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Birthday present for an 8-year-old – Part 2

Now that we had the trampoline sitting in a big box in our secret hiding place, it came to making plans on when to set it up. Since we wanted it ready on Sunday morning when Luka woke up, this presented us with a bit of a problem. Let’s just say that Luka (like most children I know) is not known for sleeping in on her birthday.

So the only option was the night before. A secret operation under the cover of darkness. Continue reading “Birthday present for an 8-year-old – Part 2”

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Birthday present for an 8-year-old – Part 1

It’s Luka’s birthday today. And with birthday, you have presents. We tried to convince Luka that this year, we’d turn this around and she would give us presents. But somehow that idea didn’t fly with her.

So, back to the drawing board. What do you give your 8-year-old daughter who already has everything? Continue reading “Birthday present for an 8-year-old – Part 1”