Aaaaigh....

That was not fun. I had to replace the toilet seat in the upstairs bathroom, because the hinges on the old one corroded through. However, I ended up having to cut through one of the damned remaining hinge-mounts with a wirecutter (NOT fun), because the corrosion was so bad I couldn't remove the plastic lug that held it in place!

At least I got it done.

Before that nasty little chore, I prepped the caramel rolls and set them to rise. By the time I got done in the bathroom, they were ready to go in the oven, where they are now. All that's left is turning the pans over and dumping them out onto cookie sheets so the caramel goo is on top. From the smell, this is the best batch yet. Also, the biggest. 30 rolls in two baking pans. :)

After they're out of the oven I'll run to the liquor store. Then, I get to go to bed, finally!

Party aftermath and loot-tally. ;)

The party went pretty well, thbough it started a little rough when the prepwork kinda snowballed as people started to arrive. The turnout was a bit lighter than I'd hoped, but that's cool. joshuwain came over early and helped with the setup, supplied the pop and also made etuffe (sp?). firecatmn and hubby brought cookies, and foeclan, who had supplied the cheese, also brought some additional crackers. mirrdae supplied the bread.

I got favorable reviews for the food, though I got several comments that there was too much bay leaf in the sauce. I'll fix that next time around. I've a LOT of leftover meatballs, but thats not a bad thing- meals for the week! Both the caramel rolls and the peanut butter chocolate chip bars went over well.

In terms of loot, I got a leatherbound edition of Lewis Carroll and a Microcenter gift certificate from foeclan, a nice set of folding binoculars and a card from joshuwain, another gift certificate for Microcenter from mirrdae, the Blazing Saddles Special Edition from the family L, and the Speed and Apollo 13 DVDs from firecatmn and hubby. :)

To those who came, thanks for coming- I had a good time, even if my knees hate me. brellchild? You should stop by sometime- there are gifts here for you! CALL FIRST tho.