"Twas the night before birthday and all through the apartment, creatures were stirring and preparing the birthday table for two big boys about to turn TEN!! (One of them was having troubles falling asleep, and -- not being allowed to come out of his room after tuck in as per house rules -- resorted to writing desperate notes and sliding them down the hall to us, hehe...)
We enlisted the help of our current visitor, who cut out a nice 7-colours Salta mountain for our wall landscape while I feverishly baked and decorated a cake, and Tatsy finished the map and clues for the boys' group gift: Instead of a bunch of junk they don't need and we can't fit in our bags to take home to Canada when we leave, we are putting together one final bus trip (with the help of many generous donors -- THANK YOU, Rick, Daddy, Uncle Vinx!!!) for them in May, a sort of "choose your own adventure"!
We enlisted the help of our current visitor, who cut out a nice 7-colours Salta mountain for our wall landscape while I feverishly baked and decorated a cake, and Tatsy finished the map and clues for the boys' group gift: Instead of a bunch of junk they don't need and we can't fit in our bags to take home to Canada when we leave, we are putting together one final bus trip (with the help of many generous donors -- THANK YOU, Rick, Daddy, Uncle Vinx!!!) for them in May, a sort of "choose your own adventure"!
Now it's time for bed -- the morning will come soon enough, with all its excitement; after the birthday table, cake and a Skype visit with Daddy, the Marias are coming for crepes, and then it's off to Neverland with some friends before Tats heads off to the airport and Florida for the month.
And then, if those of us left over are still awake enough, dinner out!
And then, if those of us left over are still awake enough, dinner out!