Aberrant Prose

Kathy turning three

Since it is Kathy’s birthday today and Rylan’s third birthday tomorrow I decided it would be fun to pull out my diary and see what I had to say about the day Kathy turned three:

July 3, 1978
Monday

Kathy was quite aware of it being her birthday today when she woke at 10:00. We had already had breakfast when she got up, which were pancakes. When she came downstairs Robert was baking her a cake, Devil’s Food.

I got her some toast and peaches. Then after she ate I tried her dress on for the hem, and then dressed her so she could go outside and play, and got the hem sewn up.

Robert did some tarring under the old shingles and got the skylight put in today.

After I got the dress finished, Chris helped me make some party hats out of construction paper then Kathy went with me to buy some plates & napkins and a birthday card for her.

The day went fast, we had lunch & then Robert shaped the cake into a monster inspired from a monster Chris drew off Captain Cosmic awhile back. While he was frosting it I baked some zucchini bread.

All of a sudden it was time to get dinner. I blew up all the balloons first & threw them up into the crepe paper net, which turned out pretty good.

Dinner was shrimp Italiano with zucchini. We barely finished before our guests began to arrive. Just as soon as Kathy said she was finished I took her into the bathroom and took out all the curlers I had put in about 1:00.

After getting her hair combed & her dress on she looked very, very pretty. Like a southern belle.

Soon the house was full of people, Jan and Pam too. Grandma Helen didn’t come; she was too worn out from having just arrived home from Disneyland.

Teshia came too. All the kids were playing outside with about half the grown ups outside too when it was time for Kathy to open presents.

She tore right into them. Robert helped her with the ceremony. He said he had a hard time keeping up with her.

She got a Barbie doll & clothes from Great Grandma & Grandpa Stoner, a Nerf ball from Donald & Arloine, a horse from Kim, a wind-up dog & doll outfit from Gary, a top & pants from Carol & Morgan (Carol had just sewn them up today & also Stephanie was wearing matching pants she had sewn up today), a Donald Duck Hoppity Hop and of course the Sit and Spin from us. She didn’t realize what it was when she opened it because it was boxed but as soon as Robert assembled it she wasted no time getting on it. Pretty soon Teshia joined her. Then Stephanie. It was a hit.

Then she put her three candles in her monster cake, everyone sang to her, which she got a kick out of, then she blew out the candles.

After everyone was about done with their ice cream & cake Chris knocked the balloons out of the net & there was a free-for-all, Kathy & Stephanie went wild, screaming & hitting the balloons as they ran around.

About 9:30 everyone began to disperse. Chris & Kathy played with her new Barbie doll until we put them to bed.

Forgot to include what Grandma Helen gave Kathy, she brought a cup & two small figures of Pluto and Donald Duck back from Disneyland for her.

After the kids were in bed we cleaned up the mess & went to bed about 11:00.

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