Hola familia! It is the "Gigi's 90th Birthyear Bonanza"- obsessed Heidi Ho here. :)
I'm wondering at this point if there is anything I can delegate out to whomever might wish to or be able to handle something from afar.
So far:
Mom is doing the gift - (she wants to since she'll be the one managing it's use, I guess)
Kyle is managing the kickball game (because there will be one after dinner on Friday ;-p)
I'm managing everything else at this point...
So can anyone else think of anything that they could help with? It seems to me there must be something, but I'm drawing a blank, so I'm just putting this out there to see what comes back.
Happy March everyone!
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Note to ALL - esp Heidi.
When Gigi read the blog last night she said, "I would like some surprises at my party."
So we need to only discuss the party in the comments. She doesn't know (remember)they are there and cannot access them - doesn't resd them unless I take her there. So it is a safe place to communicate.
Which leads me to this: I am going to be picking out Gigi's gift - a digital picture frame very soon. I will need time to get pictures on it. I would appreciate people picking out your best pics and sending a disc with them on. It will save me having to sort through all the past discs Mike has sent and a huge collection of everyone to pick for the gift. There will be a large capacity so you don't need to limit yourself to a small amount - just make them clear pictures that are easy to see what & who is in it. She does love it when our computer is on screen saver and she just eats up looking at the pics. Sometimes a picture confuses her and she really does not see what it is about - so choose pics that are easy to understand. I'll send the price share as soon as I find out who all wants to participate, and how much it costs.
Do you want them on discs, or could we put them on a photobucket account? I don't mind sending a disc at all, I just wondered if either way would work.
Regarding helping out, I was thinking about that the other day and feeling bad that I would be a Disneyland while all the intense prep would likely be happening. I'm more than happy to do whatever ~ but I'm not sure what, either.
Micheal said that Gigi probably wouldn't remember anyway and will be surprised no matter what. He also has about 10 CD'c with pictures that he will send - then you can pick out the ones that are easiest to understand. mb
Yikes, I'd better put this lap top outside so when Evie blows her top after Mike's "helpful" comment, the pieces won't "hit" ME!! ;-)
Mike & I will "only" be doing 2 DL days at maximim, so would be around to help with whatever. I THINK the main group DL day is set for Monday(?), but after learning that the Elec. Light parade is in the Ca. Adventure now, we might get "sucked in" by that, as well :-) ! Who knows WHEN we'll get to "do" DL again, let alone with the Grands, so we want to do it BIG! :-)
Re my having offered to send a letter to extended family members for the card/memory shower, I am planning to do that for her "real" BD day date in Nov. to spread out her joy & fun! (SisN said they'd come down to be with her for her "real day" since they couldn't for her June party & IF I can pull it together, I HOPE to come then too!)
HB, If you can list the things you need to delegate in a sign up sheet format, we can see & sign up accordingly. I am NOT a natural organizer - takes me a LOT of time to do so, but I am a good greeter and cleaner upper! ;-) When we were doing the Cuzins Connection Reunion up here, my dear friend Terri A. suggested that I make a sign up sheet for this sort of thing, but I didn't do it and in hindsight, see it would have been helpful, although nearly every one pitched in with most needs, anyway. She said "they" did that (an actual sign up sheet) for their family gatherings even down to the basics like (Obviously NOT in order here!)
1. Setting up lunch(or dinner).
2. Cleaning up lunch (or dinner).
3. Setting up tent.
4. Taking down tent.
5. Blowing up balloons.
6. Picking up the area (broken balloon pieces, things that missed the garbage can etc)
7. Setting up BD cake table
8. Keeping an eye on the garbage containers to empty and replace full bags as they accumulate.
9. Etc. Etc. & so on & so forth.
Even the kids signed up & helped with some things according to ages, that way it doesn't ALL fall on the host/hostess.
Oh yes! How about a water balloon toss if it is a hot day, and allowed, at the park, although I doubt that much of a "schedule" is needed there as there is so much to do. (What are the park times?)
Looking for your thoughts here!
mc
I posted this below, but not sure if you'll see it. My check is in the mail, Heidi. It's coming directly from my bank so it may look suspiciously like junk mail.
Alright, who's being sneaky?
Fortunately, Marilyn I knew Milke was kidding and if he wasn't I am prepared just to toss his 10 cd's & skip your pics.
Well, I see you're all thinking about as clearly as I am right now!
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