Special Days

In Anna's words she "had a special two birthday". (August 17) Complete with a dinosaur cake, presents opened one little shred of wrapping paper at a time, and everybody singing Happy Birthday To Anna. So the question every morning since then has been "Special day today, Mommy?" I just say, "Yes, it is a special day because . . ." and then I think of something not so special (like "we're going to go to the grocery story" or "we're staying home all day and cleaning" or "we're making pizza for dinner") and add an exclamation point. It works for both of us. I feel like we have had some very special days as of late.