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Today is a special day for me...  It's the 20th Anniversary of my 21st Birthday!   At the original celebration two decades ago,  I spent my day surrounded by college friends  and went out to a bar around 9 pm to start a long night of drinking .   On this 20th Anniversary,  I'll be spending my day surrounded by my three kids and will go out for an early dinner at a kid-friendly restaurant  so we can be home and in bed by 9pm!       Despite the fun (although somewhat hazy) memories of the original night, I know I'll like today's celebration just as much. Plus, I know I'll be feeling MUCH better tomorrow morning than I did the first time! To celebrate this special day,  here are Five Fun Ideas for Birthdays  that I've shared here  at Come Together Kids... Here they are... 1.  Birthday Countdown Stand     How many more days until the big day? This cute little countdown stand  makes it m...

This past weekend, my son made his First Holy Communion.  In keeping with some of the traditions I started last year with my oldest daughter, I made a few little things to help him (and our guests) celebrate and remember this special day. Here's my handsome little guy all dressed up. For the party afterwards, I made several dozen cupcakes and served them on a three-tiered cupcake stand I made myself.   Here's another post showing how I made a similar stand last fall.  This one was the same except I made it with three tiers since I was expecting more guests.  I saved a lot of money by not buying a cake from the bakery (total cost was about $15 for about 50 cupcakes, frosting, cross picks and stand) and it was easy for the guests to serve themselves.  Plus, my nine year old daughter got the chance to frost the cupcakes herself ~ she was thrilled to have such an important role for the party and they turned out quite well. I wanted my son to have a special keepsake...