BIRTHDAY BONANZA! Jack turns 7 and Laura turns 9! There's the expression "March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb." I know it refers to weather but it applies to my life. Both Jack and Laura have birthdays the first week of March so I'm always busy this time of year planning their parties. Although this year was much more low key because of Covid. Jack is really enjoying hockey and loves the Rangers so coming up with his theme was pretty easy. We had a small party with about 10 children at the local ice arena. We had the rink to ourselves and it was a blast. Brian even bought pads so he could play goalie. The only disappointment was the cake. Jack REALLY wanted chocolate cake and was very specific. I ordered the cake from Stop & Shop and when we cut into we realized they had made a vanilla cake. Jack was bummed but didn't make a big deal in front of his peeps and I made it up to him the next day with an Entemann's chocolate cake. Last year Laura ...