is today. She’s, um, let’s see….born in 1932, so 2006 - 1932 = 74. Anyway, I asked her last week what she wanted for her birthday and she said “nothing”. So, I didn’t get her anything. At least, that’s what I told her.
Sometime today, she’ll be getting a very nice birthday arrangement from Proflowers.com, with a glass vase, some Ghiradelli chocolates, a birthday balloon and a teddy bear.
When I spoke with her this morning, after singing the birthday song to her, she asked “what did you get me?” I said “nothing”. She said “good, that’s what I wanted”. Heh heh heh….
See, some moms are big on bragging about their kids. So, any little thing I do, is a huge brag for her. To be honest, some things I wish she’d leave unmentioned, but knowing how she is, there are other things I do, just to give her something to boast about. It makes her feel good. She’s having company this weekend, some friends that used to live down from her but moved to the Palm Springs area (where the living is cheaper). She hasn’t seen them in a while and they’ll be staying with her overnight and there’s going to be a party at her place. Other people are bringing the eats. I was thinking about having a cake made for her at CostCo, but I dunno, it might be too much.
The phone rang a little bit ago and I thought it would be her, but it was some guy from the City of San Diego looking for someone who gave them the wrong number (either intentionally or unintentionally). I bet she’s just going to be tickled pink when FedEx shows up at her door.
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