Big doings at the Simon-Longin household for Madeleine’s SEVENTH birthday. We’re being invaded by twenty-some seven year old girls and their parents. No more blogging–it’s fiesta time!
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1. ahem:Happy Birthday, Madeleine! And good luck to you and your wife, Roger. Watching twenty small girls is no walk in the park, regardless of what Dr. Brazelton may say. It’ll be exhausting, but it’ll be fun.
Children are indeed a blessing.
Jun 18, 2005 - 8:36 am 2. rharvier:Happy Brithday, Madeleine. Today is my b-day too, but I’m alot older.
Jun 18, 2005 - 8:37 am 3. Buddy Larsen:There’s the picture of all in the world you need to keep fighting the good fight, for the future. Happy Birthday!
Jun 18, 2005 - 8:39 am 4. Kyda Sylvester:We’re being invaded by twenty-some seven year old girls and their parents. No more blogging–it’s fiesta time!
More like it’s time to run for the hills (Beverly Hills, that is, swimmin’ pools, movie stars).
(seriously now) Happy Birthday, Madeleine, and many, many more. And may I say, you get a great draw in the parents sweepstakes.
(Happy birthday to you, too, rharvier.)
Jun 18, 2005 - 9:00 am 5. Skookumchuk:Happy Number Seven, Madeleine!
And, umm, where can I get a hat like that?
Jun 18, 2005 - 9:07 am 6. KrilliX:happy birthday from italy
Jun 18, 2005 - 9:23 am 7. Jamie Irons:Happy Birthday, Madeleine!
You have the same name and are the same age as my dear niece (though she’s turning eight in about a month)!
Have a great day!
(And happy birthday to you, too, rharvier!)
Jamie Irons
Jun 18, 2005 - 9:24 am 8. Vexorg:You’re doomed.
Jun 18, 2005 - 10:59 am 9. Syl:Happy Happy Birthday!
Oh my…another year! How great it is!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep that hat FOREVER!
Jun 18, 2005 - 11:14 am 10. Rosemary:She is the most adorable little Daddy’s girl! You go and have yourself a ball. It may be hard work (for Mom!), but it will be worth it. Have a great day.
Jun 18, 2005 - 11:40 am 11. Rosemary:Happy Birthday to you, Madeleine! May God watch over you all the days of your life.
Jun 18, 2005 - 11:42 am 12. JenLArt:Happy Birthday, Madeleine…and rhavier!
Madeleine’s so precious–she has Roger’s bright, intelligent eyes.
Enjoy the day, Roger, as hectic as it might be and take lots of pictures.
These birthdays seem to fly by and she won’t be 7 long…Celebrate, rejoice and give thanks.
And as Rosemary said, may God bless and watch over you and your family all the days of your life, as the Bible says, “your going out and your coming in.”
Jun 18, 2005 - 11:51 am 13. neo-neocon:Happy birthday Madeleine!
As for the twenty girls–my recollections are of parties with boys, since I have a son (the unisex party times were over by seven, as I recall–to be revived, of course, many years later). I never was brave enough to have twenty little boys at a time, though! It was wonderful, but grueling, grueling.
Jun 18, 2005 - 12:35 pm 14. Doug:Roger,
I have a daughter, Jordana who will be turning 7 in September. So I relate to your joy. Happy Birthday to Madeline.
Doug
Jun 18, 2005 - 1:41 pm 15. Maggie:Have a wonderful birthday, Madeleine!! You have two of the best parents in the whole world!!
Jun 18, 2005 - 1:45 pm 16. Fausta:Happy birthday!!
Jun 18, 2005 - 1:53 pm 17. richard mcenroe:Hey, that bug has a kid on its butt!
Happy birthday, Madeleine!
Jun 18, 2005 - 2:12 pm 18. Barry Dauphin:Happy birthday, Madeleine!
This year her birthday is the day before Father’s Day. So Happy (early) Father’s Day, Roger, and to all the fathers in the coolest comments area in the blogosphere!
Jun 18, 2005 - 2:21 pm 19. Anthony (Los Angeles):Happy Birthday Madeleine! Geminis rule.
Jun 18, 2005 - 3:02 pm 20. Buddy Larsen:Ha! That sweet, mischevious little expression sure set off a lovely string of sentiment, didn’t it?
Jun 18, 2005 - 3:19 pm 21. c:Madeleine, You’re cute as a bug and a smart kid to be watching that toucan beak near your insect. Happy B-Day!
Jun 18, 2005 - 3:29 pm 22. PeterUK:Happy Birthday Blossom
Jun 18, 2005 - 3:54 pm 23. Buddy Larsen:toucan beak as well as one
Jun 18, 2005 - 3:56 pm 24. c:“toucan beak as well as one”
No doubt Madeleine is brilliant enough to get that. (I had to read it twice, tho’.)
Jun 18, 2005 - 4:08 pm 25. Dante:Salut, Madeleine! Bonne anniversaire! Amuse-toi bien! J’aime ton bibi, c’est rigolo.
Avec mes meilleurs,
Madeleine
Jun 18, 2005 - 7:14 pm 26. Franco Aleman (Barcelona, Spain):Feliz cumpleaños from here, Madeleine!
Jun 19, 2005 - 7:13 am 27. Franco Aleman (Barcelona, Spain):oops, sorry for the strange character, it should be an n with a tilde.
Jun 19, 2005 - 7:18 am 28. Silicon valley Jim:Happy birthday (a day late – busy yesterday) to Madeleine, and happy father’s day to you, Roger! You both have good taste in hats.
Jun 19, 2005 - 7:50 am