Buster woke up with a glare. Today was his birthday! He was going to have a lot of fun today. First, he would dress up in a visor and a bodysuit. Then, he would run downstairs to see if the family room was decorated and ready for the party. They had invited eight of his closest friends. When everyone arrived, they would spend one hour playing fun games like Clue and hide and seek. His mom was planning to make plenty of wienerschnitzel and falafel for everyone. Buster would try to blow out all thirty candles on the tan and indigo cake. While the guests were eating their cake, Buster would be opening his gifts. Maybe the first package would contain a blank check! He hoped it would be a cheap blank check. His friend Maloney had said he would give him a spider, and his mom always gave him cool stuff like the piece of paper she gave him last year. Buster could hardly wait!
He glanced out the window and was surprised to see that a dense fog was on its way. Hopefully, that wouldn't deter anyone from coming. He looked in his closet for his visor. It wasn't there. Uh oh. It was still dirty from his day at the mountaintop. He would have to wear a beehive instead. He didn't really care, as long as he could still wear his bodysuit.
He zoomed downstairs and went into the kitchen. It smelled like rotten potatoes. His mom was standing there with an ice pick in her hand. "Happy Birthday Son!" she said with a woof.
"Hi Mommy!" Buster replied trustingly. "What are you doing?"
"I'm making the wienerschnitzel," she replied. "I decided to make it with extra oat bran. Hope that's okay with you."
"I guess so," Buster replied automatically. "Do we have the falafel ready?"
"I'm going to wait until ten o'clock to start that," his mother replied sleepily. "It only has to roast for eighty-five minutes."
"Okay," Buster replied hopefully. "I'm gonna go to the family room."
"First, young man, you need to have some breakfast. I've got some lime sherbet 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 mother replied. "Remember, I'm depending on you to help with the decorating."
"Oh yeah," Buster responded, as he sat down to his lime sherbet. "Let's hang lots of terra cotta balloons and cover the bath mat and the hamper with aqua crepe paper."
"That's fine," said his mother breathlessly. "The paper plates and napkins have pictures of your favorite Tv star, Erin Webb. Set the table with them, and make sure everyone has a pair of chopsticks."
"Golly whiz," Buster responded. "I'm done, can I get started with the decorating now?"
"I think you inhaled your food," said Mother with a coo. "Go on, I'll be there in a few minutes."