The phone just rang, and I held my breath. Ms. X is the only person in my phone with the “xylophone” ring tone, and even though Sophie’s been out of kindergarten for five years, and Ms. X has become a dear friend — meaning the call could have as easily been about margaritas as a […]
Hi my name is Sophie and today I will talk to you guys about my birthday. Can you give me ideas for songs for my 11th birthday mix? And hope you love my post. And also me and my mom got some song ideas together, like Party in the USA and we are thinking about […]
Not long ago, Annabelle created her very own superhero. It was for a school assignment — the big assignment of the year, in fact, the Third Quarter Presentation, a term uttered with dread by most every student at her school. I love Third Quarter Presentations. From fifth grade on, each student is required to stand […]
Editor’s Note: For a long time now, Sophie has wanted to start her own blog. She and I discussed it and decided that’s a lot of work, so instead she’ll do occasional posts on Girl in a Party Hat. Here’s her first. She wrote it herself start to finish — though I did offer my […]
After two tardy slips this week, I was determined to get Sophie to school in plenty of time to make the bell, and in my rush I didn’t notice that she’d left the house in patent leather party shoes and sweatpants. It wasn’t until she’d leaned over from the backseat for several goodbye kisses, handing […]
Last night was the regional competition for Special Olympics cheerleading. Sophie’s team was robbed, I tell you. Robbed. “Tempe’s bringin’ down the house!” the announcer yelled at one point during their routine, and it was true — the entire crowd was rooting for the navy-and-white clad cheerleaders, who had the best moves of the night […]
