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Jippy — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:16:56 GMT

For some great reason, I drop a whole lot of guilt when I read your posts. I thank you for that! Add the laughs.

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Kurt — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:17:37 GMT

Hope you have a nice party and catch-up on your "duties". Try sending an ecard invitation from MushyGushy.com. It's amazing and addicting. A nice "diversion" if you know what i mean.

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Roberta — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:03:04 GMT

I took my son and his friends to the movies one year for his birthday party - probably about 5 or 6 boys. I think he was about your son's age and one of the Pokemon movies had just come out. For about an hour, they sat in the dark, rapt (= quiet), while I suffered through Pokemon. Then we went out for ice cream and the parents picked up from there. Aside from the movie, it was by far the best birthday party. They loved it and it was easy on me.

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Katie — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:19:43 GMT

I don't think it's too late for cake, if you call tonight! I used to work in a bakery at a grocery store, decorating birthday cakes. As long as they have 24 hours notice, they should be cool about the whole thing. Good luck!

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Lora — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:39:16 GMT

My son was also born on New Year's Day...ack! After the excitement of finding out we were pregnant after nearly two long years of trying, the reality of when he was due sank in and we said "oh, shit". The poor kid hasn't had a birthday party near his birthday yet...it's too exhausting after Christmas.

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stinkyface — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:07:12 GMT

All hilarious birthday party anecdotes aside, I cracked up at the phrase "kid is on my jock all the time!!!!!" I totally relate! Summer vacation sucks...and it's not even july yet!

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Judy — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:28:18 GMT

HAHAHAHAHA! My youngest daughters party is in a week and a half - I just now got the invites out - I fucked up and invited 30 people though! I forgot about the age rule. Or maybe I got confused and figured my age minus her age plus her... er... umm... I'm bad with math.

It's not to late to get a cake from the grocery store - says the grocery store cake decorator. Give them a call!

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steph — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:59:12 GMT

My daughter was born in December, so we can't do any of that fun warm weather stuff. We usually just have it at the house (except when she was 3, when we went to the Japanese teppanyaki restaurant!). BAH. This year she says we're going to Chuck E Cheese. Oh, great. Shoot me now.

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Beth — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:39:12 GMT

Oh, man, Dede, I feel your daughter's pain. My bday is New Year's Eve, which meant everyone was on school vacation when I was little, and had better things to do or forgot entirely when I was older. There were only two good eras: when I was old enough for a slumber party and that gave other moms a free babysitter so everyone came, and when I was in high school and was allowed to stay out all night on my bday at parties that weren't for me, but were better than any I could have had.

I've always said that there is only one suckier birthday on the calendar, January 1. Can you celebrate her half-birthday in addition?

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Dede — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:21:08 GMT

Daughter Number Two was born on January 1st - I mess up her birthday every year. Can't even catch my breath from the Halloween-Thanksgiving-my and my mother's birthday-Chanukah-Christmas celebratory/preparatory haze, not the mention the New Year's Eve hangover to deal with a January 1st birthday! The kid has always thought that her birthday sucked and who can blame her? She doesn't buy into the "Rose Parade is just for you" and 30,000,000 other people. I think I still owe her a 6th birthday party - she's 9 now. And on those years where I do get it together a couple of weeks late - well, Daughter Number One's birthday is a couple of days into February,so there is really no rest for the weary!

You have my sympathies.

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Eva — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:51:29 GMT

Ice cream cake ALWAYS saves the day. As long as you're near a freezer, that is. They come ready made both at Baskin Robbins and Ben&Jerry's. Just an FYI.

I can't help with the quick present solution. Maybe knock off a Toys R Us? Do they have security cameras?

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Audrey - Pinks — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:13:01 GMT

OH! I love your blog... I have been reading your past posts!! Love it. I , too, know what you mean about trying to find the time to blog. It's my job - over at Pinks & Blues (www.pinksandblues.com) and I have my blog there... and I find it difficult between all the mommy things going on to blog about it. I can compose great blogs in my head... it's just getting them down on this computer!! :)

LOL!!

- Audrey

Pinks & Blues Girls

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Vikki — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:07:51 GMT

My son turns 6 on the 4th of July. We are quite ill-prepared this year, mostly because I've spent most of the past week stressing about getting the house clean for my mother who is visiting for the b-day. Notice I said "stressing" and not actually "cleaning" which would be more productive. My point is...I feel your pain.

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nancyt — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:00:21 GMT

As experience with my 10-year-old dictates, small parties where you get to have a great time with very close friends are way more fun than huge parties with tons of kids. Stick to the two you've invited (unless it becomes hugely easy to wrangle up a few more good buddies). And it might be too late to order the exact cake you'd want from the grocery store, but most places usuallly have ones ready-made that they can put a name on.

As for presents, is he old enough to appreciate the joy of the Gift Card (and getting to pick out EXACTLY what he wants?) Might be a cop-out, but it could hold some appeal...

BTW, my 10-year-old will become an 11-year old in about a week and a half. Thank goodness we talked her out of the massive sleep-over she wanted (11 plus-one screaming girls would not likely have pleased my slumbering 5-month old...). I think I said something once about making a flip-flop cake which no doubt she will hold me to...and presents only get more challenging the older they get. What are we doing this year? A laptop? Cell phone? Fuck, indeed.