Hollace turns 6 today. Yesterday was her party. The weather was too perfect at about 55 and sunny. They were even playing hopscotch outside there for awhile.
Half way through singing happy birthday I remembered that I didn’t get the camcorder out so this is her first birthday with no video. I thought for a moment that maybe I should stop everyone and have them start over.
Mom, dad and grama came as well as Cindy and kids. Three little girls from Hollace’s school came too as well as Haley. There were 15 kids in total.
Susie, my college friend came via the train with Chloe who doesn’t turn 6 until July 31. I mention this because we were in awe of Chloe. I put the cake on a plate, RAW, a scoop of ice cream then Chloe would take out the plate to someone. Sometimes she would come in and say, “only ice cream on this one”. She was like a little waitress. Last week when I talked to Susie, Chloe was in the background making her mom a sandwich and salad. I can not imagine Hollace doing this at all. Susie says this is the result of being in a single parent house.
After viewing last years video I noticed Hollace wasn’t the most gracious gift receiver. I think it was mostly a little bit of uncomfortableness at being the center of attention. This year I told her that even if they give you a stinky sweat sock, to at least appear gracious LOL. Then Sharon told me she had to wrap her gift in a garbage bag box. An unexpected test to see if Hollace listens to me. Hollace looked quizzical at first but didn’t put on her sour face.
After the party, Cindy and the kids came over to spend the night and we never seen the girls again after they went in Hollace’s room for a marathon play session. RAW fed the 5 year olds and 18 month old Mac then said he would watch them while me, Cindy, Jeff (13) and Sarah (10) went to Chilis. They told us it would be a 35-40 minute wait so Cindy ran to Jewel to pick up an iPass while I waiting with the kids. I took out my cell phone and had them play (fight over) Yahtzee then used the picture phone to amuse ourselves. Then 15 minutes later they called our names. Cindy wasn’t back yet. Glad we didn’t go with her.
As if the party wasn’t enough, Hollace knows her actual birthday is today and was excited that she would get more of the same today. I told her that was what the party was for and she kept saying “but that was Feb 5”, not her birthday. We did hold one gift for her to open today but geez, can we say spoiled?
Cindy seen one of my books about beating shyness and admitted to me that she is scared of everything. I couldn’t believe this from her of all of us. I am the same way of course but she is an ex-Marine. Anyway I wanted so much to talk further about this with her but RAW has a way of dominating the conversation and I couldn’t never get it brought up.
Sherry called. She couldn’t come to the party because Amy is due any time with her baby and Sherry is a wreck waiting for her first grandchild. No baby yet.
I talked to Paula today and actually set a date for me to go to Baltimore to hang out with her in May. I can’t wait it will be too fun.
Me and RAW had some money discussions today. He got a nice lump sum from his mom. I got a little bit of which I am grateful. I have no problem with his sum because it is his mom and his money. My thing was that I wanted to keep my total tax refund. It isn’t even close to the money he got from his mom. He said ok, then came back and tried to get $500 of it. We both got defensive then kind of stopped talking. I was worried because we might start stewing over this then we just kept hanging out in the kitchen until we started lightening up and working it out.
In the end I agreed to buy him a new truck. Huh? I think we should of stopped talking a lot sooner. LOL