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.