Why do birthdays last only one day? Well they don't at the Claytizzles. We celebrate for at least a week. It is a decision that the honoree makes. If they want something or want to do something they can justify it by stating that it is Jensenpalooza, Madisonpalooza or Parkerpalooza. This year, Jensenpalooza started on Wednesday. She wanted me to take her to Wal-Mart to just "look" at the mini-Puffer fish. I complied, after all Jensenpalooza had begun.
Fish-man Jimmy educated us in the pros and cons of the Puffer fish. They are not very social and very aggressive. In other words, we couldn't put them with any ol' guppy. They could, however, cohabitate with a "shark", aka "catfish". We deliberated. Jensen decided that the mini-puffer was just too stinkin' cute to pass up and the sharks were cool lookin' anyway. It would take 24 hours for the aquarium to regulate after it had been set up. An hour later we walked out with the aquarium starter kit.
Jensen's actual birthday was spent tye-dyeing t-shirts for girls camp. She didn't mind because that meant spending time with Jordan and Emily Mathews. We had to do the shirts twice because they looked more marble-dyed than tye-dyed.
Friday, Brittni, Brittany and Alana came home from school with Jensen for a sleepover. Melena came over later because apparently she thinks dance practice is more important (wink, Melena). Jeremy Watkins joined us for Kung Fu Panda. We just called him boy for the day because he was the only boy. Where is "the boy?"
Pizza and pasta were for lunch followed by a sprinkle cake from G-ma. Also in attendance were G-Pa, Jean and Elaine.
To finish the day we all went to the Primary pool party which was an absolute blast. Way to go Melody. It was only supposed to be until 6:00. I told Melody that she was going to have to tell me when to leave because I was judgement impaired. Relaxation was my drug of choice. She said she would. At 8:45 we all pretty much decided it was time to go. The kids' skin was wrinkled beyond recognition and Aislinn's feet were bleeding. That's hard core swimming.
Back to Jensenpalooza. Sunday, she graduated from Primary. Hoo-rah! I can't believe it. No more kids in Primary. At first, I was happy but now that pool parties are involved I might have to kidnap some younguns' for a ticket to the pool parties. We are so proud of Jensen and her accomplishments. She is looking forward to YWs and the Personal Progress program.
Jensenpalooza ended with dinner at the Ingalls. Jensen was the guest of honor so she got to pick the menu. Fry-bread tacos. Always a delicious treat. We were joined by Chris and Jessica. If you don't know the Ingalls I am sorry for you. They are the nicest, sweetest most generous people in the whole entire world. Thanks for a good time Roxanne and Mike.
e walked over, knocked on the door and asked if we could buy some plants. She said that she would not sell them to us but she would GIVE them to us! Can you believe it? There are good people in the world. She took us around her yard digging up plants and educating us on their care. She said when she shares her garden then love grows. What a nice, nice lady. We ended up with a heaping wheelbarrow full and then some we had to carry. It will be a long time before our garden looks like hers but when it gets there, we will Pay it Forward.
