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I’ve got a month to plan Baby Mochi’s 2nd birthday party.  Dora the Explorer is her favorite, so the theme has been chosen (much to my dismay).  I haven’t started anything yet, but I know there will be a pinata.  I was trying to have the party at our local park, but the pavilion has already been reserved, so I’m bummed.  I may have to change the date to a Sunday instead of a Saturday.  Then again, if the heat keeps up, I’m not sure we even want to have it outdoors! 

Anyway, back to the pinata.  Did you know that pinatas now come in non-violent forms?  Yeah, instead of beating it with a stick, there are these hanging strings that the kids take turns pulling, and one of the strings releases the hatch.  I don’t really understand the theory, because I don’t think a bunch of criminals were influenced by pinata-beating as a kid…  Personally, seems as though string-pulling makes it kinda anti-climactic, no?  My friend suggested we tuck all the strings in and have the kids beat it anyway.  *sigh* I guess we’ll just have to see.  2-year olds aren’t that strong so it might take a while to bust it.

22) Use sunscreen, always buckle your seatbelts and don’t jaywalk.  These are some of the simplest forms of less-than-30-second safety precautions that could save your life.