Kathy and Annette came for a weekend visit to celebrate my birthday. When they arrived, we headed to Pizza Hut to meet Kari’s family. The boys had not planned to join us for lunch, because they thought we were going to have something like grilled cheese at the house. When they heard we were going out for pizza, they announced that “Pizza Hut trumps grilled cheese” and immediately found time in their busy schedules to join us.
I saw the kids less than two weeks ago, and Sky was almost taller than I am. Today, when I saw him, I was looking up into his eyes just a little bit. I now have four grandsons taller than I am and three more who are growing quickly.
The girls, Ted, and I spent the afternoon catching up with each other while the kids played, and then we had a birthday dinner with gifts and cake.
The woman who has it all: family, birthday gifts, and a perfect Vienna Torte.
Kari’s family gave me a book I can’t wait to read and a voucher for a lunch date with Kari. That means there’s some quality mom-daughter time coming up soon. The hand soap and lotion are from Kathy and Annette.
When I was about 11 or 12, my Aunt Shirley gave me a pretty bisque porcelain flower pot with hand-painted raised flowers on one side. I could never get anything to grow in it, but I love it. Some time ago, I gave it to Creative Kathy and asked her to think of a way to make the flower pot pretty to display. She filled it with flowers to match those on the pot.
With a table runner Kari made, the enhanced flower pot is a perfect spring centerpiece for the kitchen table.
The big finish for the birthday dinner was the perfect Vienna Torte I made yesterday. Yum!
Teddy (left) is in a state of supreme happiness anticipating the cake. He came back later and asked for a second piece. Of course, Grandma said “yes.”
The weekend was over too quickly. Now I’m looking forward to my remaining birthday lunches / dinners with friends and with Ted–two down and five to go. I love my birthday season!