Have I mentioned that we celebrate half birthdays around these parts? We do, and I love it. This year my mom took me, and The Crazies, out to lunch at one of my favorites. I was gifted the traditional "my age in gift certificates and/or cold hard cash", $20 to Starbucks, $10 to Chipotle, and $2.50 in cash. Sweet.
Then, in typical Pam fashion (that's my mom), she did what Gary and I like to call, "Pulled a Pam". Martha Stewart she is not. Creative? Yes. It's the follow through, the details in which she lacks. You see, each year my mom makes me half a birthday cake on my half birthday. See, I told you she was creative. She's been doing this for as long as I can remember. On our way to the car after eating, she tells me to come to her car so she can give me something. At this point, I assume it will be half a cake. We reach her car door, when she pulls out a virtual kitchen. Oh she baked a cake alright, only it wasn't quite done when she ran out of her house, willy nilly, to meet me for lunch. On her car floor, I see an angel food cake, upside down on a wine bottle, a paper plate, and a knife. "Here, hold this while I cut it in half" she says. So in between two parked cars, we flop half a cake onto a paper plate. Happy Half Birthday! I tell her, "I'm so blogging this." I really don't think people believe half of my stories about my parents. Don't even get me started on Bob (my dad)... a treasure trove of embarrassing high school moments. So mom, thank you for the great laughs on my half birthday. Truly memorable, which I'm positive is what you were going for ;)
5 comments:
I totally heart your mom! How fun! Happy 32.5!
=-) Me too, girl, me too!
Ha ha! You guys seriously have so much fun! I love it!!
I am now a follower just after reading this one post. my mom is the SAME way.
Oh I LOVE this idea! That is so sweet of your mum and such a fun memory. Do you do this for your kids too?
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