Birthdays and been busy

Both girls are a year older! A teenager and one who hit double digits for the first time. We celebrated their birthdays and their cousin's birthday, who's birthday is 3 days before S's. with family last Saturday. Then P and I took S and a few friends to hang out at a mall. The girls didn't want us hanging around so we ate and did some walking around. The only things we bought was a birthday gift for one of R's friends and dice for school. That wasn't so fun! Nothing for me! The week whizzed by, all the regular stuff during the week (dance and scouts) and R had a birthday party Tuesday night at Pump it Up, and J had 2 physical therapy sessions. Wed. was no school, I didn't do a whole lot, took my sister to PT, did some laundry, and did the drop off, pick up for dance and S's youth group. Last night R had her party at a hotel nearby with an indoor pool. 3 of her friends were sick, R was beyond upset and 2 other girls couldn't come either. I thought it was going to be just her and me at the hotel. A last minute invitee called and said she could come, and R asked S to come. P and J got dinner for us and stayed while we all ate together by the pool but we took the cake back up to the room for later. The 3 girls got along very nicely. The were all sound asleep by 1 AM. We got up at 8:30, had a yummy breakfast at the hotel, then the girls played in the pool for an hour and a half before check out. R's party was her birthday present, and I think it's the best kind of gift, memories and not stuff. And even though it was very disappointing to her that more friends couldn't come, she'd like to do the same thing next year. We'll see, if she's still talking about it in 11 months.