My Son's Favorite Birthday Present

When I was a kid, I always felt sorry for the kids who had a summer birthday. No one was ever around for a party. They could not bring snacks to school.

My son has a summer birthday, right around Independence Day, no less. He has never really had a great birthday party. (Sure, one year, we were in Washington, DC for his birthday.) This past Sunday was his birthday. He got two great presents. First, his sister (our daughter) was put on a plane and sent to grandma's house for three weeks. Second, he got to go to Chuck E. Cheese's, where he burned through 100 tokens. It must be great to be eight.