Happy Birthday to Me!! Yes, it was mine..last week! A great excuse to exercise some 'retail therapy' and indulge in lunches with friends and family over the course of a week.(love it, love it!!)
Not only am I a huge fan of the birthday celebration (and making it last as long as it can) it seems I've brainwashed my son who also has started to follow my legacy.
It began like this- 'Mum can we have balloons?
'Of course' I replied, 'we always have balloons for birthday celebrations.'
'Can we put up the 'Happy birthday' banner?'
'Yes, of course.'
'Mum......can we make cakes?'
'Yes we can do that after school tomorrow when you come home.'
'Oh and by the way Mum, I've invited my friends to your party!!
............Pause from me........'uhm you've what?'
'Well since our family is in Greece I've invited my friends from school to your party', and then he listed their names.
Oh yes- my son (he's 6) did the facebook equivalent of social networking for 6 year olds and told all the boys in his kindy class to come over after school for mum's 'Happy Birthday'
Needless to say at the school gate at afternoon pick-up I was surrounded by 6 year olds wishing me happy birthday and informing me (and their respective parents' that they were coming over for my birthday?
It was chaos! Parents in a panic over missed invitations and lack of presents, kids in a panic thinking they were about to miss out on the 'party of the week!' and we know no-one wants to be a social pariah- especially when you're 6!! It was like the snow ball effect of twitter out of control!!
After reassuring parents that there was indeed no party....and placating kindy boys the same - yes they were unconvinced- I came up with a solution - A play date party the following week for 'Mums Birthday'.....and yes a great success (at my house..the park was washed out due to inclement weather?)..complete with balloons, cake and birthday banners!!
Peace reigns once again in Kindy Waratah!! but take it from me, be careful what you wish for!!
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