Katelyn's 8th Birthday Party.

All is still quiet on this end of the world, but things are crazy at my home in the states....

The 5th of October is Katelyn's 8th birthday, and her sleep-over party was the night of the 3rd and morning of the 4th. From what Colleen was saying, she had 13 girls (all about that age) sleeping over at the house.

At one point, Colleen had planned to throw them all in the pool, but she said the temps were down into the forties when she woke up on the 3rd. They probably came up with something else fun to do. Colleen is really good at that.

You know my 9 year old twin boys, Caleb and Seth were either in heaven or hell! From a distance they probably had the time of their lives, but up close... "EWWWW, GIRLS!!!"

I can only imagine what Colleen went through. On the other hand, our mom, from her side of the family, flew in yesterday and she is always such a huge help when she comes down. She has a calming effect on the home. Colleen is calmer. The kids are calmer. Everything just seems to relax a bit and everyone is just more productive.

What do you get an 8 year old girl anyway? As you probably read in a previous post, she rides and trains horses... not an option! She is into cheerleading... I think she has all that stuff already. Most of what she has asked for either ends in "-puter" or "phone" or ",000.00+". She's 8 for crying out loud!

What I really wanted to give her will have to wait until I get back: a really big Daddy's hug. I guess, until then, a Mommy's hug and a Gramma-Marge's hug will just have to do.

Semper Fi,
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