Salvaging a Birthday FAIL

Tomorrow is LB's birthday, and I've been such a slacker mom, I haven't started planning her birthday until today. This includes gift buying. I feel so guilty, since usually I spend the whole summer buying gifts for her. But I was just so swamped this summer. Between chemistry, my lactation board exam, the GRE, and starting the fall semester, I haven't had a moment to even breathe, let alone plan a birthday. Obviously, with such a hectic schedule, something had to give, and I'm disappointed that it was LB's birthday that lost out.

To make up for it, we spent the whole morning shopping for toys. In a desperate attempt to maintain some secrecy and surprise for her birthday, LB and I went to one Target, and DB went to another. The plan was that I would call him and tell him what she liked, he would buy it, and she would be surprised the next day. Neurotic, but effective.

However, the plan was a mess. For one thing, Targets are different. It was a huge clusterfuck trying to get each other to find the same toy.

"Go to C28!"
"My rows aren't Cs! I have A52!"
"There are girl's clothes across the aisle."
"No no, now I'm in Halloween!"

Considering how last minute this was, I think we did a pretty good job of picking some big ticket items that she'll enjoy. I also bought ingredients for a birthday cake, and I'm baking that now to be frosted and eaten tomorrow. God, of course I have to be baking this cake on the only 90 degree day we've had in San Francisco. My boobs are sweating. And why is it that every year has to be a frantic chase of "Where the fuck are the candles from last year?" I bought a number 3 candle today at Target, but I was still planning to use the wimpy ones too.

And where is the fucking food coloring? I just had it for Easter. Easter wasn't that long ago, was it?

If you guessed that I didn't have my shit together enough to throw a birthday party, you would be correct. Instead, we're taking LB to the Monterey Bay Aquarium on her birthday tomorrow. Which, you know, means that LB will think we're awesome parents even if all her presents are toys she already saw today.