Gettin' started with party plans

Well today is a hot day. Just sent the baby off with daddy for a bit so I could get my bbq meatballs into the oven and get the grill started for cheesy hotdogs made with Ball Park angus bun legnth hotdogs. Going to make some noodle roni also because I can.

Yesterday I checked my buzzagent site and I finally got a survey for chewing gum; something we here are pretty profeciant on! I buy most of my gum in bulk at Sams club, not to how often my children and my husband purchase all kinds of gum. I'm VERY excited and I am keeping my fingers crossed I am choosen to do a campaign.

On the other "store front", we are working hard to get ready for the babys first bithday party & family gathering! Cleaned out the pole barn for now and got a jump on my shopping list & MY menu. The only thing I still have to do reasearch on is a cake and pricing. I just don't want to spend a fortune but I do want something cute (NOT from Giant Eagle).

So my big plans? Well, I realize a one year old could care less and this is why I am doing all of this as cheaply as possible! The theme for the party is "barn-yard bash" in keeping with her theme in her room. I have been purchasing many items from garage sales here and there. Not to mention the foods I have goten from the salvage stores the last month or so.  I still have to find hankercheifs (you'd think that one would be easy) and I have to purchase hay bales. I have much of the decorations made (instructions on my pintrest under "party ideas").

What's on the menu? Well, right now it looks like we will be bringing out the big smoker and slow cooking pork roasts for pulled pork. I also am making a cold creamy italian salad, cow pies, pizza dip, bacon ranch pasta, Beans deluxe, brown sugar smokies, cake cones, Venison ranch burgers, peanut butter hay stacks and maybe more! Yes, I will do it all myself as usual..... I did it for my own wedding!!!! lol I asked my mother in law to make her famous potato salad (its by far the best ever and the only one I like to eat).

Wow?! lol

Another Baking frenzy...

Strawberry bread.... This made me actually like fruit!

Beer-spice cake.... This is by far my most favorite recipie for cake, EVER! Yum!