Crazy Busy

May. The month I look forward to all year. And the reason is simple - May means one thing: May Sweeps, that time of year when all my favorite televisions shows build upon the excitement of the television year to culminate in the season ending grand finales. So many shows... so little time. What's a girl to do? I've got the TiVo set. I've got the television in the kitchen dusted and ready to watch any overlapping shows in real time. And I've got my remote control at my side, just waiting to rewind, review, and re-watch everything that tickles my fancy. I'm ready. Let the fun begin!

In addition to several hours of viewing pleasure, it's Book Club week. I haven't read the book though, due to a weird self-imposed rule I have of never reading more than one book at a time. For as long as I can remember, once I begin a book or a series, I will not interrupt the flow of the story to read something else, regardless of whether that something else is for book club or not. For the past month, I've been reading the Earth's Children Series by Jean M. Auel. This is the seventh time I've read these books (because I love the series that much), and they are long books - thousands and thousands of pages in this series. These are books to be savored and enjoyed, not books to be rushed through and skimmed. I thought I'd have them done in time to squeeze in my book club book, but alas, that was not to be. And so this month I will show up unprepared and thoroughly lost as we have our monthly meeting of the minds.

And then there are the classes I'm working on. Writing and designing classes is one of my favorite parts of the business. It is also one of the things I struggle with most, because I am always hyper-sensitive to the fact that I am preparing material to present to scrapbookers who have taken time out of their busy lives to take a class. People who have high expectations. People whom I so greatly want to please. That's a tall order, and so I always approach writing classes with a great degree of seriousness. This week, I am putting the finishing touches on the classes I will be teaching for Luxe this June at The Great American Scrapbook Convention in Arlington, Texas, and Chantilly, Virginia. I'm to the nitty-gritty part now... the part that can take class from being okay, to taking the class to being WOW! I always pray for a WOW class, and I'm hoping that the WOW factor is with me this week as I work and rework the classes trying to get them just right.

And finally, the big event: it is Prom Week at my house. On Saturday, Alyssa will attend the first of two proms - his and hers. This weekend she and Matt will attend the prom for Matt's school. He's a senior, and this is it for him. They are both flying high with anticipation as they anxiously await the big night. We've got the dress (we are actually on the second dress because the first dress was unalterable). We searched high and low for jewel bedazzled silver shoes, and we finally found the perfect pair. The appointment for the french manicure has been made. Today we bought new make-up and purse personals (you know, the breath mints, the tiny compact, the lip gloss, the small spritzer of perfume - those little things that make all the difference in the world). On Wednesday, she has her first hair appointment - the one that includes trim and a color retouch. On Saturday she will return for the actual up-do appointment. And then on Saturday evening, her Prince Charming will come and sweep her off her feet, and off they will go to a night that high school memories are made of.

Whew. Deep breath. Sit back. Relax. There's a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into getting a daughter ready for the prom. Thus far, there has only been one little glitch in the ordeal... the bra. What a pain in the rear. I am bra shopped out, and we still don't have a bra. I keep telling her to skip the bra because the dress has built in cups. But no. She will not even consider skipping the bra. So that means we still have more bra shopping in our future (and time is running very short). I am keeping my fingers crossed that Victoria's Secret all of a sudden revealed a new design this spring, because if nothing new has been released in the past two weeks, we are out of luck, and that means I will have one pissy little missy on my hands.

I came across this quote in Guideposts Magazine this morning. I thought it perfectly summed up what I hope this week will be as I help Alyssa prepare for the night of her teenage dreams:

"Each day of our lives, we make deposits in the memory banks of our children."
                                                                                                          -Charles Swindoll

And so it goes in the House of Edge. It's a crazy busy time of year. It's been said that busy people are the most productive people. I'm hoping that is true, because I really don't have any time to spare this week - not if I'm going to complete two classes, send a daughter off to the prom, and still squeeze in all those hours of television that I have planned.

Comments

[jenidallas]

I am such a dork - I just did a happy dance in my chair like "I *know* that flower".

I can't wait so share art with you when you come visit us in June - man, oh man am I excited!!!

[slammie]

good luck with the classes (not that you'll need it) and with the bra shopping! can't wait to see pictures of her in her all of her finery!

[Randi]

The babyshower is over. They received alot of things, this being the first one in our family in 17 years. New due date - June 20, tho Lisa says that on her other two kids she delivered 10 days early. When they opened the things I made, Staci (my niece) told her Mom that if it was her she would be getting twice as much (she is right - I would see her baby more often than Brandons - no baby in the near future for Staci). Then when they opened the gift with 15 outfits she said the same thing. That on the other hand may not have been so...I did get these on clearance and going out of business sales...just happened to be the right time and place. Kathi (my sister) was thrilled that I put my label on the blanket I made. Everything I made for Staci when she was younger I put this label on ... hidden somewhere on the garmet. She told Brandon that he has received his first label for the baby (label says "Hand Made For You by Your Aunt"). We will all meet again for Kathis 50th at the end of June..maybe we'll get to see baby (they still don't what they are going to name him) then. As for birthdays...mine is tomarrow - no one in Yakima said anything about it...Jim did mention it today. Glad to see that you are feeling better and enjoy prom preperations..she only has one more year. Randi