Today is Brett’s birthday
May 6, 2008 Family, Uncategorized
He’s forty-(mumble mumble). No, he doesn’t care. I can tell you. He’s 42. We met just before he turned 24 so you can see that I’m going on knowing this guy for a long time. How is he celebrating, you ask? By running the kids around and packing me a lunch. I know — it’s a dream come true, right?
Can’t write more — there’s work to be done!
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Party rundown
Apr 13, 2008 Adoption, Family, Parenting
First off, the cake didn’t happen. Pennie called us Saturday night to ask if she could bring by some (a lot!) of food to store for the next day and we, of course, said yes. When she got here she told us that she and Nate took the cake to Nate’s sister’s house and somehow the cake got attacked by ants. Both Pennie and Nate were pretty down about it — naturally. So they bought a cake and turned it into a castle cake. See?
Madison enjoyed the pink roses (she gets that from Aunt Erica) so she was cool about not getting a castle cake.
We had lots of guests and lots of presents and lots of FOOD. There were also lots of pictures, which may be forthcoming if I can drag my tired self to iPhoto and back.
Best present: Pennie’s dad sent Madison dress-up clothes (including a costume with a seashell bra clearly sized for adults — we have pics of both Pennie AND Nate wearing it but I will allow them to choose with whom they want to share those!) and she immediately shucked off her princess dress to put on the hot pink leopard print footie pajamas. But the funniest part was that he sent pictures of himself wearing footie pajamas and holding the ones he sent and wearing a couple of the hats he included in the package. They are hilarious! And wasn’t that a brilliant idea? (Again, I’d love to share these on the internet but feel, sadly, that it is not my place!) Anyway, Madison spent most of the party wearing footie pajamas and then put on one of her new sundresses to go outside in the bitter cold. She’s one of those kids who don’t give a darn about temperature.
There was some hysteria and a touch of bickering but I think mostly everyone had a good time. I know I had a good time. Then Kristen came back awhile later for Paige’s housewarming (Pennie was thisclose to coming but decided to go home to watch zombie movies with her best friend Sam) and I got to see AmFam for the first time in AGES.
Oh and Suz! Susan! I talked to Pennie about Madison’s exploits and she reports that her little sister was pretty much exactly the same way. So not an adoption issue! You two were right! Suz, thanks for the suggestion that I check with Pennie — I appreciate it! It’s a good reminder to me not to see adoption everytime Madison coughs, sniffles and throws a fit. I’m working on changing my mindset (and kneejerk reactions) and trying not to be so hypersensitive in my effort to be sensitive.
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Tags: Adoption, adoptive-parenting, birthday party, birthdays, Erica, Kristen, Madison, Paige, party, Susan, Suz, wordpress
Oh how we shall eat!
Apr 9, 2008 Family
I told Pennie to send me the planned-for-menu so I could post it here. This is for Madison’s birthday party (copied and pasted as she wrote it with some commentary by me):
- mini sandwich platter: mini buns [which she will be making because, as she said when I murmured that this was too much, "Dawn, I took a baking class and I'm going to use it!"] turkey, ham, roast beef, chicken salad, swiss, america, provolone,
- star shaped pb+j sandwiches
- fruit salad
- green salad asst. dressing and accompaniments
- scallion cream cheese and lox profiterols w/ fresh dill
- Mini eggrolls- (veg) shredded cheese, mash potatoes, black beans and cilantro
- marinated chicken skewers-asst. sauces
- mini mac and cheese cups
- hummus
- salsa
- white bean spread
- tortilla chips and flatbread
- oh and the paula deen is cheesy fisher cheese ball 86 the swine ya dig!!
[Pennie has issues with Ms. Deen but grants that she makes a fine cheese ball and is substituting pig bacon with turkey bacon] - and cake [she is making a castle shaped cake -- if all goes well, expect pictures] and ice cream
and I might get my pastry on to, possibly mini chocolate cups with orange pastry cream and white chocolate
or heart shaped eclairs??
She has put me in charge of paper goods, drinks and finding the material for crown-making. Did I mention that on Madison’s second birthday I made a lovely cake but left out the baking soda? It’s in the archives if you don’t believe me. Our new system clearly has a lot more going for it.
I wish I could invite all of y’all but there are going to be lots and lots of people here so even some of our bestest people had to be left off the list. Life isn’t fair, I know. But Pennie is available to cater your affairs! (Seriously. I can hook you up!)
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