It was time to have the official celebration of Jane's birthday in preparation
for the sing-a-long of the Wizard of Oz at McCarter. We ordered pizza
and made salad
even as the first departee
said good bye to Jane
while the others
gathered around the PS-2 and Fred, Lucy and Kaylen
were cozy on the couch. We checked out the works for Ben's electricity project
and then as I admired my pizza (jalapenos, pineapple and olives)
Ben
was watching television
as the table was set
and Kaylen, Fred and Lucy took a sample picture
before getting it right
as people gathered
and sat at the table
and the birthday girl
made a weird face.
Ben and I decided to take a picture of my drink
and then his -- back
and front
as the birthday cake
appeared even as the assembled
acknowledged that there was pizza
and a little salad
left over. The cake was prepared
and a few candles lit
in a process
that eventually got them all (with just a few burnt fingers) so that
Suzanne could bring it in
and place it before Jane
who blew out all but 1 candle
and then stared at the cake
before the cutting began
and we could finish the celebration of her 16th birthday.