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August 17, 2007
Wrong
Thursday, Ashley brought home an invitation to a classmate’s birthday party which will be held this Saturday. Normally I would say no on this short notice, but the school year only started Monday and she just met this person, so I figured what the heck, I’ll try to accommodate her even though we have things to do.
As I looked at the street name and subdivision name, I didn’t recognize it. Since there are many new neighborhoods popping up all over Winchester, I figured this was one I had not heard of. I decided to Google it. The closest place to this address was somewhere in Tennessee. No good.
Then I tried Yahoo! Maps. I typed the address in exactly as the child had it written, then typed in “Winchester, KY” and clicked the GO button. Still no luck.
At this point, I emailed a great friend and historian and asked her if she knew where this place was located.
She suggested I try MapQuest.
I tried. Still, no luck.
So, I told Ashley this morning she needed to get written directions from this person because I had no clue where it was.
*Skip to this afternoon*
I asked Ashley if she had the written directions and she said, “No because this person lives in ‘such-and-such’ county."
Yes, the child lives in a different county, but the card never stated this anywhere. Also, when I did another search for it once I had the correct county, I found that the child had spelled the street name incorrectly! No wonder I never had any results on Google!
* Parents: If your child cannot correctly spell his/her street name at the age of eleven or at any age, it would be appropriate for you to make out the invitations. Also, if you live in a different county than the county where your child attends school, it would be nice to state that on the invitations.
Whew!
Posted by tami at August 17, 2007 5:09 PM
Comments
I don't think parents should allow their children to make out party invitations ever. Paige received a birthday party invitation from a girl in her class last school year that was printed out from a machine with clear information, which was good. However, this girl had written on the back of the invitation, "Dress up like Hannah Montana." I asked Paige if she HAD to dress up and she assured me that yes, she did, because ALL the girls were going to dress up like Hannah Montana. I went to the mall and bought a Hannah Montana wig for her to wear, which cost $20. Luckily, Paige had some clothes of her own that could pass for something Hannah would wear, so I didn't have to buy an outfit. Needless to say, we arrived at the party to find that NO other girl had dressed up. I felt really stupid. I should have called this girl's mother to make sure before I purchased the wig, but at least now I've learned my lesson: you just can't trust kids with important things like giving correct info on an invitation. I hope you find the place, if you're still planning on taking her. Good luck :)
Posted by: Stacey at August 17, 2007 6:55 PM