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What can I say? It takes time to recover from a toddler’s birthday party, not to mention the preparation time.

Believe it or not, I’m not the kind of mom to go all out for her children’s birthday parties. It really does just take a lot of time anyhow. We don’t even get the bouncies that just about seem to be a must at children’s parties these days, and I make and decorate the cake at home. That’s one of the fun parts really, since the birthday child gets to help do the decorative frosting. Messy, but you name a young child who won’t be proud of that.

I’m dealing with a bit of motherly worry too. My husband spotted a lump near my son’s collar bone while we were at his 2 year checkup. The doctor was good, had us get an xray, but nothing showed there, so it’s a watch and see kind of thing. I used to do medical transcription, so I know too well that these things can be nothing. Or they can be a really big something. And being a mother means worrying too much sometimes.

So we’re watching that. With any luck it will vanish soon. If it gets any bigger we have to have it looked at in more detail.

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