Another birthday party panic thread!

[eddm]

Inspired by the other thread running tonight... it's ds's first birthday on Sunday. Planning a barbie. But worried that a. no-one will come b. if everyone I've invited turns up there will be too many people to fit in our extremely modest back garden c. it might rain d. my mother isn't coming because she's booked on a book-binding course for heaven's sake (need a snarling icon) and I only invited her TWO MONTHS before the day ('well, I didn't know you were going to invite me' ? it's only her only grandchild's first birtday!). Oh and e. my youngest sister might not make it with my new nephew because she's having problems with her boyfriend and if she doesn't come my father might not either. And f. our builders might not have taken the scaffolding down and there won't be any room at all in the back garden if they don't. And g. my friend who is supposed to be making the cake hasn't called me so I don't know if she's forgotten.
Aaaaarrrrggggh someone tell me it will be all right...

Are you Bridget Jones??

(Your mum sounds like hers

I'd just stop worrying as there's not alot you can do about any of it now! It'll be fine, think about next Monday instead

It's a first birthday! Calm down! All you need is some wine for the adults and some Cadbury's mini rolls (you CAN'T have a children's party without minirolls ). If your sister, nephew, boyfriend and father don't come there will be more room in the garden for everyone else. And if the scaffolding isn't down everyone can sit on it.

Enjoy! And take lots of photos of the boy eating cake. xx

Minirolls, yummmmm that's a great idea, thanks PPH . Must remember to buy enough for adults too...
Angliz, ta for making me ROFL about my mum, had been very upset about it but now can't get image of BJ's mother out of my head... .
It's just that (obviously) it's the first kid's party I've hosted, and our first party in our new house and I really, really, really want it to be full of great memories. Actually probably a good thing my mother isn't coming, she'd be bound to say something upsetting and I'd have to grin and bear it. Aw, shucks, I knew I'd feel better after posting on here, thanks .

In all seriousness, eddm, if you give all the adults minirolls it will be the best party they've had all year. They'll all be wandering around going "GOD these are delicious, I'd forgotten how good they are. Are there any more?"

Glad i made you giggle+

I'm sure it will be great eddm! My DS was the first of his friends (from first time Mums' group) to have his birthday and I was a bit anxious that other parties would be measured by his. the we all realised that it would really be just like a normal Wednesday afternoon but with cake - and we all felt much better! Your Mum sounds like mine - it's her loss - why would anyone want to bind books (?!) instead of going to their grandchild's party? I don't know but it's the sort of thing my Mum would do too

It is a bit bizarre, isn't it? She makes 1/12 scale miniatures for dolls' houses as a hobby (there are more of these people around than you realise ) so I imagine she's planning to bind 1/12 scale books. The things some people do to relax... Just hope she remembers to send ds a card, mine always turns up a day late (and I should be over it at the age of 35 but every year it winds me up, you think you'd remember the first time you gave birth, wouldn't you)...

Actually, my Mum wouldn't bind books - she doesn't have the patience. What I meant was that she'd probably go off and do something "more important" - as she often does when i would expect her to be around for her grandchildren (but then she does have 11 of them so maybe it's a bit cheeky of me!)

Hmmm but if she has 11 grandchildren she must have had a large family herself, so it's all her own doing really, so you still get to be cross in my book . Now what was that my own mother was saying about it's only when you become a mother yourself that you realise you are constantly in the wrong?...