Today you are eight and a half, and besides being a great excuse to eat some Ted Drewe’s, it was also a great reason to let you dictate the day (or at least part of it). Thanks for choosing buttermilk pancakes with blackberry maple compote for breakfast. They were delicious, and a yummy way to…
Tag: birthdays
what you’ve really been waiting for
The goddess Isis pinata. Before: In her former life as a hula girl… …and After: The Egyptian Goddess of Magic and Life (and chocolates and ring pops) E worked on this while hanging out in my office the better portion of the last four days. She’s in that time between camp and school – in…
taking eight on the road
E spent the majority of her birthday weekend on the road while we traveled up to M’s old high school stomping ground. We threatened to inform every passing truck stop and diner that it was her birthday, and embarrass her with rousing renditions of “Happy Birthday” at each one, but we got nice and…