June 12, 2008
72 hours until I can pass out ...
Today is Eminoodle's 9th birthday!
Lemon Poppy Seed bread for breakfast
After making breakfast I ran out before lunch to pick up Iliacat from her play rehearsal, a few groceries, drop some breakfast bread off for the Grand Lunar, then home for a quick lunch, then out to see our cute old house, which is on the market with a sale pending and I asked a Realtor we know if I could maybe, please, please, go through and see it one more time. I don't know if it's been sold to "real people" or to the Powers That Be That Tear Down Old Houses Downtown To Turn The Area Into A 'Green Belt' and I didn't want to risk it being suddenly gone without one last good bye. My spiderwort and transplanted lilac we left in the yard were doing well. I loved that old house.
Anyway, I hurried home to make Eminoodle's birthday cake according to her quite specific instructions. Right down to candle placement. See the little diagram she made for me?
Then we had a hurried dinner (for Gark and I, anyway) - Aunt C handled chopping up all the fruits and veggies, which was wonderful. Then Gark and I were off for his opening night and my chaperoning duties. The first night went very well, from what I could tell backstage. If you're local, check Thursday's paper for a little blurb and some pictures! Unfortunately they don't post the pix online, but here's one someone else took -- Gark as Augustus Gloop, up on an 8' platform:
We made it home just before 10 to serve cake to Eminoodle and let her open presents. Managed to whoosh everyone into bed by 11 pm. Here's noodle with two of her aunts, C and L!
Three more nights, four more performances, and then I plan to collapse. Although my sister & her children are coming to town on Saturday, so I can only collapse for a little while, since we definitely want to play with them. I'll be glad to be off theater duty for awhile. It's been a busy last few weeks, at least for us. I can't believe there's people who are busy and running all the time like this!
And I suppose, on that note, I really ought to get some sleep.
Posted by Kim at June 12, 2008 11:48 PMHappy Birthday, Eminoodle! You look so pretty in that picture with your aunts! Hope you had a great day!
Posted by: Erin at June 13, 2008 7:30 AMWOW... are you sure you still want us to come?
we could 'skip' seeing you Sat and Sun (except for seeing Gark onstage) and not see Andfam until Mon if that's easier for you... still planning on being down till Wed lunch-ish...
Posted by: kelly at June 13, 2008 7:34 AMI love her comment on the diagram "Cake, not plate". How fun.
I was thinking of you at the park day while we were just sitting around talking. Hope you can hold up until Sunday afternoon!!
Posted by: Karen at June 13, 2008 9:00 AMEminoodle's note & diagram look just like something my 9-1/2-yr-old Fuzz would do.
(That "and-a-half" is SO important at that age, so I *had* to add it.)
Posted by: 40winkzzz at June 13, 2008 2:29 PMHappy Birthday, Eminoodle!!!
Posted by: Shari at June 14, 2008 12:55 PMYou did a great job on her cake, it's exactly like her diagram. My dd will be 9 in August. Happy Birthday to Eminoodle! That breakfast cake looks delicious!
Posted by: Daisy at June 14, 2008 5:45 PMWow. I am popular.
Happy Birthday, Noodle. (heh. I think I'll call you that in real life. :P)
Your food pictures always look so good! What kind of camera do you use? Kathy
Posted by: Kathy at June 15, 2008 11:45 PMI want that poppy seed cake recipe. Did I tell you I planted Hungarian Blue Poppy Seed Poppies in my garden, the variety that produces the seeds we use in baking? I'll photo them when they bloom.
Posted by: Linda at June 23, 2008 1:06 AM
