It’s my daughter, Pristine’s seventh birthday today and though I know that I need to relax, breathe and just enjoy the moment, the thought of having 15 kids (including 3 small babies so technically 12 running kids, if they all come) in my house scares the hell out of me.
There I said the thing that had me waking up at 3am, three nights in a row.
You see, I am not good with kid’s parties. In fact, this is the first kid’s party that we will be doing at our home. (and I am starting to wonder why I even thought of holding one!) Oh right, it was because Pristine dropped hints that she would want her friends to come over, she likes balloons and party games. Since we’ve been keeping her birthday low key for the past six years, and that because she’s our only child, we decided we’ll go with what she likes on her seventh birthday.
I have things planned out: grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning and decorating the house but man, how would I keep 15, ok, 12 kids entertained?
Meanwhile, I am psyching myself to relax, breathe and enjoy the moment. Focus on what’s important: being grateful for another year, making my daughter happy, think happy thoughts, don’t ‘lose’ it. REPEAT.
I’ll all let you know later how it went.
Finding Backroads 
Hope she’ll have a lovely day with her friends!
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@Peach Rainbow Thank you so much! She had a wonderful time with friends that she didn’t want them to go home!
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Happy birthday Pristine! I’m sure she and all of the children will have a wonderful time at the party, and that you and dh will survive more or less unscathed ;).
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Thanks Robin, she had a wonderful time and that me and M survived without bruises. I should seek kids party advices from you as you seem to be an expert on it! 🙂
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go go Grace…kaya na nimo.Happy birthday Pristine!
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happy happy birthday Pristine! you’re now 7! i can still remember that day when we visited you and your mom in the hospital when you were born =) kids, sure they do really grow fast. enjoy your special day.
ate G, kayang kaya mo yan hehe..
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Oo nga ano! Parang kailan lang…you visited me at the hospital. Now Pristine is already 7 and you have your own baby na! Thanks, ninang Lucelle!
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Keeping seven year old’s happy and entertained is not that hard, especially if you have a wii (and you said you had one).
Also, games with riddles, questions and all that stuff is always a pleasant for small children (well at least as far as I know, when I was little, I went to birthday parties that would only play some simple games like hide and seek, that one game that we blind fold one of the party participants and he would have to find us and touch us and many more).
It will be fine they will entertain themselves.
I wish Pristine a Happy Birthday!
.-= Alex@Jocuri´s last blog ..Roboti in actiune =-.
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Yes, the Wii helped so much! You are right!Thanks for wishing her on her birthday!
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Happy Birthday Pristine. I hope everything went well. Grace usually when we worry like mad about something it is never as difficult as we expect. Hope that was the case and that you enjoyed yourself.
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You are absolutely right. It was easier than I thought it would be…minus the noise! LOL
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Happy Birthday, Pristine!
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Happy Birthday to Pristine!
And Happy Birth-day to GRace…a reborn day to create miracles (i.e. hosting the party) that you thought beyond your might..just like how you create Pristine together with God 7 yrs ago!
Enjoy the super-duper exciting + scary experience 😛
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What a beautiful way to put it. Thanks, Molly.
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Seven? Wow! I feel like I was reading your blog when she was just 3 or 4. Is that possible?
.-= Camels & Chocolate´s last blog ..Shiny and New =-.
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Might be! Children grow up so fast!
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Happy birthday dear Pristine.
Grace, I am sure you will have a beautiful party and Pristine will love it and be thankful to you forever for remembering that it is what she wanted.
Pristine has such a lovely personality that I’m sure she will be able to keep the party going wonderfully.
I can’t believe you are doing this without your mother being there to help… TeeHee
You are a brave, strong woman and I KNOW you can accomplish it, heck, you left your native country to live in a strange world….. you can do ANYTHING —-> YOU DROVE TO THE MALL, remember?
.-= Lorie Shewbridge´s last blog ..Todays Specials from Eversave Last Minute Christmas Gifts =-.
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The drive to the mall!! LOL Yeah, I feel braver now, hahaha
Thank you so much for the kind words always, Lorie. You are so sweet.
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Gorgeous picture! Hope she (and you!) had a wonderful birthday!
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Happy Happy Happy Birthday to a beautiful girl. Hope she had a great time at the party!
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How did it go~!? Happy birthday to her 🙂
.-= Melany´s last blog ..Year end party =-.
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Surprisingly, the party went well. The children entertained themselves and I just had to go around talk to the moms and make sure there’s enough ice cream to go around for the children! LOL
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Happy Birthday Dear akari-cyan.A beautiful girl.
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Happy Birthday Pristine! Such a beautiful and smart girl 🙂 How did the party go?
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Very good website write-up. I am curious about if you may possibly expand on what precisely you are saying in your upcoming posting?
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