THE Birthday Party

I will do ANYTHING to avoid Ch*ck E. you know who. I can't believe we even have one in our small town.

Thus, there are very few options here for a party outside of your home. Home is NOT AN OPTION. We do not have enough room. We live in a "vintage" 1950's Cape Cod that hubs' parents built on the family farm. Not exactly the ideal arrangement for a b-day party. Not to mention that this is April. We are in the high 60's today...but more SNOW is expected Thurs. and Fri. Sigh.

Thus, the search for options.

We have exactly 4 options:

• Ch&ck E. Ch**se
• Gymnastics Place (where they are B's with a capital B but take care of EVERY DETAIL)
• C**nley's Resort (where they have the most awesome waterpark within 20 miles)
• Home (NOT an option)

So, we've opted for the waterpark. L absolutely LOVES the joint. However, it is SO the racket. $15 a head, $4 more if you want to feed them...AND they charge you $15 per person to STAND IN THE POOL and help the kiddos coming off the slides to the ladder to climb out. UGH!

So...Thomas The Tank Engine theme...much to my chagrin. My darling daughter turning 5 wants TTTE...whatever. We've trimmed the guest roster to FRIENDS. No daycare friends. I WILL NOT spend over $400 for her b-day.

I'm not that privileged.