Life Outside the Fishbowl

A Doctor Who Birthday Party

Yes, I've been absent from the blog again .... life has thrown quite a few problems in our path over the past month and we're finally feeling more back to normal. If normal includes two birthday parties in a week's time, that is. I to...

Doctor Who Birthday Party - Bananas Are Good

We decided to carry our Doctor Who theme to the food for Rachel's party. World Market provided us with Jammie Dodgers and ladyfingers -- a stand-in for fish sticks. The one thing that was missing was jelly babies - someone had bought...

Doctor Who Birthday Party - River Song Diary Favors

We had blue favor bags for Rachel's party that included glow sticks, 3-D glasses and River Song's diary. I found some small notebooks at Target for around $2 each. The covers were a bit slick, so I coated them with gesso. Tip: p...

Doctor Who Party - Scavenger Hunt

Rachel wanted to have a scavenger hunt at her party. We made a list of 40 items and then found pictures to match. I used Photoshop to add numbers, and sometimes quotes. Then Thomas hid them all over the yard. Want to use my list? Y...

What I Did Last Week

Last week was spent catching up on lots of things - housework, to-do's, and just finishing up projects. We spent the weekend with my family, which was just wonderful. It's not often that we can get together in one place so I really cher...