Birthday Aftermath

Grandma's 90th Birthday Bash was a wonderful day! There were lots of family to catch up with, story swapping, and of course, cake!

Today though, poor old Haley is a tad crook! Methinks there was too much cake, too many lollies and not enough sleep over the weekend..... Meanwhile, of course, kids only throw up in their beds when it's pouring rain and you can't hang out the washing.....

Hi y'all! Sorry it's been a few weeks! Craig is home safely from Thailand, and life has returned to normal - the house is a mess, noone knows what to cook for dinner, and school steals a huge chunk of my children's day from me...

But there is always time to party!! Sam had his 10th birthday celebration on the weekend, which involved 5 friends ice skating with Dad, then pizza back at our place. Afterwards, two of the little darlings went home, and 4 cherubs, including our own, 'slept' in a tent in the backyard. Despite the limited sleep, they were such well behaved boys! Some highlights for me were: one of Sam's friends dressed in Lilli's hula skirt, swishing the matching pom poms around in a very provocative manner; Lilli working for about an hour and a half on a bird in a tree sculpture as a present for Sam; Sam opening the bird in a tree sculpture present with all his other cool presents, and openly admiring it in front of his friends, and telling her what a wonderful job she did... and those friends also openly admiring the sculpture and letting her know how clever she is... it was a teary moment for me, when all the years of speaking peaceful, encouraging words to my children (amongst the regretted ugly words) are spilling out into real life.... And, that his friends took the cue, and that I know their parents have the same values as me.... Makes it all worthwhile. Sigh. What a relief that despite the ugly words from my mouth, the good words do take their place as well. Their is hope for my babies yet!!

I am looking forward to my Grandma's 90th birthday bash this weekend. My Grandma and my youngest daughter share a birthdate, though 88 years apart. That makes Haley 2, for those of you who are mathematically challenged! And it is so special that Grandma is still alive, and has all her faculties, and can delight in my children, and they in her.... We are very blessed to have such wisdom and serenity in our lives from her - and what a fabulous link to our ancestry! She has tons of great stories and rememberings from her younger days..... Very precious indeed.

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