I suggested to Tabitha she have a birthday party this year.  She hasn’t had a party since she was 10.  And between Covid and moving she has done pretty close to nothing the last three years.  She hesitated. That would mean revealing the time of year she has a birthday… but in the end her friend Melody and I were able to convince her it would be fun. 

 

 

So we did what all normal people do – we vacuumed the back patio.
Now – to be clear – we’ve had very few gatherings since moving in here.
And to say we needed to scale back is putting it mildly.

There would be none of this:

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or this:

or this:

or this:

 

LORD have mercy, I miss my yard, driveway, and private property!

 

What did have was this:

Which made this:

 

 

It only took Melody, Johanna, and I three hours to assemble.

Melody had lights.

And we borrowed ladder ball and corn hole.  And Melody had a fog machine, and they made a dance floor. 

And some kids had fun loud fun, and some seemed quieter. 

And my girl said she had fun.

And I still don’t have a great photo of her and Melody!