Draco woke up with a belch. Today was his birthday! He was going to have a lot of fun today. First, he would dress up in a Superman costume and a sundress. Then, he would run downstairs to see if the family room was decorated and ready for the party. They had invited fifteen of his closest friends. When everyone arrived, they would spend seven hours playing fun games like hide and seek and leapfrog. His dad was planning to make plenty of country glazed ham and cabbage rolls for everyone. Draco would try to blow out all thirty-five candles on the teal and rose cake. While the guests were eating their cake, Draco would be opening his gifts. Maybe the first package would contain a bat! He hoped it would be an automatic bat. His friend Lucia had said she would give him a chamber pot, and his grandfather always gave him cool stuff like the bone she gave him last year. Draco could hardly wait!
He glanced out the window and was surprised to see that a hailstorm was on its way. Hopefully, that wouldn't deter anyone from coming. He looked in his closet for his Superman costume. It wasn't there. Uh oh. It was still dirty from his day at the rainforest. He would have to wear a midi skirt instead. He didn't really care, as long as he could still wear his sundress.
He leapt downstairs and went into the kitchen. It smelled like fresh coffee. His dad was standing there with a foot in his hand. "Happy Birthday Son!" he said with a curtsey.
"Hi Daddy!" Draco replied lightly. "What are you doing?"
"I'm making the country glazed ham," he replied. "I decided to make it with extra bamboo shoots. Hope that's okay with you."
"I guess so," Draco replied mysteriously. "Do we have the cabbage rolls ready?"
"I'm going to wait until six o'clock to start that," his father replied courageously. "It only has to heat in microwave for twenty-four minutes."
"Okay," Draco replied neatly. "I'm gonna go to the family room."
"First, young man, you need to have some breakfast. I've got some apple pie in the skillet for you."
"Can't I just take a peek at the family room first?" he begged.
"It looks just like it always does," his father replied. "Remember, I'm depending on you to help with the decorating."
"Oh yeah," Draco responded, as he sat down to his apple pie. "Let's hang lots of chocolate brown balloons and cover the hammock and the cupboard with rose crepe paper."
"That's fine," said his father later. "The paper plates and napkins have pictures of your favorite Tv star, Evette Goossens. Set the table with them, and make sure everyone has a cheesecloth."
"Neato," Draco responded. "I'm done, can I get started with the decorating now?"
"I think you inhaled your food," said Father with a giggle. "Go on, I'll be there in a few minutes."