Tag: birthday
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“Sara’s birthday’s in the house”
Sara’s birthday’s in the house. Or gym. Or office. Wherever. Today.
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Fifty years older and wiser….
I’m going to celebrate my 50 years as if I own them. This is not my mother’s birthday. Every time I’ve considered turning 50, I’ve equated it with my mother’s 50th birthday — the day she officially became old and “senile” as we so lovingly told her. At 16, I certainly thought my mother was […]
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Blame it on busy…
For the past month, I have been reminding myself that my mother-in-love’s birthday is coming soon. I had October 5 in my head. The thought of Betty Jo would pass through my brain, along with the word “birthday,” and I would briefly contemplate what I wanted to do to make it special. And how much time […]
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The gift of song…
I wish I could call my dad on the phone today and sing him “Happy Birthday!” the way he and my mom always did for me once I’d left home. No matter my age, my parents were sure to call to sing–my dad with his lovely voice and my mom with her tone-deaf one. It […]
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Flowers, frills, and ostrich quills
I was expecting a laptop battery from Amazon, and so when I spotted the nondescript package near my door, I assumed it had arrived. But it was wrapped in brown paper–not the usual Amazon fare–and the postmark indicated Fruitville Road in Sarasota, my old hometown. My mother can’t remember birthdays anymore (definitely the subject of […]
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