Birthdays

I was right about Dicks new gal ~ she is very friendly. K got to meet her on Js birthday when some of the guys from the shop went out for supper for Js birthday. K did not get introduced to her so she doesnt know her name. She did find out from the conversation that she just became a grandmother ~ she had her son young and he had a child young. I guess that J was still mad about seeing her leaving the bar with another guy and kept making comments about it.

The kids came home from school yesterday wand wanted to decorate for Dicks birthday. They asked if we are going to get him a cake. Yeah, we are going to Dairy Queen ~ like I had it planned all along. Then we wrapped the gifts that we had already given him. We bought them Sunday and the girls couldnt wait. I had spaghetti made for supper.

Then all I had to do was worry about him showing up for his birthday party. And worry I did ~ on the verge of being a lunatic. It drives me crazy how he disappoints the kids.

I started early in the day trying to get out of him what his plan was for the evening. I practically begged for information! I know that it is not attractive to beg but I had to know so that I knew if I should just drop the bomb right after school or if I should let the kids make plans for him.

He finally told me that he would come home. Then while I was on my way to work I sent him a text asking if he was still working and if not to skip the beers, go home to spend a couple of hours with the kids then he could go out.

He got home fairly early. I dont know if he left or if he just stayed home. I didnt ask because it doesnt matter. All that mattered is that he was home for his mini-party with the kids.

Oh they even found the containers of bubble left over from one of the kids birthday party and we set them out. A couple of weeks ago I found a half of a 30 pack of beer ~ I guess that would be 15 beers. I moved them and put them in a cooler that is in the garage. I brought them in the house and put them in the fridge. By doing that I was saying ~ its not that I dont want you to have fun on your birthday. He had two beers last night. That does make me happy that he was sensible about it.

For now I am off and running like a lunatic!

GFAFB