theme-less

not sure how i got obsessed with themed birthday parties.  and i should have long ago followed in the footsteps of other mothers who only do birthday parties every other year.  i think somewhere along the way doc macgyver insisted that wasn't enough.  at any rate, as may 9th got closer and closer, i was completely stumped as to finding a theme for dash's party.  finally we decided last week that if we don't round all these kids up soon, it just won't happen before everyone gets too busy with summer and we have to move.  so, to get as far from themed as possible (and much closer to boring) we just invited everyone to the pool on saturday for swimming and pizza.  how uncreative and unoriginal and uninnovative.  i'm pretty sure that last one isn't even a word.  i think we're even going to buy a cake pre-made from a store.  i know.  how awful, right?  i did manage to get up to the dollar store and pick up some beach pails and other beach-like or swimming related gear.  so instead of goodie-bags to send the kids home with, we now have goodie-buckets.  ah well.  we'll have to save the creativity for next year.