Yes, Brian got his "party." He and Rick went to town and bought $45 worth of (mostly) junk food and pop, invited a couple of Brian's friends (including one of the dads), and prepared to watch the battle of the titans. My friend and I, we took the road "less traveled by" and rode our ponies at a nearly deserted Willamette Mission State Park. What a great day . . . even though I came home with a mess to a mess (seriously; soda pop spilled everywhere) and am still not done cleaning it all up!
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After the game I took one of the boys home, and picked up Saturday's mail on my way back. There was just one thing in our mailbox, a small package. I could hardly wait until Brian's last guests left so I could see what was inside:
a lovely handmade dishcloth, peppermint lip balm and a note from my blogpal Ruth! What a delightful surprise – the cherry on top of my Sunday! :-)

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