{"id":1789,"date":"2011-07-19T20:03:08","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T00:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2011-07-19T20:03:08","modified_gmt":"2011-07-20T00:03:08","slug":"last-birthday-post-i-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1789","title":{"rendered":"last birthday post, I promise!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5955125663\/\" title=\"MPE 13 1 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6030\/5955125663_3c0d158d5f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"MPE 13 1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This past weekend, our trio of 13 year olds invited their friends over for a day of lake fun to celebrate their birthday.  <\/p>\n<p>The weather was less than perfect, but not a party-canceler by any means.  Just cloudy and cool.  The water temp (82) was warmer than the air (72)!  <\/p>\n<p>That didn&#8217;t stop them.  After pizza&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5955125707\/\" title=\"MPE 13 2 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6128\/5955125707_3358b3ef81.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" alt=\"MPE 13 2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5955685968\/\" title=\"MPE 13 3 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6135\/5955685968_8015bac66b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" alt=\"MPE 13 3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5955125923\/\" title=\"MPE 13 8 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6134\/5955125923_27de05c995.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" alt=\"MPE 13 8\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They headed out on the boat.  Thankfully, we got the new boat the day before.  We had 13 kids and Randy drove.  Boat holds 14.  Nice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5955125795\/\" title=\"MPE 13 4 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6027\/5955125795_e4c76e12f9.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" alt=\"MPE 13 4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5955686024\/\" title=\"MPE 13 5 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6139\/5955686024_31759c2c8c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" alt=\"MPE 13 5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They left at 1:10.  Party was scheduled to end at 4:00.  <\/p>\n<p>4:00 came and went, and parents started arriving.  Still no Randy.  <\/p>\n<p>Time got away from them, and they pulled in at the dock about 4:30.  <\/p>\n<p>Worked out nicely, all the parents got to share the brownies and birthday cakes.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5955686064\/\" title=\"MPE 13 6 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6009\/5955686064_8f59143663.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" alt=\"MPE 13 6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5955686096\/\" title=\"MPE 13 7 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6125\/5955686096_869685647f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" alt=\"MPE 13 7\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These cakes went like lightning.  I never got a piece!  <\/p>\n<p>Party went perfectly, everyone had a blast, and I&#8217;m clear of birthdays for a while!  Whew!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend, our trio of 13 year olds invited their friends over for a day of lake fun to celebrate their birthday. The weather was less than perfect, but not a party-canceler by any means. Just cloudy and cool. The water temp (82) was warmer than the air (72)! That didn&#8217;t stop them. 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