GOTTA GO!

The weekend was OK, I made some progress on stuff for the craft sale this Thursday. Yvonne, Jazmyn, and Aimee came over on Saturday and we played with yarn and knitting and crocheting - Jazmyn brought oodles of Bobber Heads cats (I think these are part of "Little Pet Shop" or something) . Anyway she has lots of fun with them.

Went to the Dollar Tree on Friday and spent $85 - how is that possible? I just kept shoving things in the cart thinking "it's only a buck" and pretty soon I've spent real money. Lots of Christmas bags and Secret Santa stuff and some toiletry items for the charity we're doing and it all adds up.

Yesterday? Had a birthday party at the house for Skip and Jeff. Confession: I got cranky at about 3:30 because Ken, Steve and Dad all were making noises at me that they "had to go", "gotta go", "it's getting dark", "Dad wants to go","hurry up, Dad wants to go" and I finally said "if you need to go then just GO!" I don't think I said "just fucking go" but I was mad so I might have. Hope not. The room got silent - then Camille and Skip started laughing at me because I don't usually have temper tantrums, but Jeez! Enough already - I knew they wanted to go before it got dark but I just wanted to sit down and finish my cig first. I enjoy having the bday parties, I like having everybody over, but I DO NOT like that everything goes along fun and fine and then all of a sudden "WE GOTTA GO!" Hurry Up! Serve that cake and ice cream and we'll scarf it down and go home. Bah! I understand it because Dad doesn't like to drive after dark anymore, but really they don't need to all take it out on me if the cake isn't served by the time Dad decides they GOTTA GO! And they don't have to all come at me at once!!!!!!! And also? Am I the only person who can cut cake? They don't have to wait for me to get started - they can scoop ice cream and cut cake, can't they?

So, my solution for next time is to serve the cake and ice cream early with the other food, open presents right after, and THEN sit around and talk. Then people can GO whenever they effing GOTTA GO.