Georgina woke up with a smirk. Today was her birthday! She was going to have a lot of fun today. First, she would dress up in a bridal gown and a necktie. Then, she would run downstairs to see if the guest room was decorated and ready for the party. They had invited twenty-three of her closest friends. When everyone arrived, they would spend two hours playing fun games like dodge ball and croquet. Her dad was planning to make plenty of French fries and moo goo gai pan for everyone. Georgina would try to blow out all thirteen candles on the sparkly and brown cake. While the guests were eating their cake, Georgina would be opening her gifts. Maybe the first package would contain a pair of scissors! She hoped it would be a used pair of scissors. Her friend Marina had said she would give her an air compressor, and her friend always gave her cool stuff like the umbrella she gave her last year. Georgina could hardly wait!
She glanced out the window and was surprised to see that a drought was on its way. Hopefully, that wouldn't deter anyone from coming. She looked in her closet for her bridal gown. It wasn't there. Uh oh. It was still dirty from her day at the grassland. She would have to wear a bolo tie instead. She didn't really care, as long as she could still wear her necktie.
She walked downstairs and went into the kitchen. It smelled like autumn leaves. Her dad was standing there with a piece of cheesecloth in his hand. "Happy Birthday Honey!" he said with a gurgle.
"Hi Daddy!" Georgina replied delicately. "What are you doing?"
"I'm making the French fries," he replied. "I decided to make it with extra bean sprouts. Hope that's okay with you."
"I guess so," Georgina replied confidently. "Do we have the moo goo gai pan ready?"
"I'm going to wait until eleven o'clock to start that," her father replied tenderly. "It only has to blanch for ten minutes."
"Okay," Georgina replied effortlessly. "I'm gonna go to the guest room."
"First, young lady, you need to have some breakfast. I've got some cotton candy in the skillet for you."
"Can't I just take a peek at the guest room first?" she begged.
"It looks just like it always does," her father replied. "Remember, I'm depending on you to help with the decorating."
"Oh yeah," Georgina responded, as she sat down to her cotton candy. "Let's hang lots of amber balloons and cover the bath mat and the table with amber crepe paper."
"That's fine," said her father again. "The paper plates and napkins have pictures of your favorite Tv star, Angela Arnold. Set the table with them, and make sure everyone has a garlic press."
"Praise the Lord," Georgina responded. "I'm done, can I get started with the decorating now?"
"I think you inhaled your food," said Father with a shout. "Go on, I'll be there in a few minutes."