As much as I tried to make Halle's birthday memorable for her, I'm afraid I will always remember it as the WORST birthday ever! Luckily she's 3, didn't notice the bad parts, and loved her birthday. In fact, she just asked me if she could have her birthday again today :)
So we were just starting to recover from the effects of Andrew's illness a couple weeks before when the day before Halle's birthday the 24 hour bug hit our house - staring with me. I was so, so sick. But of course life goes on and you don't get a break from work or kids if you're sick :( So basically, I got none of the prep for her birthday done, including not making the cake I had planned.
The day of her birthday, I was starting to feel better, but the house literally looked like a tornado whipped through it. And her birthday fell on the busiest work day of the month, so I hardly stepped away from my computer from 7am to 6pm. Halle had selected waffles for her birthday dinner, and I obliged her, but was so distracted with everything else, that at least half of the batches were burned to a crisp. (Notice my disaster of a kitchen.) Don't worry, there were enough good batches that we all ate.
I told you the house was a mess. This isn't even the worst of it and the picture doesn't do it justice.
Because I had to work so late, the bakeries were all closed by the time I was done - I had hoped to run out and pick up some specialty cup cakes in lieu of the cake that didn't happen. Since that didn't work out, I asked Andrew to run to Costco and pick up some of their cupcakes. Only - they had NONE! Nothing! Only some of those huge sheet cakes that feed a small army! :( So, yes, Halle had Costco muffins for her birthday. I'm so ashamed. She loved them, but that's not the point.
Abigail was too fussy and went to bed without her muffin and Eve wasn't feeling well, so opted to not have any (which is saying a lot for Eve). I couldn't have any because of the challenge I was doing so Halle ate her dessert alone. Again, she didn't mind, apparently it was only me who was bothered?
Shortly after getting them all in bed, Eve's throw up started and she was sick all night. Halle and Andrew got it two days later. I had piles and piles of soiled clothes and linens just piled about - it was a nightmare. But, somehow, Halle still looks back with fondness on her birthday and is eager to celebrate her next one! Good thing kids are forgiving - next year will be better, Halle! Love you!
Dying.
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