When Shahdi was young, her birthday was the most important day of the year for her, even more so than Halloween or Christmas. I suppose one of the reasons she always so looked forward to her birthday was because it was the single day when she completely ruled our household! It was the one day out of the year when everything was catered to please her, and when most decisions were made by her on how to celebrate her special day. Sometimes, the planning for her next birthday party started the day after her birthday! Shahdi was always a very responsible person, and as a kid, was always on top of everything which was assigned to her or in which she had an interest.
