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Mommy X is an urban girl living the sweet life of a stay-at-home mom.  Life in Toronto with The Daddy and eight year old Y and six year old Z is always full of fun. She loves shopping, dining out, reading, travelling, and all the fine things and people that life has to offer.  Instead of driving, she pulls a Radio Flyer and takes pride in keeping it clean and shiny.

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Wednesday
16Jul

The Birthday

dreamstime_5668137.jpgI have two kids...Kiddy Y and Kiddy Z. Suffice to say they are not babies anymore (of course they will always be my babies). In fact Kiddy Z has a milestone birthday today...he turns 5!!  I consider 5 to be milestone because it's half way 10!   I always have mixed feeling on their birthdays..happy that they are growing up and sad that they are growing up. Where has the time gone?  I was in a urban baby store yesterday and there wasn't a single thing that was for my children..even the books seemed too juvenile already. 

Kiddy Z has been patiently waiting for his birthday since Kiddy Y had his birthday last December!  He even made sure I ordered his 'soccer cake' when I ordered the 'hockey cake' for Kiddy Y almost 6 months ago. Of course I told him I ordered the cake but when he reminded me about it yesterday I was frantically on the phone praying that the grocery store had the 'scoccer toys' in stock for the cake. Thank goodness they did...crisis averted! Now all I have to do is make cupcakes for camp!

Presents are another whole issue in our house as well.  Our kiddies have a basement and two bedrooms full of toys.  We have Hot Wheels, Mega Rig, Action Figures, Lego, Webkinz, Transformers,  Nintendo DS, Pokemon and the current fave...Bakugan. So when The Daddy and I asked Kiddy Z what he wanted for his birthday...he couldn't think of anything!!! Nothing..not one thing!  And don't start thinking it's because he's a sweet child who just want's a cake and his friends around...BTW we've already had a giant birthday party with 15 friends at an indoor playground before school ended!! It's because they already have everything!   When he finally came up with an idea, it was one Bakugan figure available only on e-bay (Kiddy Y is e-bay savy already)! One little transforming plastic ball would have cost me about $40!!  No way...not a chance...not this time! I don't really care if it's a rare delta hydranoid....what happened to the days of Tinker Toys and Tiddlywinks?

Why is the birthday present so complicated...or have we made it complicated?  Is it time to own up to the fact that Kiddy Y and Kiddy Z are just plain spoiled? 

 

 

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Reader Comments (2)

I always miss the old leggo, hoola-hoop and skipping rope:)

July 16, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJulie DeCosta

Lol, your hillarious. My youngest is turning 7 on Saturday and has decided on 3 things we can choose from....to swim with the dolphins (that would involve a foreign country), a dog (she can't figure out why Santa hasn't delivered for 4 years so figures she will now ask for her birthday) or going to see the Monarch butterflies in Mexico.....yah the dog is easiest....NOT!!!!!
I remember being excited about getting one of those things with a lemon on it that you twirl around your ankle from Bargain Harolds.
The good old days

July 16, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterLesley

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