A Fantastic Birthday

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I was excited to have company on my birthday. My brother Bob, with his daughter Kathie and grandson Max, came to deliver some family furniture. Bob and Beth don’t have room in their new, smaller house for the grandfather clock that had belonged to our parents. I was happy to give it a new home. They gave David a bed that had been in the guest room while we were growing up.

I prepared a quiche for lunch and thought it was the prettiest one I’d ever made. Here it is before the liquid was added. It was great to visit while eating, and then they hauled in the clock and set up the bed.

First to come in was the clock, and I asked for a photo with the movers.

They had the bed frame set up in no time, and I took video clips of putting in the slats and adding the mattress and springs.

After the family movers left, Shawn, Bob, and Logan came over to celebrate my birthday, and what a celebration it was! They brought a card, a bag of lovely gifts, a balloon, and a cake. I was overwhelmed. As I began to open the gifts, Shawn asked if I knew about the gift from Logan and Bob. While my family was here, the two of them cleared all the leaves from the back yard! I wanted to see that immediately, so we went to the deck for a photo. All the leaves are in that one pile showing between father and son. Very impressive and most appreciated!

One of the gifts was a lovely jigsaw puzzle that has a special finish. That reminded me of the annual family puzzle that blogger Linda sends me. I asked Logan to fetch it from the game room. He was looking at the picture on the box and discovered he was in it for the first time. Linda knows how special Logan is to our family, so she included a picture of him with the big fish he caught last summer. I didn’t realize Kacey was looking at the box. She doesn’t know she is in the puzzle for the first time, too.

Logan lit the candles on the cake and posed with me. It was a most delicious pound cake. Shawn commented that it weighed more than a pound.

I showed them a mug I was given several years ago. It says, “All I want for Christmas is for someone to remember my December birthday.”

People have always been kind to notice my birthday, this year more than ever. I appreciate all the cards, emails, phone calls, blog comments, and text messages. Thank you all very much for making my day so very special.

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Published by Anne Mehrling

I'm a retiree who loves to write about life in the mountains of North Carolina.

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48 thoughts on “A Fantastic Birthday”

  2. What a wonderful birthday celebration you had Anne. The quiche looks perfect. I like your Christmas dishes too. That grandfather clock is a beauty – it looks like it is across from where you adjust the mirror? How often do you have to pull the weights? I’ll bet it is heavy. How nice of Bob and Logan to rake up all your leaves for you – I didn’t realize your backyard was that big. Well you certainly won’t be bored with new puzzles to do and it looks like Logan was about as pleased to see himself on the puzzle as when he caught that fish you blogged about. The cake is huge! That is a fun mug!

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    1. The clock is on the opposite wall to the mirror, but they are not directly across from each other.

      I haven’t wound the clock yet. They forgot the pendulum! Bob and Beth will come when they get a chance, and he will get the clock set up. There is plenty of cake left, so we’ll have it on Christmas Day.

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  3. What a remembrance celebration December month of Birthday & Christmas. Wonderful grandfather clock is a beauty – it looks like,The cake is huge! That is a fun mug!
    So pretty photos!
    Happy Birthday,with Christmas, Anne 🎉⛄

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  6. I hope this message come through Anne, I commented earlier but it appears to ‘not be there’. Your birthday with food, friends & family sounds joyous indeed. Revel in it as I’m sure you will! Happy birthday, Merry Christmas and a joyous 2024.

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  7. Wow!! You really did have a wonderful celebration 🎉
    I loved your post and all the pics, sorry Lise wasn’t there to share in all that fun! Sorry I couldn’t be there too, but that’s why I love the wonder of blogging…it’s the closest thing to being there! Love your coffee cup, that made me lol!! Happy, happy birthday 🎂 and many more!! 🥳❤️🎄🎁🥰

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  8. Happy birthday! I know all about holiday birthdays. Mine is in January when it’s too cold to celebrate and everyone is broke but I always made the best of it! The last year my mom was alive for my birthday I sent her flowers for sharing a special time with me all those years ago. After all, she did all the work! Your family also makes it special for you!

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  13. Happy Belated Birthday, Anne. It looks like you had a great time! My mom’s birthday was on December 25th and we always remembered it. Dad made sure there were two gifts for her, one for Christmas and one for her birthday. Quiche is a perfect thing to serve for lunch. It looks very good.

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