Birthdays are a celebration of life. Yes, they are! I stole an idea from one of my teenage daughters friends (well,I did ask her for permission) to brighten my mothers 59th birthday. To my recollection, my mother has never been the subject of a "Surpise" party. So I took an annual leave day off work and let the children skip school for the day and we pulled off a fantastic surprise!
At the end of the preparation, we had filled my mothers living/dining/kitchen area with 1064 BALLOONS! I had made a pot of chili in the crock pot, bought a deliciously moist chocolate cake, a few gifts, of course, and gathered the beautiful grandchildren for the festivities. Now, we just had to try and patiently wait for Nan to come home from work. She had no clue what we were up to and so she took her sweet little time coming home. But, finally...
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