Verb conjugation of "compensate" in English

Now I just got scared! Have I missed my own son's birthday? Luckily it is on the 19.08, exactly in a month. Man, you confused me now. Anyway, we had a great time in the mountains and the snow was great.
I had never heard the phrase before. In America, there are also different idioms than here in England. It seems that the Americans say it differently than we do here in the United Kingdom.
Have you ever visited the U.S. before and if so, where have you been in the U.S.? I've been travelling in California, it was very amazing. We have traveled by car. Here are my corrections.