This will be the last update before the party on Saturday! I feel a bit behind schedule since I was hoping to be farther along with my edible mask decorating by now, plus since I have another round of houseguests coming only a couple days after the party, I’m saving some of the decorating for after thorough housecleaning on Friday. I’m still hoping I can get a decent night’s sleep before the party this year…we shall see!
Overall party prep is going well. For my surprises with the edible printer, I have been able to limp along by soaking the print head in white vinegar & water overnight then printing a 
few more rice paper pages the next night, so I have enough copies at this point at least to reveal the surprises. I think the longterm plan will be to remove the print head after each use & keep it soaking in an enclosed plastic tub in vinegar & water, since from online research it doesn’t seem I can purchase a replacement print head very easily or cheaply to keep onhand as a spare. The cartridges now come with reusable clips instead of tape so they are easy to store between sessions, and since I have a couple cartridge sets now, I have 2 ink refill kits on their way.
The kitties were sequestered overnight & all day today in the bedroom (and patio) so all 4 dozen cookie masks could dry thoroughly. One edible mask broke last night before it got a pretzel stick handle so I ate it…mmm tasty! Seeing the breakage from previous years, I am crossing my fingers the weather stays clear so the cookies stay stable through the party!
Done already!
5 dozen new Dainty Doubloon cookies
7 dozen Spinach Balls
5 dozen Tricolor Scrolls
3 dozen life-size edible masks with pretzel sticks ready to decorate
30 voting ballots printed & cut
Webcast prepped with both webcams working
All grocery shopping
Major decor (giant mask, draping, candles, tinsel)
My costume!
…and a couple edible printer surprises too! 
Still to do:
Arrange frostings, sugars, sprays & sprinkles for mask decorating
Decorate my dozen edible masks & add last couple pretzel sticks
Drape beads everywhere after housecleaners dust
Hang decor masks on walls
Final decor
Arrange hurricane glassware for Bourbon St Bar
Menu chalkboard
Fancy veggie cutting (celery roses, celery brushes, pepper flowers, etc)
Bake King Cake & hide the baby
Brie en croute
Make Shrimp Pate
Bake Creole Chicken Skewers
Cheese tray
Fancy fruit cutting (feathering pears)
Fresh fruit & veggie trays
Wish me luck getting everything done so I can have fun & “Laissez les bon temps rouler!”
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