Tonight was the big night of the year for all of the girls in Maple Valley. This is the one and only time I can get Mimi to wear a dress without a hitch. However the girl does have expensive taste. She only likes Nordstrom dresses. It did not happen though. Tonight's theme was Masquerade Ball. As usual the girls danced together while the dad huddled together. Mimi did say that she danced with dad a couple of times. She was quite pleased that they played her favorite song "The Hokey Pokey". Meanwhile us moms gathered at our house and had a party of our own. It was a last minute plan and it worked out well. All of the girls except Mimi have younger brothers and the boys were not happy that the girls have a special night with their dads and they have nothing. So they came to the house also and joined in with us moms. We stayed up till the girls got home. Then all of the dads regaled in their stories. For a minute dad thought he would not know anyone at the dance. "Who's going to be there?" he asked me. Then when I said "John (Halliwell's dad) will be there " dad was quite relieved. Turns out a couple more dads from the neighborhood was there also. I must mention that before the dance, the dads took the girls out to dinner at the Panda Express. Everyone had a good time tonight.
