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The Harry Potter theme party was a hit. Since we had a few items left over from my California grandson’s party last fall, they could be used for this one. Before last summer, I knew nothing of Harry Potter. Never read the books or saw any movies. That changed as we prepared for our Universal Studios trip. So, unless you are familiar with them, some of these decorations may not mean anything. My daughter went all out with this party. There were floating envelopes. And floating candles that were remotely controlled by a wand. And the cake table was set up with several wands, and an iPad streaming a train scene. Entertainment at the party was this kids magician. He did an excellent show, and kids and adults were thoroughly entertained. He had one bit, where he had three adults, then three kids shake a die in a cup. They would then look at the number that came up. He wanted to see how good they were at lies. They had to answer NO, as he would ask if it was 1, 2, etc., and he would then tell them what the number was. He was 6 for 6 in reading each adult and each kid, and guessed their number. Lots of other tricks, but the kids faces were like my granddaughter’s when he did this with her. IMG_0989.mp4
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Yesterday was the Harry Potter theme birthday for my granddaughter, so my task Friday night was to make chocolate wands. Some of the ingredients. A mall crock pot to melt some half price Easter bunnies, and sprinkles for the top of the wand. It takes a while for the pieces to melt. This part was easy, because I just got chocolate covered pretzel rods from our local specialty candy store. Next was to figure out how much melted chocolate and sprinkles for the tip. I dipped the first one and swirled it in sprinkles, and…… It looked remarkably like those lighthouse cookies. 😂😂 Ok, use a little less. The finished product.
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Reading all these moving posts, and my back is aching just thinking about it. Last time we moved was 39 years ago, and it was a short one with a rental truck and lots of friends. I did help my son with a couple of cross country moves, NY to California, then California to NY. Both of those, he used PODS. They set the pod in front of your place, and you pack it full of furniture and boxes. The trick to reduce the chance of damage is to pack things tight, with little room for shifting. Both of those moves came through with no damage. I was glad, that when he made the third cross country move from NY back to California, that his company paid for the move, plus they paid for the movers to pack things for them.
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Thank you for her birthday wishes. Thank you. She is looking forward to her party. Thank you. Thank you for her birthday wishes. Thank you. Talked to someone last night, who will be at the party, and they are looking forward to it too. I will be working on those Friday. I have an altered plan, so will see how it works out. Photos on Friday of how it turns out.
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Nothing like hibachi for lunch Today is my granddaughter’s 9th birthday, but the party to celebrate will not be until Saturday. She is having a Harry Potter theme, so we still have several items we used for my CA grandson’s birthday last fall. They plan to have a magician to entertain. Susan and I will put together a large fruit tray, and we are making chocolate wands. My prototype sign for mason jars that will hold the wands. Maybe some pictures on Saturday. More than 50 will be at the party at her house.
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Yesterday, I had the unenviable job of taking Ricky to the vet. Time for another blood test to see how he is progressing. He is still on steroids and antibiotics. Yeah, he doesn’t want to leave the carrier at the vet’s office. Time to rest after getting home from the ordeal. He does still seem to be improving.
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h20skibum started following LIVE. Symphony of the Seas. April 20-28 2024. Sail away with me.