A Birthday Bash

There was no birthday celebration planned for our birthday boy last night, but we ended up partying anyway. Bethany just couldn't stay away on her favorite father's big day, so we bought some Italian sausages and fired up the grill for the first time this year! Beth made some macaroni salad and I had a tossed salad in the fridge. Voila! A birthday dinner. Dave was already here working on his stuff outside and Bethany gave Jim a call. He said he would be around after dinner. I felt really bad about telling Kathy that we weren't celebrating until Sunday afternoon. James was supposed to have had an appointment yesterday evening at 7 pm but he went Wednesday afternoon instead. So anyway, we had dinner together for the second time this week (Tuesday was our family dinner). Adam, our favorite son-in-law, brought a yummy chocolate chip cookie cake and we had ice cream to go along with it. Too bad I can't share the birthday song with you. But there is an almost exact replication of it on my answering machine thanks to Grandmanita and Auntie Lee Anne (good job, guys!). Come on over and take a listen. For entertainment last night, Jim read some wonderful library books, Once Upon a Time, Good Night and The Younger Brother's Survival Guide, both wonderfully entertaining.