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Quick, quick, QUICK! Update!
This week has been a whirlwind but I like being busy so that’s good.
First of all I want to tell everyone thank you for the book tour response! You guys make me feel like I can actually do this. My publisher and I are still working out the schedule for the virtual tour so if you haven’t heard from me it doesn’t mean I’m blowing you off, it just means I’m behind in emailing (like usual. Arg).
I’m off to face paint at Bug’s fall carnival! (Like my kit? I’m such a pro now, with one party under my belt. Ha ha) The cake at the top is my contribution to the cake walk. I love being a mom of a kindergartener. School events are so much fun. I wish I could do it for five years in a row and skip the teenage years.
Speaking of, have you seen Bug in her Halloween costume? I feel like I’m looking into the future and it makes my heart hurt. Stop growing up, BUG! Stopit!!
Bug’s school pictures came in. She looks so much like Toby! That jaw! And me. That round chin, poor kid. I wish I could find that old post where I amalgamated our faces to see what she would look like before she was born. Found it! Thank you Dana! I think they came true.
We went to a Strawberry Shortcake event yesterday to promote the new Cherry Jam character that is Strawberry Shortcake’s new best friend. I’ll have to post more about that later on my review blog because they hooked me up with a bunch of swag I need to give away. Videos anyone? Stay tuned.
And lastly, don’t miss my Dia de Los Muertos craft on Alpha+Mom. It’s so easy and quick. Even the black-thumb crafters could do it!
Now I’m making like a tree and leaving! Swoosh! That’s me gone.
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The Angry Birds Craze Continues
This is my friend Carrien’s oldest son’s idea. He had played the game briefly on his dad’s phone and then no longer had access to it so he invented his own version (with his sisters and little brother) with bean bags, boxes and a sling shot. I thought it was brilliant and with his permission, recreated his game in my backyard for Alpha+Mom. We had a blast.
He even drew me a diagram which was a little loftier than I had in mind but we sewed up some bean bags and set it all up.
Here he is setting up the pig’s lair.
And then we blasted it to pieces.
It was so much fun.
I’m thinking I might just have to throw an Angry Birds Theme party someday with this playing in the background. There are so many great ideas out there.
