January 2, 2005
Rosie Turns Ten
"Was it 6:30 on the dot when you came in, Rosie?", my wife asked.
"No. It was 6:36. When I looked at my watch it was 6:31 and I read till the end of the chapter."
What was I doing awake before 7am this morning, on a Sunday in the holidays? Well, I was only semi-awake. And I had to make some sort of effort; it was my daughter's birthday after all. She had been given permission to disturb her parents at 6:30am for the present opening ceremony.
As I said, I was only partially awake so I made sure I had a private viewing of her presents later. And then it was time for me to do the party preparation jobs that had been assigned to me. As usual, it was Daddy's task to blow the balloons up. But this year I was also required to run an errand to the supermarket for cinnamon donuts.
Anyway, the party was a big success and Rosie, as you can see from the photos below, thoroughly enjoyed herself.
