A Lick and A Promise

When I was a little girl, and a rainbow appeared in the sky, my mother used it as a teaching opportunity. She would tell me about the Bible story of Noah, and how the rainbow was set in the sky as a reminder of God's promise to his people. This beautiful Saturday Sky reminded me of that. It feels like my whole life is just getting a lick and a promise today. Gwenyth is turning 1 on Tuesday, so we're having a birthday party get-together tonight. Poor Gwen! I remember when Katie was a baby. Her first birthday was a major deal. Even when Brian turned 1, we had a party, I made a snazzy caterpillar cake, and all was good. Last week a girlfriend asked me what I was doing for Gwen's big day. My answer? "Oh, yeah, I guess I should do something about that..." So, she's getting a lick and a promise of a cake, and my house is getting a lick and a promise of a cleaning. If I'm lucky, I'll get in a lick and a promise for my knitting, too. (I'm rounding the bend on Tank Girl. I'm at the arm hole decreases on the second half, and hope to have it done this weekend. Unless, that is, I decide I have to re-knit the back. Still trying to make up my mind on that one.)

Comments

[Whitney]

It'll be okay. No one remembers their first birthday anyway ;) As long as you love her then that's all that matters (at least until she gets older and can start complaining about things!)

[Ruth]

I hear you. We never really had parties for either of our kids' birthdays until this year, when my DD was old enough to have a peer group she wanted to invite. I think it's often more for the parents than the child - love and cake and a few little pressies makes them perfectly happy. (I did, however, make a shaped "theme" cake each year.)Also, in response to your comment on my blog (I still don't know the best way to do this, especially since Blogger doesn't display emails - sometimes I reply in the comments, but I never know if anyone goes back and checks): No, I don't think testing the lipstick on your arm is unsanitary. I just haven't had luck with that method - ie. black and dark brown look good on my skin - but not so much on the lips. Maybe I lack imagination.

[Dorothy]

Like the others said, she won't remember it. Take some creative pictures and it will look like a crazy fun birthday when she's older.

[Rain]

You captured the rainbow really well.Um, I don't remember my first birthday, but there was photographic evidence. Throw together a cake, borrow some children and take a few pics. She'll never know...unless her older siblings use it to blackmail you with later.

[Peg]

Birthday parties can be very stressful, and when mine were little, we invited as many children as the child was old - until they were about eight and then we took them with one friend out to dinner.Birthday parties now seem like a time for a parent to have to spend a lot of money. Goodie Bags seem to be over the moon and any places that host birthday parties for children seem to charge a fair bit. I think one year old rates a cake and family! Glad you liked my WPS. I am now working on Clapotis with a variegated Fleece Artist Silkstream.