Dear Mom,
I'm such a dope. For the past whole week, I thought your birthday was today. I was uploading your birthday photograph, and getting ready to call you to wish you a happy birthday. HA! You would have been confused.
The electric bill that came today is what clued me in. Due Sept 7. I was like HEY WAIT THIS BILL IS DUE TWO WEEKS AGO! Waitaminute--it's still August!
Sheesh.
Anyway, happy Unbirthday. Happy Beginning of Birthday Month. Happy Monday.
Love,
Ruth
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Dear Ruth,
Today was Granny Bea's birthday. I have her first name, you have her middle name, and we were all born on 20's. Isn't that cozy?
I didn't need any help today on being confused, as I had no clue as to today's date, all day long. In fact, I haven't known what the date was all week. I did know whether it was sunday or monday but couldn't even figure out what week it was by looking at the calendar! This happens every so often when I've been very busy accomplishing very little; the less I get done, the faster the time goes. I never knew one could spend so much time getting so little done before. It seems peculiar to retirement.
Today I ordered 4 new windows for the chicken house. It was a total splurge, as only one has fallen apart. I figured, buy 4 and keep 3 in reserve. Those other sashes are bound to fall apart sooner or later. I'll have them primed and painted and waiting. This way I'll only have to clean my brush once.
It's very nice to be thought about, for any reason. I'll take an unbirthday greeting anytime.
In fact, this is the earliest anyone's thought about my birthday, unless it was Granny Bea, back in 1943. It was awfully hot in Alabama that Sept, and I was 2 weeks late. She had been thinking and thinking about it, and was awfully relieved when I finally decided to get a move on. Can't say as I blamed her one bit. I remember the feeling when you were a week late. At that point I honestly decided that maybe I had changed my mind about having another baby....
Fortunately for all of us, you got a move on....
Now I have to wait a WHOLE MONTH for my birthday photograph? Not even a peek? Is this fair, I ask you?? I finally learn what the date is, and then learn I have to wait??!!!
Love, mom
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