August 25, 2007
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BIRTHDAY WEEKEND
A family as big as ours,
It seems birthdays come in a row,
Or sometimes in fours,
However it happens ’tis a joy you know.Friday we left town early,
Somewhat awake,
Coffeed and not surly,
With presents to take.TO
Daughter for her 59th birthday,
And the day was spent,
In love and play,
MacDonalds and the park we went.
Then to a show, The Simpsons,
And thence to her dwelling,
Mother and daughter spent some,
Time putting her stuff away and me spelling,
A man in that environment is a bum,
Sat and visited, just jelling.‘Twas dark when we got home,
Tired, yet happy,
Dulled like an old knife some,
I fell in bed for a long, long nappy.TODAY
Slept in awhile,
Got ready to go,
To another birthday party in style,
One for a great grandson’s you know,
He hit his fourth ‘ere it hit him,
Picked a picture for his face,
Long, weird and slim,
Thus began the race.
This lass a spiderweb had,
Great grandson Ian,
Went for a simpler design,
One that’d fit with skiin’
My face already too many a line,
We left after a grand supper.And tomorrow we shall go,
To another birthday show.
Comments (16)
what a great day i bet! glad you got to enjoy each other’s company
Oh Happy Birthday to them all, have fun. Judi
family does make it perfect…
Wow! Lots of birthdays! Ours all seem to hit June through August as well. Lends credence to the fact that fall evenings get pretty chilly….lol….summer babies.
I am sure ou have a “crowd” of birthdays Doug . They are good time to seize . The pictures are beautiful . Compliments .
In friendship
michel
Happy Birthday to all. It’s good to know that you and Heather started such a great group and now you have fun celebrating.!!
LOVERLY!!!! wonderful pictures! My older daughter will be 59 next May 27th! We must be about the same age, you, Heather and me. I don’t have contact with my family, but I have them in my head and in my dreams!
How wonderful these pictures are! I can see the likeness between your daughter and yourself. Happy birthday wishes all round.
For some reason, in large families, birthdays seem to have a month or two where there are many.
How absolutely wonderful. And you capture it all
Darn, sounds like a lot of birthday going. I envy your energies. I love hearing about it and the pics are super. Wonderful poem about your day out.
It all looks like fun. How long have you been married?
What a wonderful weekend, celebrating birthdays and visiting kin. Hope your week is great, too!
“A man in that environment is a bum,
Sat and visited, just jelling.”
I really had to smile with that one, Doug – what a wonderful family you have and oh-so-many of them to surround you and Heather and each other with love. That’s really fabulous! ~ Jeanne
Heres one for you
My oldest sons birthday Nov 7th
My youngest son Nov 5th
And my husbands- Nov 29th.
Funny huh?
Ps.. I love the line. “My face already too many a line,”
Christina
Looks like you had a great weekend with your family. Glad that you did get to spent it with them. Great poem!!!