Birthdays...Hmmmm

Riley turns 10 on July 2nd and Belle turns 1 on July 6th.
Kaellyn and I are going birthday shopping today.

Should be fun.

It's a hot, humid, all-around miserable day here in Erie.
I see frapuccinos in our immediate future. It is the only way to try and stay cool.
It is so hot and nasty that the little ones, Rose and Belle, have not worn real clothes in at least a week.
One thing I like about the hot days is that you can run around town half-dressed. People just assume you are going to the beach.


House update: The loan is now at the underwriters. That should take about 3 weeks. I hate this hurry up and wait stuff.

Well, this should be fun!

My quest to make High School Musical costumes.

Riley's 10th birthday is in 2 months. I know, 2 months seems kind of far away. It doesn't seem very far away when I've been commissioned by the kids to make High School Musical costumes for the party. If you've seen the movies, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Here is a run-down of who wants what:
Riley, the birthday girl, wants a Sharpay outfit from the Bop to the Top performance. I bought the fabric today, but here's the thing: I DO NOT SEW. Should be interesting...
Kaellyn wants a Sharpay outfit from the beginning of the second movie. Ya know, the tacky red and gold one. Wal*Mart, here we come!
Rhys wants a Troy outfit. OK, so that one is easy.
The little ones don't count. They don't need HSM outfits.
But...

It would be so cute! I wish I had little Wildcat cheerleader outfits for them!

The girls decided I have to dress up as Ms. Darbus and DarthDad has to be Coach Bolton or Mr. Fulton. I might rebel against that idea and dress as Sharpay in the What I've Been Looking For performance.

Funny, no one wants to be Gabriella. I wouldn't either.