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My Daughter’s Birthday Part I

Time goes by far too quickly, I know this to be so true.  The preparations for my daughter’s first birthday began a few days before her birthday as I tried to enjoy the last few days before she turned one and officially becoming a big girl! I was going to throw her a little party with her family, aunts, uncles, cousins (she only has three two of which are her age), and grandparents. I anticipated about fifteen to eighteen extended family members to come to my daughter’s birthday celebration. My daughter’s birthday is a mere nine days before Christmas, so … Continue reading →

Whose Birthday Party is It, Anyway?

Ah the birthday party! Organizing and coordinating the perfect party has become an obsession with the average family—at least it can seem that way. We want our child to have a great day, sure, but we may also get caught up in trying to give the standard party for our socio-economic level, meet neighborhood and peer group expectations, and make sure that our child doesn’t feel slighted. What can get lost in the whole quest for the perfect party is just exactly who the party is supposed to be for anyway! There can be so many special interest groups influencing … Continue reading →

Birthdays at School

Having a birthday on a school day can be very exciting for a child. The class sings happy birthday and often parents send cupcakes or cookies. Most students’ birthdays in my class have gone rather well. However, there have been a few times that the day could have gone better. For those days, I have some advice. If sending birthday party invitations to school, please send enough invitations for the entire class or at least invite either all of the girls or all of the boys, depending on the gender of the child. Too often, invitations are sent to school … Continue reading →