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Grateful Mommy!

Even after my resolution to take more photos when it matters, somehow I managed to miss another birthday. A camera, other than that of the birthday girl's mommy, saved the day again:


Lack of photo documentation was not the saddest part of Neve's birthday party. The day was approaching, Grandma Lani was in from out of town, and I had no plans. No invited guests. No cute invitations. No ideas for themes. And no presents. I was in some post-Halloween haze, I recall, hoping that things would just magically happen on their own. And thankfully, magic did happen. I think grandparents seem to know when their help is needed most, swooping in like the superheroes they are, without a groan or a moan, effortlessly executing that which fumbled mothers couldn't pull together. Grandma Lani bought the entire doll department on Amazon.com, saving Terry and I from ever having to buy her anything again. Grandma Ro made the cake(s) and threw an impromptu family-party. My grandma, Nana, provided the delicious food that evening. And aunts, uncles, and cousins finished the evening with gifts and laughs.

Thank you, grandparents, for being the greatest grandparents in the world. So maybe Fiona didn't need a consolation "don't feel bad that it's not your birthday" cake, but that's ok. Mom, you saved the day. And maybe Neve didn't need her 130th singing babydoll, but that's ok. Lani, you saved the day. And maybe we didn't need 3 bathtub-sized pots of grandma's wonderful Italian soup, but that's ok. Grandma, you saved the day. Neve doesn't even know how good she has it, but one day she will.