birthdays

Tuesday's tips: Blowing out the candles

Turning 10 and 16 were the only two birthdays that resulted in hosting a party at my house when I was growing up.  I’ve never felt slighted, and yet, for some reason, I’ve made my children’s birthdays much grander year after year. It started quite by accident, actually. We decided to let my first born … Continue Reading →

Wrap Up of Birthday Season

This Sunday marked not only Mother’s Day, but the grand finale of Birthday Season.  What is Birthday Season, you ask?  It is the eight-week period from the end of March to the middle of May in which there are seven birthdays, Easter, and Mother’s Day.  Of those seven, three of those birthdays belong to people … Continue Reading →