Happy Birthday to ME!!!

Yep, it's here, the day WE ALL have been waiting for, everyone's favorite World Holiday...

My Birthday!!

and new followers on my birthday!  doesn't get better than that... well except for the gifts I listed on yesterdays post, those would do!

This is what I'm doing today, sitting around working on crochet!  I'm not cleaning, I'm not cooking, I'm not doing laundry, and I'm NOT taking that dog out every 10 min. so he can chase cats!

See you tomorrow with the details & pray I don't look like this:

Thanks for being a part of my blog!!!

Cupcakes & Diamond Rings...

I couldn't say a peep last week, but this past Friday was a wonderful, fabulous, long-time-coming, fantastic, joyous PARTY!!

Yes, yes...those are horns coming out of the top of my head- cause I'm all devilish! And... the weird pose I've got? It looks like I have this long body & tiny short legs- when in reality the 4' 11 3/4" that i do have is mostly legs...It's not much, but being this short, I am glad I don't have the long body short leg thing going on! I also seem to be suffering from hip dysplasia (yeah, that's spelled wrong but even spellcheck didn't know what the heck I was talking about) .. but how about those fuchsia tights?

Oh HOW flippin' excited was I when this doll said "Oh, i recognize you from your blog", who just peed right there on the floor? Whose head blew up like a t

Thanksgiving day parade float? Who is going to have to pay an extra baggage charge next time she flys due to her giant ego?

Oh Candy-Cane girl, you made my night... no, make that my entire holiday season!

Oh yeah, this PARTY.... Yes, yes... let me quit talking about myself for a second-albeit hard for me! This party was for my cousin (Yes, the famous author Naughty Nurse *see previous post for the autobiography she wrote about ME). November 20th was her birthday AND the night her DARLING boyfriend POPPED the question! Thankfully I caught that, 'cause you know i just typed POOPED the question.... Anyway, she said YES!!! He had taken her out to dinner & then asked her where they both went to HS (back in the 80's-no they were NOT high school sweet hearts). It is wonderful, fabulous & perfect- we are all over the moon for these 2!

Now, let me tell you what a doll this man is: after he asked, he brought her back to the country club in town where he had planned a SURPRISE birthday/engagement party! I think he got her:

My pictures are horrible, but I think you can see how surprised & blown away by this party she was! See that glimmer? That is the beautiful diamond ring he bought for her... Do I have a good picture? Nope, but it's gorgeous!

Here I am with Naughty Nurse! How much do i love this girl? Neither of us have a sister, so I guess we're about as close to that as you can get being 1st cousins! This is one of the sweetest, most thoughtful gals you're ever going to meet... No silly, not ME... HER!

Naughty Nurse, if you're reading: I love you like a sister & am thrilled beyond words that:

your love has come at last...

dang, wish we'd have brushed our hair!

Here they are with his guys!

So, it was a wonderful, wonderful Friday night!

Ok, I think I told you I was in a Christmas show (Beneath the Tree) & decided 24 hrs before it started to be involved... Well, I did pretty well- I sold 7 of my cutie-cupcakes! The 10 I have left with be in my etsy shop:

Here is my Teddy Bear Cutie~Cupcake still available.

So, is anyone getting their home decorated for CHRISTmas?... I'm thinking I'll start pulling things out today or tomorrow.... The Mister started the outdoor lights yesterday, but you know 1/2 of them didn't work- of course! I reminded him that was part of the joy of outdoor decorating!

Have a great day & if you're not a follower- join my cult- we have cupcakes!!

Excuse me while i spazzzzz out...

so i woke up yesterday at 5 am... i remember in college i slept till 5 PM one time... it was overcast & every time i woke up i thought it was "too early" to get up... Guess i could sleep because i didn't have a kid or a puppy & i wasn't 40! So anyway, i woke up at 5 AM because i just realized it is darling daughters 6th birthday on July 19th & i had nothing, zero, nada, zip, planned! Yes, me, Martha Steward wanna-be (kinda)! i immediately set to planning a party in my mind full of ponies painted pink with rhinestone stars over 1 eye, a castle made entirely of candy that has a slide that slides down into the hand tiled pool i have the mister dig. Of course i've mosaic'd a cupcake of iridescent pink tile in the shallow end! We'll fly in the Princess characters from Disney & maybe some of the other guys as well. Daughter & puppy are wearing matching hand embroidered outfits trimmed in marabou feathers & i've got on a little number by Betsy Johnson with Manolo Blahnik sandals.

you know, something simple & understated... thank goodness for my mister who shook me violently & saved me from my crack-like party hallucinations!

So instead we're doing a party in the park & taking the girls to the local ice cream shoppe, whewwww! thanks honey for talking me down off the ledge!

But... this post must be short because we're off to find a t-shirt & rhinestones & tulle for a custom "6" t-shirt... come on, i have to! Yes, yes, the Yorkie puppy (dear little Teddy) will be wearing a party outfit- photo overload on it's way!

and because i no longer have to beg for votes, i'll just encourage you to check out my store on etsy: chinamommy. you can just hit the link on the side. Cutie~Cupcakes now have a lower price!

have a great day & i'll post pics of the outfits when they're done (which is usually 3 min. before the start of the party). i haven't forgotten to post pictures of my NEW entry, but i'm on the hunt for 5 vintage doors to replace the cheap-o nasty oak ones currently installed. i just want to post the finished work & not ruin it with the ugly doors!

~m