What Was I Thinking?

The cheer season is over. Thank heavens.
I helped with the banquet (because someone needs to) --

not that I'm not happy and willing to help, it's just one of those things that you agree to, thinking that it will be easy...
...then you find out that it really requires much more of you than you had anticipated. 

I offered to make the table covers for the banquet.  
"It will be simple," I told myself.  "Just stamp out the names of the girls... add some stars... easy." 

I figured that since I have a big, unfinished basement, 
I could just lay out those long strips of paper and whip 'em out.  
I needed to make six... no problem!

HAH! (Yeah, they were "easy"... like pie...  
which is really time-consuming and sometimes difficult to make.  
Which is why I seldom make it.  Who came up with that phrase anyway?)

I figure I spent a total of 8 hours on these little babies.

8 hours on that cold basement floor... on my knees 
(I'm definitely too old for that)... 
madly stamping and stenciling away.  
Did I mention that I have been sick?  

I repeatedly asked myself, "What was I thinking???"

They turned out cute {enough}, and really added to the decor. 

However, I don't know if I will ever do something like that again.  

And I was a little frustrated when another mom (obviously NOT a visual person like myself) 

volunteered to trim the edges 

(which I had left un-trimmed until I could see them on the tables -- I didn't want them too short), 

grabbed my scissors, and took off cutting.

She's one of those git 'er done kind of people, and boy, did she git 'er done.  

As quickly as possible.  

And she didn't care if it was straight or not.

Soooooo annoying when you have spent so much time on them and you CARE... about neatness and straight lines. 

I just bit my lip and let it go... (kind of).

NOW [that I've vented a bit] I can let it go.

The banquet was great -- the girls had a great time.  

It is, after all, their last official day as a team.  

One last circle cheer before they leave.

Next year there will be a different team.  

Tryouts are in April, so there's a little reprieve -- at least from cheer.

Lexee has decided to do track this year.  

The season started Monday and goes at least through cheer tryouts.  

(I think she's trying to do anything to get out of looking for a job.)