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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

My 35th Birthday

Wow, it's been more than a week since my last post and the absence seemed . . soothing.

My birthday was very nice and relaxing. As usual my Mom called me at midnight to welcome the day. In the morning I went to work where I was greeted by a lot of sincere good cheer. Afterwards Lisa treated me and the two oldest girls to dinner at Bucca Di Beppo's downtown, where we enjoyed a great Italian meal.

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[sidenote: Here's Smiley on the 18th, on his way to a class trip to the zoo.]

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My parents bought me two canvas, zippered book covers (one for hardcovers and another for paperbacks), a wonderful blue Mighty Bright telescoping LED book light with AC adapter, and some cash to pick up a book on shorthand (which I've always wanted to learn). My wife's stepmother, before she moved back home, bought me two pair of slippers.

In addition to the dinner Lisa got me a black leather missal for Mass. And from the kids: a hug and kiss from each.

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The day ended poorly, however, when at ten at night we were forced to have one of our cats put to sleep. Not 'our' cat, actually, but the one my sister has had us watch for months. It came downstairs shaking and in bad shape. No surprise, as I'd advised my sister for weeks that the end was near. The final diagnosis: cancer.

I'm not sure I believe the vet, as in my experience they're the equal to meteorologists in accuracy, but it was time for the cat to be put down.

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On Saturday, with my paycheck burning a microscopic hole in my pocket, I FINALLY took YaYa to see Coraline 3D. Afterwards we went shopping and then, with Lump, the three of us hit the observation park of the airport before jotting over to Nite Owl for dinner.

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I then took them to the park before heading home. Later that night YaYa and I hunkered down to watch The Mummy together on pay-per-view, staying up late to finish the movie.

YaYa quote of the night, as one character in The Mummy ran blindly into a brick wall. "Ouch. He's off the team."

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love the pictures, and a happy birthday to you...love the ice cream I take it is from the Nite Owl...neat

Ken Riches said...

Restaurants, old diners, and movies. Sounds like a great week :o)

Sybil said...

You sure seem to have had a great birthday...loved the photo's. shame about the cat I expect the wee ones will miss it.
Love Sybil xx

Beth said...

The Nite Owl has a beautiful googie sign. Glad you had fun!

alphawoman said...

Happy B-Day Dan, you are a baby!!

Astaryth said...

Happy Belated B-day!

And wasn't Coraline Excellent!? We saw it in 3D and neither G nor I could quit raving about it. And, yes, we went to an afternoon show without any children for cover. LOL!

Bridgett said...

Sounds like a great birthday to me! Well, other than putting the poor putty cat to sleep. :(

Giggling about the Ya Ya quote.

And that ice cream cone looks yummy!

XOXO

Happy belated birthday!