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Mom chose this cake. . .
a house favorite. |
Mom's birthday party was in the back yard at Kell today, with residents and friends and family gathered to laugh and celebrate 94 years and going strong. There were two other 94-year-olds seated at the outdoor table, but Mom still felt extra special today, feted as she was with a gorgeous quilt that arrived from Iowa, and Marcia's famous strawberry cake with the surprise inside.
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| NOT Mom's birthday ponies. |
Sosie is here from California, she supplied the balloons, hats and darn near came up with a birthday pony too. There had been a few fanciful discussions about hiring a harpist for Mom, or an organ grinder and monkey, or just a party dog, so when a couple of horses happened to show up on Kell Avenue, some thought they had been ordered for Mom's Big Day.
Dozens of cards from well-wishers around the country, but mostly from Alexandria, were sprinkled about. Jill has been opening and reading them with Mom for days now.
Joyful voices mingled with typical suburban back yard springtime sounds-- the neighbor was running his weed whip and the birds were chirping, as if to say welcome to warm weather, it's going to be a great year.
Happy Birthday Mom!
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| Some of the gang at Mom's Big Day. Here's Sosie, Mom, Marcia, Katie, Lillian, Mildred, Jill and Curt. |
