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Best Shot Monday: Goodbye Seven, Hello Eight

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Mishi | 20 Comments

I don’t know about other parents, but I have a theory that the odd numbered years suck.  They suck donkey balls.  However, I digress.

Benny’s Birthday Weekend was awesome!  It started on Saturday when after soccer practices (I say that in plural because there were two back-to-back sessions in blistering heat) we came home, had stinky siblings shower, and took off for the birthday dinner.  Benny made his choice and it was Beef O’Brady’s.   We used to haunt the one in our town during GA Part I, so the place is synonymous with good times.  And, good times were had.  There was a college football game on (Bulldogs, I presume), and the place was loud and full of life.  The kids screamed and cheered, along with the crowd.  Davey got in on it by obsessively clapping and calling out yay.  The food was great.  Mikey had hot wings.  Livey and Benny had chicken tenders, and Davey had his weight in chicken nuggets.   Seriously, they gave BIG portions.  Me?  I had The. Best. Buffalo Chicken Salad. Ever.  I don’t know why, but put blue cheese and hot sauce together–for me–and I’m in heaven!

After we ate I got the brilliant idea that we needed ice cream.  I was totally breaking the ‘wait a bit before you put sugar on top of a meal’ rule, but I had to.  For Cold Stone Creamery, I had to!

“I’m full,” Mikey proclaimed.
“Me, too!” Livey added.
“Ugh, I couldn’t eat another bite,” sighed Benny.
“So, you guys are saying you’re too full for ice cream?”
{collectively} “NO WAY!!!”

On the ride home we were all filled to the gills and in pain.

“I need to burp,” Livey confessed.
“I need to go to bed,” lamented Mikey.
“I think I’m gonna jump on the trampoline when we get home,” said Benny.
“I think I’m gonna throw up,” I blurted.

After we got home, we felt better.  We just needed a good twenty minutes of digestion and Mario Kart.  Then we headed out for our nightly walk.  Just what the doctor ordered.

Part I of Benny’s Birthday Weekend was over and utterly successful.

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Yesterday morning we went to the store and obtained some things for Part II of Benny’s Birthday Weekend.   This included a Devil’s Food Cake Mix, Frosting, Nestle Crunch bars for the top of the cake, Pork Chops for dinner, and Peanut Butter (sometimes I feel like slathering myself in peanut butter, but this isn’t about me is it?)

I made Benny’s cake and we had dinner around 5 o’clock.

On the Menu:

Grilled Pork Chops
Candied Yams (the birthday boy’s ultimate fave)
Broccoli in Cheese Sauce
Cucumber/Tomato/Feta Cheese Salad

Benny said it was just like Thanksgiving dinner, only better.  He ate the whole pan of candied yams!

I sent a text to our neighbors across the street to invite them for cake, and I had my old school texting system (a/k/a Olivia) walk over to our next door neighbor to invite her over, too.  She was concerned that she had no gift, but Livey told her that having her come over was gift enough.  I think if I let Miss Beverly adopt Livey, she would!

Around 6 o’clock our neighbors congregated in our kitchen with us.  Candles were placed on the cake, lit, and the traditional Happy Birthday song was sung.  It was wonderful!  Benny was all googly eyes and smiles.


Note the green hearts dancing around Benny and the cake!
I. love. that.

There will be a Part III when Papa comes home next week, but Part I and Part II were total successes.  For that I am happy.  I know Benny was pleased this weekend, too.  That’s worth more than anything, I do believe.

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