I went to Julia's nursery school this morning as her special visitor on her "half birthday," a phenomenon of which I had not heard but which is surely thisclose to being Hallmarkized. That fact notwithstanding, it was a ton of fun: I got to meet many of Julia's friends and teachers, see her classroom, and even read a story and show some family pictures to the kids. And of course I also saw the half-birthday girl get her crown, which I think made her the happiest kid in the world.