Happy Birthday to my sweetheart - JIM!
Happy Anniversary, Too.
It's a double header day for us. Thanks for the lovely roses, darlin'. Jim had an able assistant in selecting just the right flowers -roses and carnations - Eve loves to assist Grandpa Jim in all his pursuits.
I am at work so I don't have access to any of my photos from the weekend. I am sure Jim and Victoria will have lots of photos of the many birthdays. We are all on a sugar high from all the Birthday cookie mania and the delicious cake Victoria made for Jim. It was so cute - a DUCT TAPE CAKE. She is such a clever girl. It was so yummy that Noah ate at least 4 pieces!
As Jim mentioned in his blog, Denny's school 30 year celebration was very touching. Denny started at the Center before they moved to the present location so he has been there quite a bit longer. Watching the others receive their awards for being at the center 30 or more years brought back many memories. One of the things we noted was that many of the people there have already lost both parents and now live in group homes. We are so fortunate to have Denny at home with us. One of the bittersweet events occured the next day when we were told that our favorite staff member who is on leave because of a broken hip and hand has resigned. Her doctor suggested that she do that because this was not the first time she has been injured at the center and at her age the doctor said he might not be able to fix her up the next time. She is a fragile lady. We are heartsick but really do understand. I had a good cry while Jim pointed out that this was best for her. Denny will miss this wonderful lady who has been such an important figure in his life. When it comes to change, I am as autistic as Denny sometimes. (Jim will agree, I am sure).
We had a fabulous time when Victoria, Michael took us all out to dinner. The children were well behaved and everyone ate too much - can't get better than that!
Saturday morning, Eve, Noah and I went to the movies to see IGOR. Our friend Miss Carol went, too. It is a delightful, funny and creative cartoon about the classic battle of good over evil. We all loved it.
Regarding Peggie's most recent blog, I took her advice and read the links she provided into the world of another family. It was very poignant. Thanks Peggie for sharing all this with us. I am still trying to decide which childhood memory to share with every one (per Peggie's request). I think that's a good idea. I promise to do that in my very next blog.
Be kind, Sue
Showing posts with label birthdays. Show all posts
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
September the Birthday month!
Labor Day weekend! Yea!
Will I ever learn??? I made the fatal mistake of telling Noah that I would take him shopping to pick out his Christmas gift but unfortunately it didn't work out on Monday. He was less than happy about it. What I SHOULD HAVE DONE was not mention my plan until we were standing in the middle of Toys R US. Oh well, I still love the experience of watching the children looking at all the toys and making decisions about what they will enjoy the most. Saturday, Aaron and Rachel had their turn because they both have birthdays this month. It was a very good experience. They are older and when I set limits they mostly listen. Aaron found lots of great stuff to choose from. Rachel, sadly, could not find some the items on her list but we did find one. We were fortunate to find a surprise gift for Eve (sept 14th birthday) who will be 6 years old. She loves science fiction's Dr. WHO and she simply adores the evil Daleks. We found a Dalek for Eve. So many birthdays and so little time but so much fun! Aaron, Rachel, Eve, Jim, Nancy, David (my brother-in-law) and our anniversary........... I am tired just thinking about it.
Did anyone see the Food Channel when Matthews Cafeteria was featured? Jim and I had lunch there on Friday (we both took the day off just to be together).
With all the Hurricanes lining up, I think we better stop praying for rain for a few days. We just need one to stall over Lake Lanier for a day or two to break our drought.
Alton Brown on Good Eats is making Chiffon cupcakes so I think I will go and check out the recipe.
Will I ever learn??? I made the fatal mistake of telling Noah that I would take him shopping to pick out his Christmas gift but unfortunately it didn't work out on Monday. He was less than happy about it. What I SHOULD HAVE DONE was not mention my plan until we were standing in the middle of Toys R US. Oh well, I still love the experience of watching the children looking at all the toys and making decisions about what they will enjoy the most. Saturday, Aaron and Rachel had their turn because they both have birthdays this month. It was a very good experience. They are older and when I set limits they mostly listen. Aaron found lots of great stuff to choose from. Rachel, sadly, could not find some the items on her list but we did find one. We were fortunate to find a surprise gift for Eve (sept 14th birthday) who will be 6 years old. She loves science fiction's Dr. WHO and she simply adores the evil Daleks. We found a Dalek for Eve. So many birthdays and so little time but so much fun! Aaron, Rachel, Eve, Jim, Nancy, David (my brother-in-law) and our anniversary........... I am tired just thinking about it.
Did anyone see the Food Channel when Matthews Cafeteria was featured? Jim and I had lunch there on Friday (we both took the day off just to be together).
With all the Hurricanes lining up, I think we better stop praying for rain for a few days. We just need one to stall over Lake Lanier for a day or two to break our drought.
Alton Brown on Good Eats is making Chiffon cupcakes so I think I will go and check out the recipe.
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