Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Thirty Years Ago!

Good Snowy Morning!  So, yesterday was in the 50's and today I woke to 3+ inches of heavy wet snow on my car!  It is still snowing out and is so pretty.  The roads are clear, so it's just nice to be out and about.

Meanwhile...it was thirty years ago today that Colin entered the world!  Happy Birthday to our wonderful son who has brought us more joy and laughter and love than we ever imagined possible.  Some funny/interesting (to me anyway) things:

1.  My best friend Leslie had her daughter on the same day 12 years earlier!  (Leslie and I both had due dates of 12/7 and we both had our children on 12/11).

2.  My niece, Vera, was born on the same day 6 years before Colin.  The 11th is also the birthday for Sam, my brother's partner and Fletcher's grandfather!

3.  I never saw a bill from the hospital or my doctor!  At the time I was working for another hospital and I think it was a "courtesy" discount.  I also had a double room, but no roommate

This is a group of pictures that Fletch keeps on his chest of drawers (the *aged* paper at the top reads:  Dad is the Best!):


Such a happy boy!  The two pictures where he is sitting in a wicker chair are from day care.  And here is a group of some day care and school pictures, ending with his senior picture at the far right.


Some of these pictures are so funny!

Probably best that he does not read this blog, I'm sure he would not be thrilled with these pictures being posted.  LOL

Mailing has been out of town on business, but she is cooking him a birthday dinner (rack of lamb and cream brulee pie!!!) on Saturday, so we will celebrate then.  I'll bake a cake tonight to have tomorrow when Colin comes over for dinner.

We did manage to get the Christmas tree into the house last night (during a lull in the weather) and it is "settling."  Fletch will put the lights on it today or tonight and then we will decorate it tomorrow when Colin is over.  This has got to be one of the strongest smelling trees we have ever had.  Our house is tiny, but you can smell the tree everywhere - even upstairs!  It is wonderful.  However, it was such a bitch to get that sucker into the house and then secure in the tree stand, I am just about ready to give in and go with an artificial tree.  I'll see what Fletch thinks.

This is also Unraveled Wednesday.  No knitting updates since my post yesterday.   I did (finally) finish "A Better Man" by Louise Penny.  I thought it got better towards the end, but I don't think this book comes anywhere near being as good as her others.  I still want to go to Three Pines and meet everyone, sit at the cafe and have a croissant and coffee, but I was really quite bored with this book.  I am now reading "The Dutch House" and the best part of this for me is the setting - it takes place (so far anyway) in the suburbs of Philadelphia where I grew up.  Be sure to head over to Kat's Blog to see what she and others are making and reading.

18 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday to Colin! I am envious of your real tree - I miss those piney smells, but Steve is highly allergic to pine trees so we have an artificial tree.

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  2. Happy Birthday To Colin! (And Happy Colin's Birthday to you since you did all the work!) This weekend we decide whether we give in and get an artificial tree or struggle with a real one. I hope you love The Dutch House as much as I did!

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  3. Happy birthday to Colin! OMG, my DD will be 30 next year! Unbelievable, isn't it? Ack! Hope he has a great day! I loved The Dutch House too -- a very enjoyable read.

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  4. This was The Year for us. I do miss the lovely smell of our usual Fraser Fir, but honestly, the fake tree is so much easier all the way around.

    Aren't school photos the best? I love looking at our boys' and seeing the changes.

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  5. Happy Birthday, Colin! (and happy Birthing Day to you!) still LOL with your sentiments about getting the tree into the house. I think those are the strongest words I've ever read here. Good luck on the artificial front!

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  6. Love the photo collage of Colin. I hope his birthday is wonderful.

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  7. Happy Birthday to Colin! My birthday is tomorrow, and my brother's is Friday (we are two years apart).

    It's sunny but cold here, but a few towns over (Not far from Mom's) is getting hammered with snow right now. I think were only supposed to get flurries.
    The Great Lakes (we're between two - Erie and Ontario), give this small area wild differences in weather. We get the snow when the wind comes off Lake Ontario to the north/west.

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  8. Neat to see pictures of Colin when he was little.

    I bought the Dutch House last Saturday --- with my points coupon and the 10% discount at our local book store, I got it for a steal!!!

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  9. Happy Birthday to Colin! I enjoyed seeing all of the photos of him as he grew up into the handsome man that he is. I'm glad that you will be able to celebrate with him.
    We obviously have an artificial tree and although we have had real trees many times over the years, the convenience, easy care and no worry of fire of the artificial one wins out. I miss the smell sometimes, but a nice candle takes care of that!
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  10. I love all the birthday coincidences! I get so tickled when I find someone else with my birthday! Our birthday! And I love snow when streets are clear!

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  11. Happy birthday to Colin!
    My new DIL's birthday is today. Mine is on the 16th, my son's is on the 17th, his wife's is on the 19th and their son's is on the 21st. We do a lot of celebrating in December around here!

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  12. Happy birthday celebrations to Colin!

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  13. *H*A*P*P*Y* * *B*I*R*T*H*D*A*Y*!*!*!* to Colin! What a darling child he was! I love tow-headed kids. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  14. Happy Birthday to your dear Colin! I love seeing how much kids change (AND don't change!) as they grow into adults. Thanks so much for sharing them with us. XO And I can SO picture you guys with that tree . . . struggling to get the damn thing in the house. (Why? Because that would be us, too. . . ) No tree for me these days, and I don't miss it a bit. Enjoy your decorating, Vera!

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  15. Happy Birthday to your son. Where do the years go? They fly by that is for sure. I can just picture you with the tree. :-) This year we didn't put up our artificial tree. The kids don't come home and it just seemed like a chore so I decided not to get it out. I have a few other favorite Christmas decorations and we are enjoying them.

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  16. Happy birthday to your son. That's a lot of 11's! Our family's common number is 21 but none in the same month.

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  17. Hello, Happy Birthday to your son Colin! Love the photos. I would like to meet the characters who live in Three Pines too. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy weekend ahead!

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