Today is Aoife’s 10th Birthday… As is her tradition, Aoife went shopping for her own birthday present. She marched into Mill & Feed with her monkey in tow. Clearly she owned the place. There were two woman looking at stuffed toys in a wire bin. Aoife rushed up and pushed her way in between them, barking and jumping. They looked at me, so I shrugged and quietly said “It’s her birthday.” …”Oh then,” was their only reply. But of course one of the women was holding the exact gift Aoife wanted for herself. Seeing there were others just like it in the bin, I suggested the woman hand it off to Aoife. Of course the woman obliged. After all, it was Aoife’s Birthday.
