Henry watched the iCarly episode during which the kids get lookalikes to pretend to be them and press computer keys to make recorded responses when Spencer asked questions.

So Henry wanted something where he could do the same.

He scraped up all of his money and went to Target this evening and bought a microphone.

So we've been playing with that for the last hour or so.

Fun times.

Mark's kid party is Sunday afternoon so I'll need to make yet another cake for that.

Plus he said wanted brownies also.

His actual birthday is on Monday so maybe I'll make the brownies for that.

His party is a water party in our backyard so I got fish/underwater plates and napkins.

Mark whispered to me at lunch today, "I don't care if it's a water party. I still want a Spiderman cake".

So I was thinking maybe putting some little cookie goldfish or something around the edges of the cake with Spiderman in the middle.

He's not picky.

I wrapped Mark's presents a few minutes ago.

I got him: an English/Spanish Buzz Lightyear with pop-out wings, a "fighting" Zhu Zhu pet, and a couple of Batman costumes.

Henry wrapped him up a set of planets and space-themed felt pieces and is planning to give him his flannel board. These are Henry's things that he decided Mark would like.

Henry also gave him six dollar bills--"one for each year plus one to grow on". He couldn't wait until his birthday to give it to him so he gave it to him today. It was such a nice idea, and Henry was so excited about it. Mark's response--"Henry's so dumb." Sigh.



-- Edited by Robin on Friday 9th of July 2010 10:20:59 PM

I made Mark's cake last night, so it needs to be frosted.

I have a HUGE stack of coupons to take to Walgreen's today.

Glen and I decided to start giving Henry and Mark an allowance and to stop buying them stuff all the time.

They can save their money and buy their own stuff.

$5 for Henry, and $2.50 for Mark.

Idr if we agreed on every week or every other week.

I scheduled Mark's party for tomorrow afternoon because my across-the-street neighbors have VBS at their church all day today.

I was going to take my kids there plus her kids (Mark's friends) were going to be there all day.

Since I scheduled Mark's party for tomorrow, my mom scheduled Mark's family party for lunchtime today.

So my kids aren't going to that VBS.

It's also Randy's bday (my brother), and he was only available at lunchtime today.

happylib wrote:

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Good morning Robin! It sounds like you have a busy weekend.

We are having Elizabeth's party Sunday too. I am going into uncharted waters today and making her one of those doll cakes. I am praying that the cake comes out of the bowl because I had to buy a special cake mix that is over five bucks a mix. There are some guests with egg allergies so that's what I had to do.

I am going to attempt buttercream icing too. I hope I can get the frosting smooth and looking better than as if E did it. Decorating it is actually the most intimating part for me. It would have cost less to actually have had it made, but for some reason I think I need to make the cake. At least this way I will have practice for next time.

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I bet the cake will be great!

I'd really like to try making some cupcakes with Megan's method that I saw on her FB page--for Mark's party.

Today I need to clean up the backyard or get the boys to clean it.

Glen's home with doughnuts; I'm off to eat.

 

okay, since robin started one of her posts with dyk, i am going to start mine with i confess:)

i confess i had 10 minute apart ctx all day yesterday and all night overnight.

i confess dave called into work today assuming this was it.

i confess that as soon as i got up for the day they have been off and on at best.

i confess grace and i tried walking and playing hopscotch to no avail.

i confess that idt i spelled avail correctly, but i really dgaf.

i confess i need to be done being pregnant because i am being a ragaholic biatch lately.

i confess that on thursday night dave complained that i over watered his stupid flower garden so i threw an entire bowl of freshly pitted cherries at him.

i confess grace being the people pleaser that she is picked them all up for me as i ugly cried.

i confess i am so happy i have atleast one people pleaser child.

i confess connor could gaf whether he pleases us or not.

Corey wrote:

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i confess that a cherry pitter may have been my best splurge as of late.

i confess it is so much easier than biting around the pit.

i confess it was $15, but told my husband it was $10??

i confess then i had to delete my f/b post b/c i didn't want to incriminate myself for lying.

i confess idk why i lied over $5--he could care less.

i confess he is a big spender and i give him crap about it alot, so when i buy something overpriced i feel guilty for nagging him about the same thing.

i confess i already warned him not to make me mad this weekend...fresh cherries makes his throat swell shut so if he annoys me i might sneak some into his food in a moment of hormonal rage;)

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Hey ladies.

Yay for parties!

Corey, I'm not laughing at you in the mean way, but holy ish, your posts made me lmao. Now I feel bad that I was teasing you in the other thread and asked you to have a baby today, lol. Good thing I wasn't close enough to you irl to take a bowl of cherries to the face!

What pitter did you get? I think Malin was just talking about one the other day, too. I try not to bog down my kitchen with tons of stuff that have a very specific task, but I looooove cherries and hate spitting the pits out like a bafoon, so I am thinking I need to make an exception.

 

happylib wrote:

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Cuppycake wrote:

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Corey wrote:

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i confess that a cherry pitter may have been my best splurge as of late.

i confess it is so much easier than biting around the pit.

i confess it was $15, but told my husband it was $10??

i confess then i had to delete my f/b post b/c i didn't want to incriminate myself for lying.

i confess idk why i lied over $5--he could care less.

i confess he is a big spender and i give him crap about it alot, so when i buy something overpriced i feel guilty for nagging him about the same thing.

i confess i already warned him not to make me mad this weekend...fresh cherries makes his throat swell shut so if he annoys me i might sneak some into his food in a moment of hormonal rage;)

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Hey ladies.

Yay for parties!

Corey, I'm not laughing at you in the mean way, but holy ish, your posts made me lmao. Now I feel bad that I was teasing you in the other thread and asked you to have a baby today, lol. Good thing I wasn't close enough to you irl to take a bowl of cherries to the face!

What pitter did you get? I think Malin was just talking about one the other day, too. I try not to bog down my kitchen with tons of stuff that have a very specific task, but I looooove cherries and hate spitting the pits out like a bafoon, so I am thinking I need to make an exception.

 

 

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I have a metal cherry pitter too.  I love it.  It was under 10 bucks, but still works well.  If you buy one, one word of advice, make sure it has  a decent sized hole or the pits don't go through.

 

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I'm going to look at the store when I go later... I'm trying to convince myself that I do not need to make the hour long trip to and from Bed, Bath, and Beyond just to get a cherry pitter. Especially since I can't leave BB&B with just what I intended to buy.

Ever. Especially with their clearance.  The last time I went, my sister just wanted a watermelon cutter. I was going to stay in the car to avoid temptation, but I knew my sister would not be quick. It is Bed, Bath & BEYOND, afterall.  I bought 3 huge clearanced out picture frames, a peeler that goes on your finger (seriously, super awesome though, since I have shakey hands), soap, and other things I didn't really need.

I'm obsessed with rainier cherries, and they are only in season for a few weeks, so I need to get on it.