Extra Hands

The wedding is this weekend and my parents are still somewhere between home and Wyoming.  This leaves me to arrange for the welcome bags for the hotel guests and to iron out details for the rehersal dinner.  I think that I am finally getting it under control. 

Monday I spent a lot of time on the phone, but I arranged for a grooms cake for the rehersal dinner.  I also finished the ring bearer pillow.  Yesterday, was also a lot of time on the phone.  I got the info. I needed to get most of the shopping done for the "welcome" bags.  I think that I did rather well.  Each bag will price out at less than $2.50  and include; two bottles of water, micro. popcorn, homemade chocolate chip cookies, granola bars(2), fruit snacks(2), crackers with peanut butter, a piece of fresh fruit, gum, welcome note from the groom's family, weekend itinerary and directions to all pertinent locations.  I will personally be baking about 12 dozen cookies tomorrow.  The more fresh the better.  I also got a very good start on the unity candle that I am hand painting.  Tonight will be round two.

Today my hubby was off.  We went to our Wednesday in the park.  This park had a swimming area, hiking, fishing.  We had a great time.  The children swam , ate and then just to make sure they were good and tired we took the mile long path around the swimming lake.  It is very quiet now.  The extra hands from my hubby made it a much more enjoyable time.  I think that despite liberally applying bug spray we are all atleast a pint short of blood.

I have to take full advantage of the quiet while I can.  I will be making packing lists for each member of the family, we leave tomorrow evening.  I will also finish off the itineraries and direction pages for the bags.   Wish me a productive afternoon.