Part Update was Re: Another wash-out

August 19, 2001

> > I don't get the impression that RSVP means much any more. It is

mostly ignored in my experience. >

> We are having a class barbecue for dd1 and dd2 - consecutive nights

(we must

> be mad!) - in a fortnights time. The girls handed out invites at

the end of

> term. Have we heard from a single child - NO!

>

> ah well...

> Sue

Know what you mean Sue. Yesterday was the party for DD1 (Grace - 3

on Tuesday) As a special treat I invited all the children who will

be in her class at Kindergarten. On Thursday I found myself ringing

around 1/2 doz to see if they were coming or not - in fact I got one

reply on the morning if the party itself - aaaaggghhh!

The party went so well, despite Grace waking at 4.30am to ask if

Stevie Sausage (the entertainer) had arrived yet! For the fact I had

25 3-4 year ols here it went quite smoothly. Luckily for us all the

weather stayed fine until about 4pm, last child had left and all the

clearing up had been done. As I am meant to be having complete rest

we hired an enteratiner who did everything (include provide party

bags!)bar feed the kids (bit expensive but under the circumstances

worth every penny) We set up the birthday lunch as a picnic in the

garden - lots of blankets on floors, plenty of sarnies, sausages

(sorry vegi's!), chicken nuggets, fairy cakes and crisps, a quick run

around and then back indoors for the magic show and the rabbit! To

see my Grace's face was worth all the recent heart ache and arguing

with doctors. I couldn't stop smiling and crying (darn hormones

again!) The kids were all so well behaved I suppose it helped having

a central focal point (and someone used to dealing with lots of

children - he was brill)

Grace adored every minute and has spent all of today telling us about

the magic wand, tapping, jumping jelly beans and the rabbit, 'Did you

know I was magic mummy?' Certainly did sweetheart!!

Beverly (having an indulgent mummy moment!)

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