If the Brownies used a pass/fail system, I wouldn’t have graduated. Don’t get me wrong, I love being outside soaking up the sun, swimming, boating, walking/running. But when the sun goes down and the creepy crawlers come out, I prefer the serenity of my bed. I’ve camped before, but back in the day – pre-kids…
Tag: family fun
Breaking Up the Bad Luck Blues
In 1961 the Shirelles were really onto something when they sang, “Mama said there’ll be days like this.” The song’s immediate skyrocket up the Billboard charts clearly showed people could relate to the lyrics. The one thing Mama failed to mention is sometimes days like this are consecutively strung together for weeks on end. Yep,…
About Me
Hi, I’m Heidi Melissa. The founder of the pARTy planning – The Art in Party Planning. I use the word ‘founder’ loosely as I really haven’t founded anything. I started a blog. Why? I don’t know. It’s something I thought about for awhile and then just went for it. As one friend perfect put it, ‘live…
Watermelon Characters
As I’ve mentioned, I like to add a touch of fancy to everything I do. I’m not really certain if what I’m about to share constitutes ‘fancy’, but it’s definitely a touch of something. It started with the traditional watermelon fruit salad bowl. I then upgraded the bowl to a basket. What happened next was completely…
the pARTy planning 