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