Eight ~and~ a Half

"November 18th"  said one little boy in my reading group.

I had asked him the date as I was writing it in his response notebook.  And he told me.  

Instantly I knew it was Abigail's half birthday.  

Although not a really big deal.  We like to recognize the day.  

Tonight we had a candle (and a half) in her ice cream.  It was all I had.  But she was happy.

Thank goodness that little boy knew the day. And said it out loud.

Apparently last year was kind of a bigger deal.