Sunday we celebrated Mr. Wonderful's birthday. He was treated like a King!!
Let me back things up by first stating that this man went to the rehab center on Friday to visit his Mother-in-Law (broken ankle lady). He brought her lunch, reading material and a month's supply of candy - AND HE STAYED FOR 4 HOURS!!! The man deserved to be treated like a King on Sunday!
I spent Saturday morning shopping like Grandma would have - this store for the meat, that store for the bread, etc. Then I came home and cooked for hours.
All the kids gathered - and there was even a special guest apprearance - My brother actually showed up!! (he heard I was cooking!). We did appetizers gathered in the kitchen - assorted imported cheeses and olives, homemade Tuscan bean spread and artichoke pesto to be smeared on homemade crostini. This was followed by dinner served in the diningroom: Rigatoni with Bolognese Sauce, Sausage and Peppers, Eggplant Parmagiana, Salad (with homegrown lettuce - from Suse's mother's garden), and Ciabatta bread hot from the oven.
The kids did all the clean-up - then we sang to the man and cut into his homemade birthday cake (when I asked him what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday, he requested jelly-donuts instead) - It was a 4 layered sponge cake filled with seedless raspberry jam, slathered in vanilla icing.
We had lot of laughs - and Michelle was there so we had some tears too!! We made a wonderful memory.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Wonderful. You are still the light of my life...
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Happy Birthday, Michael! Hope you enjoyed your meal! Sounded great to me. Love to you all!
Happy Birthday Mike! Are you ready for the next vacation????
You haven't posted in a week, so does that mean that Allison is home? Should we come and join the party?
Allison arrives this Wednesday. I have a plan. Get a babysitter for Sunday and you and the Accidental Mother come out to the Island -we're having a BIG part-ay. (Your parents already turned down the invitation - so I think they are available to babysit!)
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