Yesterday, my second grader came home from school with a handfull of cute invitations for friends to join her for a "late night" at our house that evening. She graciously ran it by me before delivering them and asked what would be an appropriate time for the party. I told her that 7-9:00 p.m. would be great. She wanted to make sure she had plenty of time to prepare, so she put 7:30 p.m. Ok. We went to the dollar store to buy candy, made cookies, and put cheese in celery in order to have a health snack alternative. She set the table, printed off coloring pages, and cheerfuly helped to tidy up the house. I love her enthusiasm. She was a gracious hostess and while we initially handed out the candy to the winners of "musical chairs", she wante to be sure that everyone had a fair share. She prepared goody bags with everyone's name on them before they arrived. In addition to the eating, musical chairs and coloring activities....