Day 6: Life Tip Manuals

Even though I no longer have Aunt Yessica with me, I do have a stack of life tip manuals she left behind. With guidance from her Top Secret Baby Shower Manual, I was able to plan a baby shower for Busty. Here is a sample of the fun we had. The games I planned should be in the Olympics!

To plan my housewarming party, I used Aunt Yessica's Top Secret Housewarming Party Manual. The theme for the party was castles, because who doesn't love castles, and I wanted people to partake in sleepovers in my fairy tale-themed bunk beds.

Step 1: Create an invitation. Your home is your castle. Dare people to storm your castle.

Thanks to my new printer and my extra-large love of clip art, I made simple invitations.

I don't know what time the cows come home, but I hope it is not after 9 pm because I enjoy my beauty sleep. However, Coral has told me she has gone to parties that are called an all nighter. I would call that a no thank you-er.

The rest of the party prep was fairly simple. Aunt Yessica's manual stated:

Step 2: Arrange an assortment of food people do not like on a dirty plate so they won't overstay their welcome.

Well, heck in handy, I know everyone loves Saltines, so I did not want to arrange those on a plate. I locked them up in my secret kitchen cabinet and decided I would pick up a boring pizza before the party. Surely, people don't like pizza at a party.

Step 3: The only entertainment you need is a song and a dance to perform. If anyone tries to join you on stage, tell them sternly that the house and stage are yours. People love clear communication.

Well, heck in handy, I had my personal stage set up already. I walked over to it, tapped the microphone, and practiced saying:

"Testing, testing, song incoming. Back off, please, hands off, please."

Oh, this party planning was getting exciting!!!

Step 4: Give people only a few hours' notice for the party! Giving people too much time to decide if they want to come lets them entertain other entertainment options. Tsk, tsk.

I was off to the races! I buckled on my fanny pack, grabbed a stack of invitations and hit the streets handing out invitations.

I skipped down the halls of the condo and slid invites under my neighbor's doors, and they magically slid back into the hallway! That was odd!

I then zoomed down Main Street, and invitations flew out of the basket of my scooter. I stopped into Box 4 You and asked my boss, the lovely Miss. Shyla Hosey if I could call an emergency meeting.

Pritty: I need to call an emergency staff meeting.

Shyla: For what reason?

I handed her an invitation.

Pritty: So I can hand out invitations to my housewarming party. I always hear my co-workers say, "Oh great, another meeting." I would like to contribute to their joy.

Shyla: Why don't you leave the invitations with me, and I'll call a meeting. You can go get ready for your party.

Pritty: Well, I have always wanted to host a meeting.

Shyla:: More than you have wanted to host a party?

Pritty: Good point. I have always wanted to host a party. Please shake your hips when you hand them out, hand them out like I would.

I shook my hips in a hula-hooping motion. So fun!

Shyla: That is not going to happen. How is your new place?

Pritty: It is 99 percent magical, and one percent lonely. But after my party, I hope I have enough friends for sleepovers.

Shyla: Sleepovers?

Pritty: Living with Aunt Yessica was like one big sleepover. Line dancing at dawn, eggnog making ceremonies...

Shyla: I haven't been to a sleepover since I was thirteen. It was a lot of fun.

Pritty: You could feel thirteen again if you dealt with the grey hairs popping up on your head.

Shyla put a hat on her head.

Shyla: I will pretend I did not hear another one of your so-called beauty tips. Why don't we change the topic, and I give you your housewarming gift?

To be continued.......Hank is calling me to discuss finances.

Hugs and Kisses,

Pritty and Hank