As Kelly and I sat on the couch at the end of the day after finishing the last of the champagne and finally getting Sammy to sleep, she told me she didn't know how I did it. She said that she had been exhausted at 3pm and was thinking she wasn't going to make it through the day. How do I do this every weekend? It was now almost midnight and we were talking about men and relationships and the ups and downs our lives have been through during three decades of friendship. And I had to remind her that TODAY I didn't do it all alone. Today I had her. And Jamie. And other wonderful friends who step up and support me when I need it most.
Our day started with the LEGO advent calendar and glazed vanilla doughnuts and a 4-year-old who could barely contain his excitement about having a birthday party. And over and over again throughout the day I felt the quiet presence of this good friend of mine who came to help and who definitely made my boy feel special during his 4th birthday. She patiently babysat Eva while I tended to party business and greeted pre-schoolers and took photos of the blurry mass of them as they tumbled and raced and jumped and climbed at Kidsport. She helped with loading and unloading the car. She played with the sugared-up, hyper-stimulated children while I cooked lunch when we returned home. And she absolutely made everyone's day with the cardboard rocketship that our entire family enjoyed. So while this post should be about Sammy and how incredibly fast the past four years have gone, it's about this wonderful friend of mine and the way she made it all possible. When Kelly's boys were little I used to train them to say "You're the best mommy in the whole wide world," and when she started trying to teach Sammy to say this about me on Saturday, I had a hard time not saying "Second best."
A few birthday party pics:
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What a wonderful day! And it is so nice to be surrounded by good friends, isn't it?
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