Saturday, February 28, 2026

Two Birthday Parties

Our mother's birthday was in a February. Of course, we always observed it however we could. But we celebrated two "big" birthdays with special parties.

70th Birthday - 1998

For Mom's 70th birthday, we sisters hosted a surprise party. We invited many of her friends to come surprise her at her house. It was a real surprise for her. We told her we were having a family get-together and that we would bring the food.

Shortly after noon that Sunday, people started arriving. That was Mom's first clue. She was especially surprised when she saw her sister and niece walk by the dining room window. We played a trivia game and served a variety of delicious food. So happy our cousin was able to bring our mother's oldest sister.


80th Birthday - 2008

As described by one of my sisters: