Bradin's Party

Well I thought I was doing well planning Bradin's 9th birthday- usually go all out with a theme party, home made pinata and such... Bradin informed me he wanted to keep it low key this year (being 9 it isn't cool to have you mom plan a great party). So I rented the local pool - called last week and booked private pool time and the concession room to do cake and such - made the invites on the weekend - Bradin handed them out on Monday (I don't even know who's coming, no one ever thinks you mean it when its an RSVP). Today I happen to be talking to the woman who works in the recreation department about work related stuff and mention that I am having Bradin's party at the pool next weekend - she says "your not in the book..." gulp! Then says "someone else has it booked for 3pm!" AAAAHHHH! She looked into the situation and apparently the person who took my booking only wrote it on the calendar and not in the booking book! Luckily we could switch things around - so the kids are doing presents and cake first - followed by swimming... grrrrr... this was not the plan! And to beat all hell its now a semi-private booking! Grrr! I wouldn't care about the semi part - but it'll be open swim and full of a bunch of other kids (usually teenagers) hogging toys... grrrr! Well - there are far worst things to happen in life, just my upset for the day.

I think everything else is done for the party - seems how the kids are eating right away at 3 I am not going to bother doing hotdogs.. just cake and icecream - that and I don't feel comfortable stuffing the kids sick and then dropping them in the pool (probably a safety thing). Instead of grab bags (too uncool for 9) I am filling small bags with cotton candy to send them home with! Less work for me and the kids will love it!