My niece Mimi

Hey Mimi !!! So glad to hear from you! Just wanted you to know that *some* of us still remember how you sing. . . If I remember correctly, it was LOUD. :) hehehe. Enthusiasm goes a long way, anyway. I love this picture of you, I think you were about 3 here.

So, I was thinking about silly Granny stories (sorry, Mom-Rachael started it!) and I remembered the Awful Clown Fiasco. Mimi, I don't know how well you remember this but Mom had hired a clown she met at the GROCERY store for your seventh b-day party. The guy (I Swear) was drunk when he showed up. He was NOT a Happy Clown and he made all your friends unhappy. He couldn't do balloon animals or tricks, he opened all your presents for you, "helped" you blow out the candles, he even cut your cake!!!! I can't remember how exactly, but he made you cry (go figure) and this picture is of you trying to be really brave.

You could hardly smile at the camera-*poor thing*. We all tried to make the best of it, but really the guy was a real downer. To make matters worse, he wouldn't leave. Finally, A.D. had to take him outside and tell him to go home. It was only funny because it was so very sad. The moral of this story is "never hire a clown from the grocery store." Mimi, I love you and I hope you enjoyed this one!