Party Preparations

First I want to thank everyone who went by Jesse’s blog and left a comment on her birthday. All of you were great! She had a busy day yesterday at work, and no one really acknowledged her b-day (she works with men mostly). So, I know she was tickled to get all of the traffic and well wishes on her blog. Today we are preparing for the big volleyball/fajita party. Lots of folk are coming over this evening and many are bringing their kids. Toby and I set up the gazebo that my parents bought for us several years ago. We thought it might be fun for the party. The last time it was out of the box was when we were building on the house. Mom and Dad thought it would be a nice place to get out of the sun while building. The wind caught it one day and blew it around bending some of the poles. We put it back in the box and left it - worried that the OK wind would destroy it. Don't worry, This time Toby anchored that baby down with some major tent pegs.

I have lots to do today to get ready for the party – cooking, cleaning, getting out the lawn furniture, setting up the VB net, etc. Toby took a half-day in order to help. Okay, he would use any excuse to take off from work. We also plan on setting up the frisbee golf game to keep the little ones entertained. I thought about buying water guns…

Tomorrow the Duncan Art Guild is having a "paint out." It is something new. Artists will show up at Redbud Park in Marlow, ante up 5$, and then do some plein aire painting. At the end of two hours we will show our work and vote on the best piece. The winner gets the pot. It sounds like fun. Of course the people who cooked up this event will not be able to be there – leaving me in charge. Heh, heh, the mice will play…Last Wednesday with my painting ladies, we drove over to the park and took some photographs. Then we practiced on one of the views. This is my attempt at the Redbud Chapel. Sorry, my photo caught a bit of shadow this morning. I will let you know how the paint-out goes.