tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post7368911394937642203..comments2024-03-27T05:30:11.462-05:00Comments on The days are JUST packed: Starting out too fasthokgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971689914882302078noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-90585264288466910682009-05-28T07:16:26.560-05:002009-05-28T07:16:26.560-05:00Sorry I missed the Madhouse this week. My two are ...Sorry I missed the Madhouse this week. My two are 2 years apart but their birthday's just one week apart (great family planning) so when they were young, parties were always combined which made it easier. We had fairies, magicians, jumping castles and frankly they remember so little but both remember their 18th holiday away up the coast in a huge house where their friends came . .it was great. Save the big events for when they're older. I learned my lesson the hard way.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-47902429940621784172009-05-27T16:04:51.452-05:002009-05-27T16:04:51.452-05:00I know what you mean. We have a rule that the kid...I know what you mean. We have a rule that the kids can have a birthday party every other year. The years that they don't have a party they get to have a friend sleepover and we have a quiet celebration with a cake and just the family. In the past 2 years, my oldest son has come up with the idea...(which I think its great)...of trading in his party in exchange for a gift that is a little more expensive than he would usually get. He realized that a party only last a few hours so he asked me if I could put the $ I would usually spend on his party toward buying him a playstation instead. Works for me! :-)donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09293599971314095864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-34459460500938109732009-05-27T12:27:01.883-05:002009-05-27T12:27:01.883-05:00I've managed to hold off birthday parties until mi...I've managed to hold off birthday parties until mine were 3 and 6, thank God. I admire you doing home parties--that would stress me out too much.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10271747321727525066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-80764244954729941402009-05-27T11:12:49.487-05:002009-05-27T11:12:49.487-05:00Want to know something horrible?
Emily's birthd...Want to know something horrible? <br /><br />Emily's birthday was 4/17. She still has not had a friends-birthday party this year. We did the family thing, and then she just never seemed all that interested in a friends-thing. There's lots of reasons, but the end result is mommy-guilt... but not enough for me to actually do anything about it. Hah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com