Thursday, July 23, 2009

A Birthday Surprise!

Yesterday was my birthday. I am not one of those people that like to draw attention to the fact that I am celebrating a birthday, but I have to admit that I am very touched when someone remembers that it is my special day.

So my day started with my dh waking me out of a sound sleep to say, "So how does it feel to be -- years old?" I just groaned and said, "Huh? Umm... not so good!"

Then my sister Mary called to sing - yes, SING! - Happy Birthday to me! She has a bit of a cold and had to stop and start over a couple of times because she was laughing and messing up, but she sang the whole song to me! That was really sweet of her and we both laughed because it was reminicent of our paternal grandmother who would actually call each and every family member on their birthday each year to sing "Happy Birthday" to them (and we have a huge extended family!).

Then my Mom called (and she rarely ever makes long distance calls!), my brother David called from the Jersey shore where he is staying with his family for the week, my sister Dianne sent an e-card and called, a couple of friends remembered and of course, my two sons wished me a happy birthday. I had a quiet contentment as I experienced these little birthday blessings and thanked God for a wonderful day.

As Carolyn is out of town, I was scheduled to be at the store last night for a sold-out class that Karan was teaching. I know my family felt bad that I had to work on my birthday, but we planned on celebrating at a later date and all was well.

Then, about an hour into our class, I was very surprised to look up to see my husband and two sons, who had quietly come in the back door. They were standing there with a birthday cake with lit candles on it and got the entire room to sing Happy Birthday to me! I was soooo surprised and touched that I actually started to cry! It was so sweet of them to do that and it was wonderful to share a little birthday celebration with my scrapbook friends - Karan, Kelly, Samantha, Veronica, Lynn, Tami, Pam, Cheryl, Heather, Gretchen, Lori, Jenn, Barb, Pam and Janice!

Thank you to Wayne, Tyler and Spencer! It is the three of you that make every day a celebration for me! All my love to each of you...

18 comments:

  1. Happy birthday Joanne!!!!!! How sweet of your guys to make it extra memorable!!!!

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  2. I loved the surprise and think your family is so sweet! And you better have not vacuumed until this morning! Everyone knows that there's no vacuuming on your birthday! :)

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  3. I was very happy to be there to share your birthday celebration with you- you have a wonderful, thoughtful family. You are blessed!

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  4. Hope your day was wonderful. You deserve to be spoiled a little. What a great family you have!

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  5. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOANNE!!!! Those guys in your life are sure sweet! I love it! Sounds like a great day! Miss you!

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  6. Sorry I didn't get to sing, because I had to go to the store to get chips!! I missed the whole thing, but if you look closely you can see me in the back ground of your pic! I'm handing over the chips I purchased - LOL. Glad you had a great day!

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  7. Thank you to everyone for your birthday wishes!

    Veronica - I think your friend owes you for missing the party!

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  8. Happy Birthday! Sounds like a GREAT day!

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  9. Oh Happy Birthday Joanne! And I was at the store on Wednesday and didn't know it was your big day!

    Sounds like it was great, surrounded by friends and family, and that is what counts!

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  10. Okay, okay... so it's my fault that Veronica missed the singing BUT the chips were really yummy!!!! Joanne, so glad we got to celebrate such a wonderful moment with you! Just blogged about it myself ;)

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  11. it was awesome to see them do that, goes to show how much you mean to them...awh...now i have something to show Glenn, that men can be considerate with it comes to their wvies and birthdays...

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  12. Happy Birthday Friend! I am sorry I missed it. We will have lots of time to catch up in Florida. Can't wait.

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  13. ABSOLUTELY beautiful! Your have a trio of wonderful men in your life! :) Happy Birthday!

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  14. Oh, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, Joanne! So glad it was filled with friends and loved ones!

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