A few months ago we were talking about how we celebrate adult birthdays in a big way when we turn 30,40,50,60, etc.
Biggirl was quick to catch on that multiples of 10 were worth celebrating and that since she would be turning 10 this year, that meant she deserved a party!
I know this may make me sound a wee bit lazy but two years ago I decided that the typical birthday party invitations wouldn't be sent out to classmates after the eighth birthday...
You see the 8th birthday was kinda hectic. Ever since I could remember (and biggirl too) my husband was out of the country on business whenever we had the birthday party with her friends from school (we celebrate once with friends and once with family). It just happened that way and although I would have loved to have some help, it kept us busy while he was away (really, really busy!) When she turned eight we organized a dance party. Now, I somehow thought that after my hour of well-planned, high-energy, chaotic yet organized games, they would do a little dancing while I prepared the buffet... well, that didn't work out as planned at all. They just couldn't get enough of the games and when I just plain did not have any other game up my sleeve, they followed me around the house asking me what the next activity was as I prepared food for 10 eight year olds.
At the end of the evening, no music had been played, nobody had danced, and I was exhausted... I actually still remember the feeling two years later!
So that was supposed to be it...until she reached the first multiple of 10.
But, since I am wiser and more experienced in the birthday department, I now know how to organize a party with a minimum of work.
I called the local bowling alley.
Heck, I even let her invite a couple boys which I never would have done if we were throwing a dance party in our basement (if I'm really, really lucky that will wait for the next multiple of 10!)
So Happy Birthday biggirl and thank you so much for your first decade of love!
