Comment by Brian

June 16, 2006 @ 5:27 pm

Yeah, I got the same response at work today. I think it’s a great idea. After that first million I can quit my job and live the life of luxury :).

Comment by Milly

July 18, 2008 @ 4:34 am

;-} I’m in!

Comment by Jenn

July 18, 2008 @ 9:52 am

Milly,
Just out of curiosity - why the sudden interest in a 2 year old post? Where you just reading through the archives (at 4:30 in the morning!?) , or do you celebrate half-birthdays, too?

Comment by Milly

July 18, 2008 @ 3:19 pm

Wow! I have no idea how I ended up at this post. I get up for work at 4:21 am (Yes the 1 is important). I’m not sure why I’m clicking into an old post I just clicked on a saved favorites.

Time to check it out

Comment by Milly

July 18, 2008 @ 3:22 pm

I’m clicking on home and keep ending up here.

Comment by Mom

July 18, 2008 @ 4:11 pm

For some reason your blog entries have been reversed so your most recent entry is last - and this one, a two-year-old post, is first on the screen. That’s why the sudden interest.

Comment by Clark

July 19, 2008 @ 9:19 am

You see, most of the world accuses the card companies of “making up” bogus holidays just to sell more cards and flowers. Things like Secretary Day, or Grandparents Day. Those didn’t use to be days. (Some guys aren’t so sure about Valentine’s Day.) Any day the bank and post office are open aren’t “real” holidays. You’re the first person I know of that’s ask them to throw in one they haven’t thought of yet.

…but if this takes off, my half birthday is June 11th.

Comment by Jenn

July 19, 2008 @ 11:06 am

Hi, Clark!
I feel the need to explain the “need” for half-birthday stuff. Our son’s birthday is a few days before Christmas. We decided very early on that it would be fun to celebrate his half-birthday in order to keep it more about the celebration of him, and less swallowed up in the holiday. (And it’s fun to have a summer b-day. All the rest of us have fall b-days in our family.) So on his actual birthday, he gets one (smallish) gift from Mom and Dad and he gets to choose what we have for dinner, but all other celebrations and gifts, etc. occur in June. If he ever decides that he’d prefer things the other way around, we’ll be glad to switch back, but for now it works for us.

I have to admit that this is not my original idea. I have no idea where I heard about half-birthdays, but since we’ve been doing his parties in June, we have several other friends who have begun to do the same thing. I even have a friend who is considering doing half parties for her kids because they have summer birthdays, and it’s hard to get school friends together during the summer for a party.

All that is to say that I firmly believe there is a growing market out there if someone is interested…

Next we could sell un-birthday cards and supplies!

Comment by Clark

July 20, 2008 @ 1:23 pm

My birthday is 2 weeks before Christmas. I used to get the one gift, and was told it was for both occasions. That seemed really cool ’till I was about 10, then I figured out I was being jipped. I understand the dilema.

BTW - they sell blank cakes.