I spoke to him last night.
“So, Cash, are you excited about your birthday tomorrow?”
Brief pause.
“It’s daunting.”
“It is?”
“Yes! I have less than 24 hours left of being 10 years old!”
“That is pretty scary.”
“It’s daunting!”
I know it’s daunting, but I also know that our little man is up to the challenge. In many ways, it seriously does seem like only yesterday that I made my way to Beth Israel Hospital in New York, and sat in the waiting room with my parents and Maria’s parents, waiting to hear the news. Then Brendan came out, in his scrubs, rolling a little tupperware tub-like thing, with a small curlycue wrapped-up creature in it, with huge staring eyeballs – and Brendan whispered, “It’s a boy!” and we all flipped OUT. And now that small curlycued creature is telling me his birthday is DAUNTING.
Oh, and I asked him what he was going to be for Halloween.
“Cash, what are you going to be for Halloween?”
“The economy.”
I NEED PICTURES.
The economy.
Oh, yes, there must be pictures. Happy Birthday, Cashel!
He’s wearing a suit and a “chalk-white mask” (his words) – and (also his words) “Gordon Gekko hair.”
I mean, come on!!!
And it’s someone else’s birthday today as well, isn’t it??
Happy birthday, Meredith!
That is fabulous.
Happy birthday Cashel
I hope that kid grows up to be a writer. He’s too good for words. (Now that’s a contradiction if ever there was one!)
But it seems he’s growing up fast in any case.
Daunting indeed.
Happy Birthday, young Mr. O’Malley!
wow- 11 years old? I, on the other hand, have not aged a bit!
Happy Birthday Cashel!
Cashel, don’t let your costume get you down. better days are coming. Happy birthday old man, and happy Halloween.
The Economy?????
I love the O’Malleys.
Very happy birthday to the originator of Stretchy Colorado!!