  well the birthday bash for sistie is over.. it was such a long day... the cake turned out allright but it was alot of work.. especially the starburst fish!
But the end result was gratifying and sweet :) It was great to see all the family&nbsp; together in one place with friends as well. our families are so rarely in one place at one time. We are officially exhausted now though, all are sleeping tightly except for me (of course). Cant give enough thanks to my folks for helping to pull it off, even with the forgotten 3 lbs of macaroni salad and napkins.
Sistie made out like a bandit with new toys and new clothes galore and lil mama was fantastic despite the fact that her dinner was an hour late and she hardly got any "mommy time" all day. &nbsp;Carpet guy is coming tomorrow and this place looks like a tornado hit it and I just remembered that the carpet guy is coming tomorrow in themorning.. so it looks like there is no rest for the wicked.. or the party hostesses either! 
