Making Hoop-Lahhh

I had to do it.  I had no choice.  My oldest complained earlier this week that his brothers got “big deals” made over their birthday, and we wouldn’t be able to make any “hoop-lah” over his.  Because it came on a weekday.  And that wasn’t fair. 

Is it just me, or did that sound like a challenge?

No, I definitely think it was a challenge. 

So, I put on my thinking cap and decided to make some hoop-lah over his birthday.  And to make it in front of the largest crowd I could think of off the top of my head.

The bus crew.  The same bus load of high school students which he reminded me the other day were watching while he got off the bus.  I figured it was the perfect captive audience to make some hoop-lah in front of.  Because effective hoop-lah needs lots of people. 

And I was right.

The bus hadn’t even come to a stop when I saw the bus driver laughing and waving and talking into her mirror. 

Windows came down like a wave in a baseball stadium, and cheers followed my son up the isle and down the steps.   I have to say, it was THE biggest birthday hoop-lah I’ve ever seen.  I dare say he thought so, too.

Because his face wore a huge goofy grin, and he kept shaking his head. 

I refrained from taking his picture, though.  I didn’t even get out of the car.  Because he told me having his mother take pictures of him was embarrassing.  And we wouldn’t want to embarrass him. 

No sir-REE.

I learned my lesson. No taking pictures in front of bus loads of high school students.

But once they left, I got out my camera.

Boy, that was fun! 

Making HOOP-LAH works big time for me!  As does letting my son know I love him, TOO.

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