4/18/13 - "Happy Birthday, Roman"
*Blogger's Note: I've decided to move my weekly blog updates from Wednesday's to Thursday's. In true learn-as-I-go fashion, I've come to discover that my weeks' events tend to figuratively crest on Thursday's, and this will give me a better start-and-stop point for my blog updates. I've also discovered a weekly blog really works for me. I've tried various forms of personal journals in the past, but thanks to a serious deficiency in my self-discipline department, I've never followed through. Lately, I've been thinking like a blogger. Trying to mentally note our daily events that are worth my cognitive catalogue and then defining them into electronic rhetoric has become enjoyable to me. Now, on with the show...
One week later and we're all back to normal health, thank goodness. That virus was one of the worst I have seen in my lifetime, and from what I understand, it's still going around in our area. Top that with one of the worst allergy seasons ever, and you have yourself a recipe for disaster. But life around here is definitely looking up.
We invited some of the neighbor kids, some co-workers, family, and friends and I think everyone (especially Roman) had a great time. We started at 4pm which was just a little muggy, but by 5 the weather had cooled off and was perfect. This party will make the third time that we've thrown a backyard party for Roman, and I must say we really enjoy it. Mid-April is a perfect time of the year for an outside party like this, and thusfar, the weather has cooperated every time.
Roman got so much stuff. He was elated and giddy with all of the stuff he got. Mickey Mouse themed toys, bubbles, water guns, clothes, and a backyard filled with playmates and love. A special thanks goes out to Craig Hodge who has made the cake for Roman every year thus far. Last year was a Blue's Clues cake, and this year was (Roman's current infatuation) Toodles (from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse). They are always a hit as they taste amazing and look so good that it's difficult to cut into (Roman was especially hesitant.. he loves Toodles just too much).
On a quick tangent, do you remember a couple of posts ago when I offered a brownie point to anyone that could tell me what Roman was saying. In the video I posted you could hear him saying something like, "Caillou, Saishu." Well, I've figured out what it is. I saw him saying it along with Mickey. During an episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Mickey regularly proclaims, "if you got ears, say cheers!" Well, that mystery's finally solved!
And, finally, of all the fantastic gifts that Roman received, what's the one thing he wouldn't part with? What's the one thing that infatuated him so much that he forgot about everything else around him? He carried it around with him for the rest of the night shouting, "if you get ears, say cheers!" (or something similar to that) and "What do you say? Oh, Toodles??" Amanda Hodge got Roman a great gift when she bought him a stuffed Mickey Mouse. As soon as I saw it in the gift bag, I knew that it was going to be the star. But it wasn't. Nope. It was the tag that was attached to it. Roman begged for me to cut the tag loose as it was in the shape of Mickey's head and reminded him of Toodles. He couldn't have gotten a better gift! Who would thunk?? A tag....
Well, that's all for now...
If you've got ears, say CHEERS!
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