Sweet 16 Party...

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The party has been had and everything went really well.

The backyard was lit up with tea lights everywhere including the milk container ones that all the lovely scrapbooking ladies helped with by donating their empties. We had the bamboo flame thingies (like in survivor) up one end of the yard and tea light lanterns hanging all around the pergola. All the electric lights were turned off, a gas heater under the pergola and a fire pit which the kids kept fired up all night meant we had a really pretty setting.

The kids were great - we had 24 turn up and they danced, melted marshmallows over the fire and generally had a good time.

Having a fire pit we wondered if they would be sensible with it - the worst that happened was a couple of them burnt a spring roll till it was black and then dared one of the boys to eat it and he did!!

I wasn't able to take as many photos as I have at past parties because being 16 they didn't want me hanging around too much and I respected the fact that they didn't need a flash in their faces (I know - it was really hard!!) but will post them as soon as I download them in the next day or so.

Organising the Sweet 16 Party...

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I'm organising a 16th birthday party for Lozza. Her birthday is in June and I asked her 2 months ago to let me know what she wanted to do so I could get started on the arrangements. A week ago she made up her mind...a party in our backyard brought forward to the 15th May because it might be too cold in June for outside. Just dancing and hanging around Mum that's all I want.

Well. Just dancing and hanging around still requires organisation and I am normally extremely organised but along with starting a new business, helping Steve with his and running a household I am feeling extremely unorganised about this party and the soundtrack in my head is starting to look something like this...

Buy marshmallows! How many packs do you buy for a 16th birthday party with 35 kids (yes, both girls and boys) where they will be dipping them into a chocolate fountain AND melting them over the fire pit - am I mad?? Yes, I think I might just be, why oh why did I say Yes to this party - oh, I hope the "no alcohol" written at the bottom of the invite worked -I just don't need under aged kids sneaking drinks in and throwing up everywhere. Mmmm do you think it will rain, do we need a marquee as well as the pergola? How much Pizza do 16 year olds eat - don't worry just order it from Domino's on the night. OK...Chips...10 packets enough...I have girls and I have no idea how much do boys eat? Lollies!! "A mirror ball Lozza? OK - I'll look into it". Oh good I can hire that along with the chairs...Thank goodness for Google and websites that display their prices...I need to scrap for classes...Balloons - check, Plastic Plates - check, OMG look at my floors - I need to vacuum!! Ok where was I... far out I've forgotten what I was thinking...mmmm...mmmm...oh yeah...serviettes - check, plastic cups - check, chocolate for chocolate fountain - "LAUREN Have you asked how much chocolate I need to buy for this chocolate fountain - not yet - well could you please ask?" OK on the list - chocolate - check. Alright, working Saturday will have to clean paving on Sunday - oh that's right it's Mother's Day - well this mother will be cleaning and organising the yard!! Headache!! No I haven't got time for a headache - you can just go away!! "Dinner Madi? I have no idea" I better look what we have for dinner tonight - GEE it's 6.19pm already - where did today go...OK ...I think the party is all sorted...well in my head anyway...OH NO CAKE!! I forgot to order the cake!! "What was that Lauren, can Nicole, Taihla, Hannah and Amanda all bring their boyfriends...(sigh) I guess so!!" Where was I? Oh yes CAKE!!

So if you ask me a question anytime in the next week and I stutter and then look at you blankly it's probably because the soundtrack volume seems to be getting louder and I just can't seem to find the knob to turn it down!!

I'll let you know how it goes...the party I mean...and I might even get around to posting some photos...ON NO CAMERA!!! I need to put that on the list!!