I’m almost a month late in blogging about Xavier’s birthday and I plead crazy time as my excuse. Just wait till you hear. It’s been ridiculous.
So, Xavier had his very momentous 12th Birthday last month, and we gathered to celebrate on the 15th. It was the usual plan – church with Mama Ana and Papa Jose, then back to our place for party snacks, music, and a BBQ. Xavier likes Cheesecake and Pumpkin Pie, so I got those instead of cake.
We’re back at the house, got the music cranked up, everybody is having a great time and noshing on all the crunchy things. Megan offers to take Efrain and go pick up Geneva while we wait for Laurent to get finished with her second mass. Awesome. I love it when a plan comes together!
Fifteen minutes later we get a call. Megan has been in an accident and needs rescuing. Apparently there were a bunch of homeless people who started acting crazy, running into the road with shopping carts. When the car in front of Megan stopped to avoid them, she couldn’t stop in time and hit them. Off Paul went to the rescue, with Grandma along as well. Although Megan said she and Efrain were both fine, I was freaking out because of course, my daughter who is 8 months pregnant with my grandson has just been in a major auto accident!!!!
Nonetheless I kept myself together and continued managing the partiers at home. Laurent went to pick up Geneva after mass, brought her back, and everyone had a nice relaxing time while Paul assessed the mess at the scene of the accident. We figured we would wait with dinner until everyone got home. We figured wrong, because everyone didn’t make it home. As she sat with the ambulance guys Megan began to experience some cramping, and it was decided to be safe she’d best go to the hospital. So Grandma went with her, while Paul brought Efrain home. At that point, it was so late that there really wasn’t time for a BBQ before Paul had to take Ana and Jose home. So we brought out the cheesecake and pie, sang Happy Birthday, and opened presents.
It was not at all the way we planned, but I think Xavier was pretty darn happy with his 12th birthday. He got just what he’d wished for (following a long standing Heidmann family tradition for 12th birthdays!).
Paul had to leave right away to take Ana and Jose home, then go pick up Grandma from the hospital and get her back here so she could drive back to Sun Lakes. Meanwhile, Megan was kept at the hospital overnight so they could work on getting her contractions to stop. It took quite a while, but by the next day she was able to get home.
Then began some extra driving for me, as her car was totaled in the crash. By the end of that week she was able to get a new car, thankfully.
That lasted less than two weeks, and then it got a crack in the block, and once again she was out a car and I had extra driving to help her get to and from work for a while. I am not complaining at all, I loved having the extra time with her – but you can see what I mean when I say things got crazy up in here.
I’m hoping she will be able to just rest at home with her new baby soon – she needs a break!
Anyway, back to the birthday boy: although he adamantly refused a photo shoot initially, I managed to make a sweet deal with Xavier, and he posed for me yesterday at Sun lakes. So, happy boy, happy mom, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, my son. You are so special to me and I am excited for you to use your new present next time we go up north!
