James Dad celebrated his birthday this year with a small cake but large presents including a full size animatronic for Halloween.

Dad also got several shirts from Mom ( a scooby doo Christmas shirt and a snoopy Christmas shirt) and a real nice gift from James.

The celebration actually began in the morning as the family joined Grandma at Big Boys for a nice breakfast bar which marked the first time the family had gone to Big Boys breakfast bar since the pandemic.

The reason for the small cake was because we had been having alot of sweets lately and wanted to cut back especially with Christmas just around the corner.

Its hard to believe James is nineteen years old and in his second year of college at Wayne County Community College but that is exactly what we celebrated today. James had a blast and after opening his gifts we all enjoyed cake and ice cream.

Naturally we take pause this day to remember Aunt Peg, who was also born on September 18th and we take this opportunity to let her know we remember her with love and miss her very much.

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We have lots going on in September with several birthdays and anniversaries, so much so Dad often jokes about going broke each month of September. All joking aside it is always fun to celebrate Moms birthday which usually includes a trip to the antique store.

This year Moms cake was a little different with dark chocolate on top and white icing below. The cake was delicious so we will have to try these multi layered icing cakes again in the future. The inside was just as good which is why we have a picture of the cut cake.

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Hard to believe it has been a year since we got Hoot from the pet store. We never really had a kitty quite like Hoot, who seems to be in trouble all the time. When we picked her up from the store they had already named her hoot, because she was a Hoot. Once we got her home we agreed with the name.

We actually adopted her a couple days after the Halloween party because we did not want to traumatize a new kitten so her 1 year anniversary with us is actually mid October, but her actual birth date is Aug 17th, so we thought we would give her a little celebration. Continue reading “Hoot’s First Birthday 2022” →

Dad had a great time on his birthday, although Hoot knocking out a couple Christmas lights and trouble with a new Iphone did put a slight damper on things. Dad got some great gifts including a corpse incense burner and an animatronic that is a little bit different and is sure to put a little scare into people next Halloween.

As is traditional on Dads birthday, a trip to Boneyard with extra ribs and extra wings provided the perfect Birthday dinner. After that, the entire family enjoyed cake and ice cream as bowl season began and college football was once again playing on the television for the first time since Michigan won the Big Ten Championship almost two weeks before.

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Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday James
Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday Mom
Happy Birthday to you

Dad celebrated his birthday with his family and enjoyed many gifts and great eats as well. As usual Dad got his traditional “Boneyard” meal of ribs, chicken, and salad. Dads cake was unique in that it had a Halloween design but was just as delicious (if not more) than other cakes. Lots of gifts for Dad including an animated “cocoon” victim for the 2021 Halloween season. The party was fun and a great time was had by all, especially Dad.This year was also a little more fun because Dad took a vacation day as he had to “use them or lose them” this year since the family did not take a real vacation due to the pandemic.

Happy 17th birthday James and here is hoping for many many more

We wish Mom a very happy birthday and hope for many many more.