Yesterday was the first birthday party of first grade. I hope it’s the first of many. Actually, at the moment, I really don’t. I need some time to recover. Even at their best, other kids’ birthday parties can be stressful, if it’s not your crowd. And this wasn’t. I’m just not a walk-right-up-and-introduce-myself kinda gal, so I hung […]

Considering she’s the life of the party, Sophie doesn’t get invited to many. Maybe it’s just that people just don’t throw their kids birthday parties anymore. To me, that’s inconceivable (see: name of this blog). In any case, it’s January, and Sophie’s been invited to just one birthday party this school year. I almost missed the […]