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October 05, 2005
The Party Pixies that don't smile
Last weekend, my boy celebrated his birthday party - he has turned 8 the week before. Okay, he earned the party, because he worked hard for his studies, it is fun to see him having fun, and to meet the parents of other children.
It was something like a last minute planning and organisation - we weren't sure if we would have the party or not. My wife, however, is fantastic, in executing what needs to be done. I am kind of hopeless at that, thus, we harmonise quite nicely in this regard.
I am better in doing the "real stuff", like being on the ground, entertaining the parents, organising the kids.
To help us, we had food caterers, a friend who took care of cakes and cookies (this deserves another great entry), and the Party Pixies. Party Pixies are those who organise the fun part of the party for you. All costs some money, but the list they sent to us was impressive, impressively long and affordable. Moreover, they promised to come in on a short notice.
So far, that is the positive news. What they lacked was an understanding of the children. Okay, may be it was just the two people that came to organise our party, but well, I would expect a smile on the face when it comes to dealing with children. It might be an excuse that they are lawyers since may be lawyers don't usually smile. Are lawyers slow in the courtroom? I don't know. What I know is that the two ladies at our party did a good job when it came to the rain last Sunday and they were flexible enough to entertain the kids in the function room of the apartment area. But when it stopped raining, it was me who had to remind them that we have to move to do our games, before all the kids jump into the pool. We had planned for some great games, and I didn't want the kids in the pool shortly after food. Our games also involved a lot of water, and hey - the kids were ready. When I organised them to move on to the tennis court to organise a waterbomb battle, they were ready. Who wasn't ready? The organisers. Thus, I took the initiative and started to play the game with the kids - and got wet and drenched in playing the game.
Overall, the party was great. Everybody enjoyed it. The kids, and the parents. The Pixies are okay - and the main point really is that they didn't smile. Aren's pixies suppose to smile?
Posted by Andreas at October 5, 2005 02:39 PM
Comments
What a bunch of party-poopers! :| You'd think all the smiling and cheerful attitudes would come naturally to people in that line of work. Good to hear the party was still a hit, though. :)
Posted by: dinghy at October 7, 2005 08:18 AM
Hmm.. the party pixies should smile! BTW, you and your wife sound like a good team. :)
Posted by: mumsgather at October 6, 2005 12:25 PM
next time, hire me! i promise you, i will smile till my cheeks hurt!!
Posted by: emily at October 6, 2005 03:03 AM
Hmmm
yeah.. a lot of people do not understand how children think. They are just differnt in the way they think.
Sometimes we dont realise that they do not see the world the same as adults, and we tend to impose our views on them just because they are smaller.
Posted by: cheayee at October 6, 2005 12:55 AM