birthday..Yikes! Luckily they are all adults..but still between menu, dessert and decorations I am not sure how I will fair come Monday morning. Then I have to turn around and do my son's 21st birthday..and I am too afraid to even ask what he wants. Any one have any special Love Day plans? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2013 14:54:24 GMT -5
...Any one have any special Love Day plans? My plans don't even come close to being as busy as yours! I'll probably plan a Valentine's Day dinner, decorate a bit, and make sure that "heart" cards arrive in a few mailboxes! |
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Post by Susan on Jan 23, 2013 18:00:55 GMT -5
oh Leslie!!!!!!!! you have a seriously crazy month! let me recommend: • cake only for the 2 year old - balloons are ALWAYS good decorations • catered bbq or the 21 year old - 21 bottles of beer taped with a $2 bill and a $1 bill to each bottleneck {my girlfriend just did this and it was adorable!} • SuperBowl - pinterest for easy snacks and treats • Valentine's Day - easy peasie Solo Sentiments and red and pink sprinkles on EVERYTHING! there ya go! Now let's talk MARCH!!! You'll do fine - you always pull out the awesomeness when it's warranted!! HUGS  |
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Post by 1whoscraps on Jan 24, 2013 11:53:29 GMT -5
Susan what a great idea..for the 21st. Personally I am hoping to get out of the superbowl menu this year.. I bought dh a deep fryer and both he and my son are having a goodtime with it..but {sigh} I know that I won't get off scot free..but one can dream can't one? BTW - did you now that there is a helium shortage? Apparently they now limit the number of helium ballons you can buy. I wouldn't normally know this but ds has been working at a party store. |
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Post by Susan on Jan 24, 2013 14:06:36 GMT -5
Leslie I'll see if my girlfriend has a picture of what she gave to her son, and send it to you if she does. It was adorable {in a 21-year-old-alcohol sort of way!!} She got a big round tub, like you'd use at a picnic on the beach...and filled it with ice. The she went to a liquor store where you can buy bottled beers individually...and got a big, fun, variety of bottles - crazy names, cool labels, breweries from places they had visited, etc. Then she folded up $2 bills and $1 bills, really narrow, so just the #2 and #1 showed, and she scotch taped one of each to each bottle neck. She said at first it was really funny because her son assumed they were $20 bills and $10 bills - hahaha!!! The bottles, on ice, filled the tub, a big bow was on the bottle cap of each bottle, and the cash at first wasn't really noticeable. Her son loved it!!! I hope you get out of Superbowl cooking/baking. If you want my "Keuter Caviar" recipe {which is easy, and YUMMY!} or an awesome recipe for blender salsa, let me know. I'll share! They're always hits!!  |
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Post by Cat on Jan 24, 2013 19:29:49 GMT -5
Leslie, if your GB's party is indoors.....T-pins and pretty twine are great for hanging balloons. I have hung hundreds of balloons, snowflakes and streamers from our ceilings using T-pins. The holes from the pins don't show after wards. Take a dollar store party table cloth....fold it where you can cut it in strips ----tie several different colors to the balloon stem ----use one of streamers as a string to hang the balloon from the ceiling. Hang them all over ceiling. (strips don't fade or spread if they happen to get wet like paper streamers) A few yards of white tulle / netting and a few dozen T-pins makes a pretty neat looking cargo net filled with colored balloons. I even used tulle to make a tube filled with balloons----no sew---just wrap the tulle loosely around a balloon tie a loose bow with ribbon/ string/ twine on both sides add another balloon---- bow---balloon---bow until you reach the end or you limit. Leslie, I hope some of this makes sense and sparks some great idea mojo for you. Cat |
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Post by 1whoscraps on Jan 25, 2013 10:50:44 GMT -5
Cat those are some great ideas.
We are having a dinosaur theme so I am going to go look for some dark green or brown tulle and thinking some small ballons would kind of look like dino eggs so I can totally see that.
Thanks so much for the ideas guys..it really is a big help
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