Happy Birthday to me! started a day early.
We had already scheduled our online Wine Chat for the 16th. To my delight, it was my party :)
Richard and Kirsten wore party hats and had cake. Sam had a birthday tshirt and sparklers. Alicia and Frank produced a whole sign for me and Mel had decorations and was herself very decorative. I was the most under-dressed and unprepared, though I did have wine of course.
It was so special, so lovely. I could not have been more chuffed.
My first phone message on my birthday was from Mal (ex-husband of 24 years) follwed by a message from Eddie. Friday morning Gem and Billie came to visit, bearing flowers, wine, fruit and cheeses, and a car load of items essential to transport one teeny baby from one house to another.
Soon after they were settled, flowers from Rod and Brian arrived and then a delivery from my siblings.
And just when I thought I was completely spoiled, another delivery from my fabulous Lunch Crew. Although there were no specific names on the card, the intro sort of gave it away.
I had a Zoom chat with siblings late afternoon. A first for us, and it was lovely.
Rick took the afternoon off work to come to my birthday too. He surprised a few people who asked where he was off to with "to my mother-in-law's place for her 60th". He bought a remarkable amount of meat for him to have for bbq dinner, Gem got some delivery and I ended up having toast and vegemite! Too full after the fabulous cheese platter.
Miss Billie gave my knees and arms a work out as I rocked, bounced and held her when she was unsettled. Of course I was also the pillow for her preferred resting positions as she nagivates her way across the torso of the holdee. She has a strange tendency to burrow towards one's armpit - can't say I'd find that comforting.
The Scovell family stayed the night. It was a hot night - good for me, I put on the AC and didn't hear a peep all night. Not so good for Gem, the new AC in her room on the blink again.
In the morning we had mashed avocado with lemon, salt and pepper on toast - topped with feta and pomegranate seeds. After everything was piled back into the two cars, my party departed, leaving a suddenly empty house.
We had already scheduled our online Wine Chat for the 16th. To my delight, it was my party :)
Richard and Kirsten wore party hats and had cake. Sam had a birthday tshirt and sparklers. Alicia and Frank produced a whole sign for me and Mel had decorations and was herself very decorative. I was the most under-dressed and unprepared, though I did have wine of course.
It was so special, so lovely. I could not have been more chuffed.
My first phone message on my birthday was from Mal (ex-husband of 24 years) follwed by a message from Eddie. Friday morning Gem and Billie came to visit, bearing flowers, wine, fruit and cheeses, and a car load of items essential to transport one teeny baby from one house to another.
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| Flowers with a free matching baby! |
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| Gifts from the sibs |
And just when I thought I was completely spoiled, another delivery from my fabulous Lunch Crew. Although there were no specific names on the card, the intro sort of gave it away.
I had a Zoom chat with siblings late afternoon. A first for us, and it was lovely.
Rick took the afternoon off work to come to my birthday too. He surprised a few people who asked where he was off to with "to my mother-in-law's place for her 60th". He bought a remarkable amount of meat for him to have for bbq dinner, Gem got some delivery and I ended up having toast and vegemite! Too full after the fabulous cheese platter.
Miss Billie gave my knees and arms a work out as I rocked, bounced and held her when she was unsettled. Of course I was also the pillow for her preferred resting positions as she nagivates her way across the torso of the holdee. She has a strange tendency to burrow towards one's armpit - can't say I'd find that comforting.
The Scovell family stayed the night. It was a hot night - good for me, I put on the AC and didn't hear a peep all night. Not so good for Gem, the new AC in her room on the blink again.
In the morning we had mashed avocado with lemon, salt and pepper on toast - topped with feta and pomegranate seeds. After everything was piled back into the two cars, my party departed, leaving a suddenly empty house.
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