What Was I Thinking?!?

Well, here it is.  11:00 pm on the night before Charli's birthday and Star Wars birthday party and I am frantically crossing things off my "To Do" list.  Some I am crossing off because I finished them.  However, a vast majority more I am crossing off because I have run out of time to do them.  Now, no one who really knows me will be surprised, but, I have let time get away from me.  I had lofty goals for this party and have fallen short.  Thankfully, the only one who will know how short I fell from my vision is me.   And Jeff I suppose.  Making our home into outer space is partially complete with star spangled black backdrop decorated with stars and planets cut from Charli's artwork.  Tatuine (in the form of a sandbox with moon sand) arrived this week and will be placed in the backyard.  Smaller than I had planned, but here none the less.  Hoth planet (an ice planet, I have been told) will probably not make an appearance unless I name our beverage ice bucket Hoth.  Hmm, not a bad idea actually.  Lightsabers (pool noodles cut in 1/3 and Duct Taped for handles) complete with children's names on them.  Cake?, food?, plates? beverages?... non-existent.  I had planned (and have the ingredients for) a double chocolate layer cake with raspberry filling and chocolate ganache.  Yum!  This cake was then supposed to have fondant stars and lightsabers on top made from cake, ice cream cones, and sugar sprinkles.  Sounds great, huh?  We will never know.  I had planned to bake all day today.  Unfortunately, I forgot that I have two children who really like my attention and a very dirty house.  Instead, we spent the day cleaning and taking care of the kids.  Oh, and I forgot to mention that for Charli's birthday, we invited her best friend, Stella for a sleepover.  Stella is 3 years old and has never spent the night away from her family before.  Not surprisingly, she had a hard time getting to sleep and wanted her mommy.

So, to recap.  For today, I had planned to: bake a cake and decorate it like a pro, go to the store to finish picking up party supplies, go to another store to pick up the food for the party, cook a nutritious and delicious meal for my family, entertain a second 3 year old and create another sleeping space for her, take care of an infant who doesn't appreciate being put down, clean the house, decorate the house, and finish a few art projects for the party.  Thus the title of this blog entry.  What the @#&$ was I thinking?  Oh well, all three girls are asleep (and so is Jeff).  It is time to call it a night and start again tomorrow.  I will surely be up early.  Brooke is my little 6 am alarm clock.  She has an amazing internal clock, maybe she is Swiss.