When I have sheepishly admitted told people that I’m now writing a blog about Starlite, the first question is always “how come?”  My usual response is that there are so many funny things that happen to us that I want to make sure we start recording them because I am some of us are starting to get old.

The other reason is because these are the days of our small beginnings.  We’ve only been around for 5 years.  Granted, a lot has happened in those five years… but I can only imagine what will happen in the next 50.  I want to remember God’s instruction to not “despise the days of small beginnings” — but I do think it will be quite funny to look back over this blog one day and finally quit crying about laugh about the Great Starlite Flood of ‘08.

It will be funny one day, right?  Interlings?  I need some reassurance here.

So, in the interest of not despising yet definitely recording our days of small beginnings, I’d like to give you a sneak peak into our to-do list for the next 18 hours:

1. Print, tie ribbon on and sort 600+ invitations for Twinkle, our elementary school program.

2. Deliver said invitations to 3 elementary schools before 7:45 a.m. Thursday morning.

3. Set-up entire office, including but not limited to: computers, 2 phone lines, furniture, files, etc.

4. Make reminder calls to approximately 300 girls to remind them that Sparkle begins again tomorrow (I knew I’d regret us having that snow day last week).

5. Prepare snacks and program materials for three Sparkle programs that will be running simultaneously tomorrow.

6. Feed my puppies.*

7. Answer the 72 emails that are currently impatiently waiting in my inbox.

*This is not necessarily related to Starlite, but a little reminder to oneself never hurts.

Now, I’m going to listen to what I preached above and not begin weeping and gnashing my teeth despise my list above.  I’m going to counter my list with 7 positive aspects related to each task.  My, doesn’t someone sound like they’re trying to continue procrastinating efficient!

Shall we begin?

1. Each fall, we make over 10,000 of these ribbon-adorned invitations.  So, in other words, I’m thankful that tonight’s quota is only at 600. 

2. Last semester, we only had 1 elementary school to deliver invitations to early in the morning.  This semester, we have not 1 but 2 new elementary schools to get to serve in — plus the one from last semester.  Interlings, that is a LOT of little girls!

3. We have an office to re-set-up (?).  Enough said.

4. Those phone calls to middle school darlings?  I have a feeling it will bring a whole lot of smiles to cute little faces.  They love it when they get a call from (gasp!) a college girl!

5. I’m really struggling with a positive aspect to preparing program supplies, mainly because this will involve processed nacho cheese.  And I think we’re all quite aware of how I feel about PNC.  How sad is it that I am familiar enough with it to give it an abbreviation?  Anyway… needing something to be thankful for here…. OH!  Got it!  I am thankful that there will be a volunteer that I can force to do this bless with this task.

6. I’m thankful that I have the sweetest, cutest little puppies.  Ever.  In the entire universe.  To infinity and beyond.  No take backs.

7. Well, at least I’ll be able to answer those emails in my pajamas in the middle of the night.  Come to think of it, I’m gonna put those little puppies to work.  We’ll divide it equally; Snuggles, Cuddles and I will all take a third of the emails.  We’ll be done in no time!

 Except I just remembered they only type with their paws.  Glory.