(We were supposed to have our girls party that day, but this dummy switched a day at work thinking that I could remember everything important without looking at my calendar - wrong.)
As I came in from work, Seada informed me that Sam was grounded from the Wii. Anna jumped across the room over to me and said, "Sam is bounded from the the Wii. He is bounded but we're not cause we're girls." (Good to know that being a girl has even more advantages.)
That night the kids were playing a game and Emily got a card that said she was a doctor and had to go around diagnosing people. She told Max he had chemotherapy. (Didn't know that was a disease - did know it makes you really sick.)
We were watching a movie before the kids went to sleep. Max insisted that we turn ALL the lights off in the house. When we finally got them out, he said, "See! Now doesn't that remind you of a movie theater?" He was so pleased with himself.
The next morning, Anna and Seada were in the kitchen helping me make waffles. Anna said, "My dad is 33 years old." I replied, "I know. Do you know how old I am?" She said no - so I asked her if she wanted to know how old I am. Seada piped up, "NO!" Lucky for me - Anna is an avid listener because she wanted to know. I told her, "I am 54 years old." Seada said, "My mom is 54 years old." Then a voice - not sure who called out, "No she's not, she'd be dead." (Sorry, Raina, apparently I have better health in my OLD age than you will.)
Anna proceeded to talk about age. She informed me that she is 4 - holding up four fingers. Seada said, "Me, too." and also held up four fingers. Anna looked at them both holding up four fingers and said, "That makes us eight." I thought they were very clever, but Raina said that Sam already told them the eight joke.
We had a fun little party with the girls. They determined the menu, so it was rather interesting. Emily helped me make heart shaped grilled cheese sandwiches. I also added some oranges to the mix. We had red velvet whoopie pies and hot chocolate with strawberry flavored, heart shaped marshmallows. The little girls were so excited to eat off of pretty dishes. Gina, Ali, and Emily got into the spirit of the party and wore their pretty Sunday clothes.
Next time, maybe we will all get on board. I think next time we will have a luncheon and try to get more grown-ups there. Gina, Raina, Rachel, Granny, & I sat around the table for two hours just talking and catching up while the little girls played with Lego's. The girls had a great time, and I felt it was good for us women to spend some time with each other.
