Speeding along.

Holy smokes, time is compressing and yet there's still so much to do it makes my head spin.

Invitations for Little Woodchuck's birthday party have been sent. I resorted to e-mailing them, tacky I know, but for some kids and their parents, an e-mail address is all I have.

The party is fully planned, now I have just have to buy all the stuff that needs to be bought, and go down my checklist. I've recruited my mom to bake the cupcakes. I am providing her with mixes, and I'll make the icing the day before and send it along with the mixes.

I have almost everything for the children's goody bags. It's fun to give those out.

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I've been working my tail off, between my paying job projects, at getting the hay shed ready. I completely dismantled it this year. Fortunately my mom has been around to help. Just holding things in place while I use the tools is extremely helpful. The shed has been reassembled as of yesterday, and today we're going to skin it as much as possible and finish up on Sunday. The hay will be delivered early next week.

(ETA: We skinned the hay shed completely, finished up at 6:00 p.m. It's a good thing my mom has gotten all modernized from years of working at university before she retired, because I muttered out a few solid cusses during the shed skinning process. And she didn't get shocked at my cussing at all. I love my mom.)

We're heading out to visit Mister Woodchuck's mother tomorrow. It will be an overnight stay. I've got folks lined up to feed the livestock. I'm looking forward to the time away, despite how it will snafu my work schedule. We might even stop at the Ikea on the way, which is an absolute thrill for me!