rob came home later this evening than usual because he wanted to get some time in the gym. sometimes when rob comes home from playing soccer (or other sport), i'll ask him if he got hurt. it really worries me that he'll get totally incapacitated one day from playing so rough. not so long ago, his eye got smashed with a ball and now his vision is all messed up in that eye. he's messed up his shoulder. sometimes he hobbles around b/c his ankle or back hurts him. if he were a car, i wouldnt buy him. too many banged up parts. anyway, he comes home from the gym this evening and mimi sees him in his gym clothes and she asks him, "daddy, did you get kicked in the eye tonight?"
this year was a particularly difficult year to plan mimi's birthday. after rob's dad became terminally ill, i didnt think it was good time for a party for mimi and her friends, so we decided it was best to skip a party this year and just have a quiet family dinner out. then after dad passed and we slowly started to get back into our routines again, we all began to feel bad about not having a party for mimi, so we decided to have a party after all...although, a much belated party. mimi said she really wanted to have a party here at the house. she really really really wanted it here, so i told her she could, if she kept it small. since she was turning seven, i allowed her to invite seven friends. then i tasked her with thinking up a theme, and she finally settled on a favorite book series of hers called Rainbow Magic . how perfect...each of the book sets in the series showcases 7 fairies, whether they be the rainbow fairies, the gem fairies, the party fai...
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