anybody seen my anxiety?

dan says that he can tell when i am in a very deep state of denial because i engage in "unusual behavior involving our pets." let me explain, emma will be turning 4 this saturday and will be having her first real birthday party. i know some mothers would consider me unfit for not having thrown her both a disney princess birthday and an american girl birthday party already. call protective services! so now we are having 5 of her loudest, cutest, wildest girlfriends over for 2 hours of "scream-a-palooza" fueled by an intense sugar-buzz. and of course, like a fool, i have also included siblings. so really i am looking at having about 15 kids, aged 3 - 13 in my house on saturday afternoon.

i am fully aware that there are things i need to be doing to prepare for this epic event, but somehow i haven't given it much thought. i can see all the piles of laundry to be put away, the vaccuming that needs to be done, the filth in the bathroom screaming at me, and yet....i do nothing. or rather, i do other things......

dan found me in the bathroom giving cooper, our beloved dog a haircut and a bath. his response was, "oh god, you are really depressed."

what? i am not depressed. i feebly attempted to defend myself until he reminded me about the time that i was throwing a world cup party (that would be starting in the wee hours of the morning) and he found me giving our cats a bath. (may they rest in peace, and no it was not because of the bath. i did not pull a silkwood on them, despite what dan says.) needless to say, the world cup party was a huge success, so much so that i took a nap in the middle of the event.

for those of you unaware of the world cup, what can i tell you? you are really missing something.

i am sure emma's party will not be as stressful as predicted and i will survive, and not take a nap during the party. i am not stressed. i feel no tension. i am dreading this event. really......i am not.....it will be fine.....don't worry about me. now, if you will excuse me, cooper needs a blow out.