I had picked out a 2' wooden elephant at the commissary for Billy and Timmy to give to me for my birthday. Billy bought it and lugged it home weeks ago. Then when we were going out to dinner last week he asked what I wanted for my birthday, besides the elephant.
I told him just a dozen red roses (only if he buys them from the cheap $5 vendor, not a flower shop). So Monday night at FHE it pops into Billy's head that my birthday is tomorrow and he gets really happy that he remembered!
The morning started with phone calls, emails and
Facebook messages (I know, isn't it funny that I have
a Facebook account - me being 49) all sending me
"Happy Birthday Wishes” !!!
The morning started with phone calls, emails and
Facebook messages (I know, isn't it funny that I have
a Facebook account - me being 49) all sending me
"Happy Birthday Wishes” !!!
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| I received the sweetest note from Cora (our Filipino Housekeeper)! |
Jeanette stopped by for a visit
and surprised me with the (above) Delicious Cake.
and surprised me with the (above) Delicious Cake.
And Kim surprised me with some "sweet" gifts!
And to top it off, after school Ariel, Adele, and Majken
brought this gorgeous bouquet of flowers.
I put them in a vase on the table
right in front of the door.
brought this gorgeous bouquet of flowers.
I put them in a vase on the table
right in front of the door.
So when Billy came home (empty handed), he immediately sees the flowers and is overcome with guilt for not getting me the Roses! He comes into my room and hugs me to pieces and apologizes and says how he remembered last night but just let it slip his mind today. He asks me, "What can I do to make it up to You?" . . . Is there ever a sweeter sentence that comes from your spouse's mouth? ~~ Oh, he did offer to let me take an uninterrupted bath and read a novel while he wtched the kids, but you know, when I am alone all day long, eating bonbon's and watching TV, that's just not as tempting to take him up on it (since we only have a 16 year old child at home) as it was when we had 6 little ones underfoot~
Soooooooo, I tell him it is okay, but I do have a few things
he can do to make up for it (what a great plan I had!!).
Soooooooo, I tell him it is okay, but I do have a few things
he can do to make up for it (what a great plan I had!!).
- My computer had somehow wiped my Juno account off of my desktop and even when I tried to pull it up from the 'program' file it wouldn't open. So that was the first thing I asked him to do - which of course he is very capable of doing but can't stand to have to do that when he comes home from work.
- The second thing was to get my palm pilot working-I got this either last birthday or Christmas or in 2006? It's just sat in its box because it is so technical that I can't even turn it on or use it.
- The 3rd thing was the digital picture frame (that I received when we lived in Utah) that I haven't figured out how to download pictures on it, so that was my 3rd request.
- AND last but not least I told him I wanted to watch TWO episodes of Ugly Betty (we usually try to watch one a night - but that is even pushing it with him; he can watch an episode every other night and that is enough!)!
It was a wonderful night and the only problem was that it kind
of stressed him out a bit (like I said he just doesn't enjoy fixing
computers, especially with mine always crashing) - but this night he
was supposed to be "Happy" doing it so it was a double strain!!
of stressed him out a bit (like I said he just doesn't enjoy fixing
computers, especially with mine always crashing) - but this night he
was supposed to be "Happy" doing it so it was a double strain!!
Timmy and Eli
So that is why MY BIRTHDAY WAS PERFECT! Pretty great when all was said and done! Next year is the BIG 5-0! I look forward to it because it means a huge party ~ maybe a surprise party ~ I haven't decided yet ~ or better yet a "Dancing Party!
Isn’t it wonderful that men and women are created so different!!
The ‘not remembering’ thing - how we can use this to our
advantage and get so much more mileage out of them then if he
would have just remembered in the first place??? And to think
that there are women who complain about such things!!!
MY motto is to stay positive and use these little moments to
make your life happy! On a side note, of course I have not
always been this smart in the men/women department, I have
been working on it for over 29 years - which by the way we
will be celebrating our 30th anniversary next year - how exciting
is that! And don't you know that next year remembering to pick
up a dozen red roses will be a piece of cake compared to the
"Gift of Service" he ended up giving this year!!
Isn’t it wonderful that men and women are created so different!!
The ‘not remembering’ thing - how we can use this to our
advantage and get so much more mileage out of them then if he
would have just remembered in the first place??? And to think
that there are women who complain about such things!!!
MY motto is to stay positive and use these little moments to
make your life happy! On a side note, of course I have not
always been this smart in the men/women department, I have
been working on it for over 29 years - which by the way we
will be celebrating our 30th anniversary next year - how exciting
is that! And don't you know that next year remembering to pick
up a dozen red roses will be a piece of cake compared to the
"Gift of Service" he ended up giving this year!!
