tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742380.post7934985473789249007..comments2008-05-07T21:37:56.896-03:00AkuTygerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160910389443716444noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742380.post-75270859406864610872008-05-07T21:37:00.000-03:002008-05-07T21:37:00.000-03:00Thanks for the sympathy guys (and gals) - and welcome Corrine! Always glad to support another American woman in Brasil with young kids. I have another friend of that sort in Rio who I finally met a couple of months ago after having been in contact for more than four years online. Please let me know any questions or advice you might want. I love to talk kids with other moms.AkuTygerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160910389443716444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742380.post-17220498657418461022008-05-07T15:44:00.000-03:002008-05-07T15:44:00.000-03:00I can definitely relate to kid´s birthdays!! I love your blog!! I was randomly surfing trying to get some advice about putting my son in bilingual school and how cool to meet another American in Brazil (I am in BH) with a young kid (mine is 18 months)!! I could SO relate to so much in your blog (and I confess I read almost ALL of it!!). Look forward to reading more.Corinnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742380.post-17127265865535365772008-05-06T13:41:00.000-03:002008-05-06T13:41:00.000-03:00Yes...indeed I think the universal rule has been flushed out, and that is: Going to parties is fun, but hosting them kinda sucks. And not to dash anyones hopes, but don´t expect them to get to much better (teenage parties? errr uh, vomit?). <BR/><BR/>But at least there was guinness...and cake (carrot cake hell yeah!), and I think you guys did a stellar job. Yes indeed.A.L.R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15295348790319924997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742380.post-21651591626063439332008-05-06T10:30:00.000-03:002008-05-06T10:30:00.000-03:00wow, happy birthday ju. but i'm very sorry about how everything else went! sounds really stressful!! every year i try to tell myself "simplify, simplify"...but i never do, and i wish i would...<BR/><BR/>scrubbing walls all night? i bet you could not have imagined that's how you'd spend your time at the party.pamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114440032663472306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742380.post-23143594003661620692008-05-05T11:21:00.000-03:002008-05-05T11:21:00.000-03:00Wow- doesn't sound like that was much fun- at least for you. I hope Ju had a good time. Whenever I've been host I've found it difficult to actually enjoy the party, but I've never had to scrub walls while it was still going on! Actually, I don't think I've ever scrubbed walls after a party either. I hope you showed the decoration-destroyer the door, or at least tossed him in the pool (shallow end of course)markuzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361839010471110866noreply@blogger.com