Well the count down is nearing the end; my daughter is down to less than a month to her birthday and she is much more giddy about it than when she started her count down 6 months ago. Thank you, Sr. Joy for teaching her the months of the year.
Damai will be 5 years old and can't wait for the day when she can be the official center of attention, as apposed to every other day when she is the unofficial center of attention.
My wife went online and bought her 2 new DVD's. "That's perfect,"I thought. Her presents are out of the way and we spent enough on it; no need to worry about that anymore.
But the other day, my wife and my mother were talking about the party. How could I forget about the party!?
My mother started talking about a bounce house and my wife started making a list of guests. My feet began feel heavy as I felt like I was being dragged along a runaway train. We're talking about a 5th birthday party! Do we really need to special order Care Bear napkins, meal plates, AND desert plates?! Why is the guest list half the amount of our wedding list? They're mostly adults!
Then, I took a little break in my head. On my 5th birthday I remember 2 things; somehow, that was the day that I learned to tie my shoes. I had been taught before, but that was the day that it stuck. The 2nd thing I remember was just how awesome it was to have Chuck E. Cheese, the mechanical robot, sing Today is Your Birthday. At 5 years old, that was awesome!
My feet are a little lighter now and so is my wallet. And I can't wait to plan some of the games for the kids. It's hot enough here, I think we can throw wet sponges at each other, play tag, red light/green light, and then maybe my brother-in-law and I can try to tip over the bounce house at the end of the party.
It's not too hard to make my little girl smile. And she'll only have one 5th birthday.
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