Back to reality, the next day was Jane's true birthday and more gifts
had appeared
on the festive table
with this card
and this gift certificate
and a lot of balloons
to accompany the fine food
from Olive's.
Ben ground stones for Jane
who wore the birthday hat and a scarf from yesterday
as she considered the cereal box card
we made for her. Jane's sandwich looked good
so Benjamin
and Sarah
dug in and then Benjamin
considered the fruit and veggies
when Suzanne entered
and there were more presents
as Suzanne ate
and I took the artistic round tin can photos
before the cake came
and Jane huffed
and puffed
and blew the candles out
so that she could open some more clothing gifts
and then the gift from Metropolis
that included a tip
and some lip balm
that caused Benjamin
to perform acrobatics with his bread. This card
refused to be photographed but came with a vessel
for holding other photos. The final gift
concerned makeup
and then we toasted Jane and declared her fifteen.