William is 12 now and the great birthday weekend is done. He had a roller skating party (theme: Stranger Things). Four of his friends came. One of them came home later to spend a 'No Rules Weekend'.
I picked them up from the rink at 10 PM.
He came home to a 'new' bedroom. His aunt and uncle had seent in him quite a collection of soft goods to redo the bedroom look. That was surprise number one. We also set up Noah's bed, a mattress on the floor. Just for the weekend, there was no limit on sprite from the fridge. He had a snack bar in his bedroom filled with chips, his favorite candy bar, boxes of raisins, slim jims, nuts, cheese crackers, breakfast bars. No limit snacks. Unlimited screen time. No bedtime.
The boys disappeared upstairs and we did not see much of them. They were playing roblox, each boy on his own device, but playing together. I assume there was some 'old school' gaming going on as well, since the controllers were on the floor.
Sunday morning, they were gotten up at 10 for the breakfast of William's choice: Lucky charms pancakes with chocolate whipped cream and a large pile of bacon.
At lunch, we all went to his favorite hamburger place and ate dessert first.
Minibike riding.
Back home.
No Rules Weekend officially ended at midnight Sunday night, and is followed by 'No School Monday', having been granted a four day weekend by the school district. I'm not sure why and no questions were asked. It was just the serendipitous bonus to his already awesome birthday weekend.
Houdini missed his boy something awful. He wandered around downstairs looking for William. This morning, he wandered into our bedroom and mewed lonesomely until I got up.
Lucky charms pancakes? I'm intrigued since Lucky charms were my favorite cereal as a young boy when I was only allowed one box of "sugared" cereal a year as a Christmas gift.
ReplyDeleteDid you have to share it with your brother, Ed? Or did he get to pick his own box, as well?
DeleteIt's an actual mix. William picked it out. I winced a little. In the end, what I think it was was a box of pancake mix with colored marshmallows. A packet of Lucky Charms cereal was included to sprinkle on top of the pancake. I'm afraid your childhood dreams would have been crushed.
DeleteLucky William. I wouldn't mind a weekend like that.
ReplyDeleteWell....as I told William, you need to be mature enough to handle a no rules weekend.
DeleteI'm SOL then:)
DeleteHappy belated Birthday to William! Wishing him all the best in his future! It is a terrific that he was treated to such a wonderful birthday weekend!
ReplyDeleteIt was a dandy.
DeleteWhat a perfect birthday for a 12-year old!
ReplyDeleteWe thought so. His mother planned the party. His aunts and uncles were part of the celebration. We just basically provided snacks and stayed out of the way
DeleteMy youngest grandchild got Friday and today off for Presidents' Day. His mama gets tomorrow off from work, too. Mardi Gras! (you get some fun extra holidays when you work for the state of Louisiana)
ReplyDeleteSounds like William had a wonderful birthday celebration! Almost a teenager!
You had to say that 't' word, didn't you now?
DeleteWow, that was some birthday weekend! That Lucky Charm breakfast made me feel old because there is NO WAY... :^)
ReplyDeleteMe either. I had eggs.
DeleteIt sounds like a wonderful birthday weekend for William!
ReplyDeleteHe enjoyed it. I also think he's a bit worn out. He's having a drawing day.
DeleteWow - what a great birthday weekend. He will remember that one forever!
ReplyDeleteBless Houdini - missing His Person and coming in search of you instead.
I was quite surprised that he did that. We're not tops, but I guess we'll do in a pinch.
DeleteHappy birthday to William! He sure lucked out with his grandparents🎉
ReplyDeleteWhat a coincidence! We sure lucked out with our grandkids.
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ReplyDeleteHe is a lucky kid. His mother did a good job on the party. We did a good job of staying out of the way once the party moved here.
DeleteIt is the duty of grandparents to spoil their grandchildren, and you certainly did.
ReplyDeleteGads. I hope not. Indulged kids are the bane of civilized society.
DeleteWhat a wonderful birthday for William! ~LindaG
ReplyDeleteHi linda! He sure did enjoy himself. His friend was sad to leave.
DeleteIt was Family Day here. I thought I saw something in passing about Feb 20 there, but I can’t find it now. Obviously, it can’t be very important, even if I really did see something.
ReplyDeletePresident's day. I am not sure why they got Friday off, but they got Monday off for President's day.
DeleteThat sounds like an adventure!
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