Happy Birthday My Sweet One Year Old!

In retrospect I should have titled this blog as: Mommy learns another lesson....

I have always thought of myself as a pretty laid-back persona, adaptable to change on a dime, cool under pressure (I ran codes in a crazy busy ER in Jersey for goodness sakes!) But, as I am learning, I may have a few more lessons to learn from my little man!

The realization that I was either a.) never laid back or b.)no longer laid-back occurred as I found myself crying on the phone with the petting zoo company I had hired for my sons birthday party imploring "you have to come" and that the "one year old's are expecting you, how could you do this to THEM!"

I hired this mobile petting zoo (of course from almost two-hours away because I do everything through websites) even though I am quite certain there were a gazillion local petting barn animals much closer since I live in the country, but I digress... So, due to our crazy weather this late spring, and coupled with the nearly 4 hour drive to and from the birthday party, the barn animals were at high risk of heat exhaustion...For all of those who don't know me, I love animals; BUT, they are BARN ANIMALS who live outdoors!! Right? I mean, would they be in an air-conditioned barn otherwise, I thought?

Much to my shagrin, there were no animals... and the petting zoo directors' words echoed in my mind (This might have been the turning point) "Ma'am, you are endangering the health of these animals." Ouch! I conceded and apologized for my temper tantrum...

Despite this, we rolled with the punches on that hot & humid 98 degree day. The sprinklers were pulled, waddling pools out and the one year olds never knew... and most importantly I remembered what it was all about!

Happy Birthday My Sweet One Year Old!