Happy Birthday Pamela

Yesterday was Pamela's 15th birthday. In this culture a 15th birthday for a young lady is normally the one of the biggest celebrations of their life, many times being even more grandiose than a wedding.

Pamela did not want a party. We thought it might be that she did not want her friends to see that she lives in a children's home. Really, she just did not want all of that attention to be focused on her.

On Tuesday, I asked what kind of cake she wanted and she said chocolate. So we picked up a cake on the way home from Teleton.  She didn't even want everyone to sing to her, but she was very happy to have a cake.  I know her mom Karen gave her a really nice present.  Also, Matt's mom wants to do something very special for her that she will never forget.  Even though, Pamela didn't want a party, I hope that she still felt very special for her birthday.