Kaylee woke up with a grunt. Today was her birthday! She was going to have a lot of fun today. First, she would dress up in a pair of heels and a false beard. Then, she would run downstairs to see if the closet was decorated and ready for the party. They had invited twenty-nine of her closest friends. When everyone arrived, they would spend eight hours playing fun games like hide and seek and pool. Her dad was planning to make plenty of mashed potatoes and roast turkey for everyone. Kaylee would try to blow out all four candles on the aqua and jet black cake. While the guests were eating their cake, Kaylee would be opening her gifts. Maybe the first package would contain a key ring! She hoped it would be an old key ring. Her friend Madison had said she would give her a hip flask, and her grandpa always gave her cool stuff like the pigeon she gave her last year. Kaylee 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 pair of heels. It wasn't there. Uh oh. It was still dirty from her day at the prairie. She would have to wear a bra instead. She didn't really care, as long as she could still wear her false beard.
She sped downstairs and went into the kitchen. It smelled like pickles. Her dad was standing there with a dull knife in his hand. "Happy Birthday Honey!" he said with a blush.
"Hi Daddy!" Kaylee replied confidently. "What are you doing?"
"I'm making the mashed potatoes," he replied. "I decided to make it with extra baker's chocolate. Hope that's okay with you."
"I guess so," Kaylee replied stealthily. "Do we have the roast turkey ready?"
"I'm going to wait until two o'clock to start that," her father replied dreamily. "It only has to age for sixty-nine minutes."
"Okay," Kaylee replied queerly. "I'm gonna go to the closet."
"First, young lady, you need to have some breakfast. I've got some doughnuts in the skillet for you."
"Can't I just take a peek at the closet 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," Kaylee responded, as she sat down to her doughnuts. "Let's hang lots of maroon balloons and cover the wardrobe and the billiard table with magenta crepe paper."
"That's fine," said her father excitedly. "The paper plates and napkins have pictures of your favorite Tv star, Michaela Spangler. Set the table with them, and make sure everyone has a ladle."
"Touché," Kaylee responded. "I'm done, can I get started with the decorating now?"
"I think you inhaled your food," said Father with a snicker. "Go on, I'll be there in a few minutes."