Playin' with the Queen of Hearts. . .

. . . [definitely] knowin’ it ain’t really smart! 

For the Id's birthday we had an Alice in Wonderland meets Brave meets Tangled Party.  Just like her momma, she couldn’t decide.  And, I admit, it was definitely overindulgent, but she's the baby and I’m not sure who had more fun, Mommy or the Id.  Probably mommy, as you'll see below.  Of course, all week mommy’s been trying to dodge the “how much did this cost?” questions from Husband from Heaven.

Before I get to my lessons, I have to give a huge shout out to my friend Melinda who is an absolute genius at parties and if you ever need someone for any type of event, let me know and I will hook you up with her.  From the pictures below you’ll see how fabulous Melinda is! 

Here’s what happens when you fall down the rabbit hole of your child’s birthday party . . .

It’s midnight . . .do you know where your child’s hyperactive Daisy Troop leader is?!

She’s on the couch, watching the Housewives of New Jersey Reunion (on Tivo of course), while cutting out 12 d@mn craft projects because she just realized that she is leading a troop of 12 Kindergarten and 1^st graders who probably can’t cut out the fingers on the hands of the Girl Scout Promise craft she is trying to have them make.  Oh, and she’s also counting out beads for a bracelet project. 

I finally succumbed to peer pressure (and lets be honest, my own control freak ways) to become the Daisy troop leader for the Id (the baby).  Yes, it’s because I love her more that I decided to be HER leader rather than the other two.  Did I just say that out loud?!  Actually, it’s because after 5 years of watching two other troop leaders, I’m finally confident enough that I can take all their tricks and use them for my own child’s troop.  That, and the fact that I couldn’t get any of my other friends drunk enough to say yes to this task!  This is another little secret that I learned – all the working moms wait for one of us stay at home mom suckers to take on this task.  It’s ok, I can say that, I was the “working mom” for 5 years.  Now it’s my comeuppance.

Here’s what I learned about entertaining and trying to teach Kindergarten and 1^st grade girls about how to be a good leader: