Saturday is Lily's fourth birthday. We are going to the beach, and having a family party. A day of Lily. I have not picked out her present yet, but it will be something small. Her party will have balloons, Lily is in love with balloons. We will sing Happy Birthday. There will be a Lily friendly cake.
We are going out to the island about a mile off the coast of Mississippi. We will have to drive to about a 1/2 an hour to catch a ferry to the island. There is a chain of island right in front of Mississippi, these islands create the Mississippi Sound. The water at the beach here on the main land is mucky and dirty and very brown. To get pretty clean swimming water one must either drive to Florida or take a boat out to the island. We are going to the island, just to see. Lily loves to go swimming in the ocean. She is very brave. I have taken her swimming in the dirty water many times. I have heard the the shrimping boats dredge up all the muck. But, I am excited about going out on an adventure.
A part of me is feeling bad that Lily has never had a birthday party, with friends. She has sweet little family gatherings. When we go to the birthday parties of her friends they are very big affairs. Her friends also have tons and tons more toys. It is like a wonderland to visit these kids. Logically I know that Lily is too young to even know the difference. That she has me for a mom and what more could the little one want. I am just Jonesing a bit.
I am off to drive Mandy to her orientation. I have spent at least an hour a day in the car for a week for Mandy and her job. I have spent more than $200 for interview and now a uniform for her job. I am making her pay me back, though. Isn't that mean? Trying to teach her some 'sponsibility. But, I feel like I am having to do all the work for her job. Good life lesson I hope.
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oh! what cake and icing recipe are you using? you want some icing recipes i haven't published yet?
making mandy pay you back is a good lesson for responsibility for her. will it be in installments?
my dad bought my first car but said i had to pay him back. he bought it for $700 and i payed him $35 a week until it was payed off. pretty reasonable, i thought. and i had to pay my own gas, oil (oh, i payed more in oil than gas), maitanence, insurance, everything. i payed it all. all my money went to edna (the car).
I wrecked my first car -- the first day I had it. HAHA
Capello, thanks for the kind offer, except no powdered sugar because it has corn starch. Mandy has thousands of dollars in the bank and only needs to pay me a couple of hundred for her new work clothes. She will have to pay for a car, I will help so she can get something safe, pay for gas, and pay for insurance. Plus I take half of her check for her college fund. For now she doesn't have a license or permit so I am the driver.
Lorelei, I hope Mandy doesn't wreck. My husband wrecked his first car on the first day too.
The pay back thing is good for children, otherwise how else must they learn responsibility?
Happy Early Birthday Wishes to Lily (Just incase i forget to come around).
I have always found that the best birthdays are the nice quiet ones. Five's last birthday was the first one where he ever had a friend over, and that was only one friend! He thought it was a perfect day.
Lily will remember when she's grown up that you took the time to celebrate her, not how many people came or what she got. It sounds like you've planned a great day. :-)
My idea of hell is a kid's birthday party. So don't start doing them unless Lily insists.
You are sooooo mean! Just teasin'. I think that's the right idea. Nothing is free out in the real world.
I am sorry that I have not been paying attention. I am leaving this comment on August 10th with embarrassment. So much happening here. So I have come back.
We celebrated our son's second birthday two days late because we got his day of the month (the 25th) mixed up with our daughters (the 28th). Embarrassing to this day. I heard some child expert say that there should be one guest for each year of the childs age.
When our daughter was a teenager she was required to pay for half of anything we didn't agree on. When she wanted her own car she was working and though we bought it, she paid for it, even after she totaled it. That was a hard lesson for me to see her learn. Both of our children are adults now and greatful for our stand. Still it isn't easy when you love them so much.
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