We had a big spread, the cost being spread out amongst us. We aren't a big family, but when you put us all in one house, it feels pretty big. Sixteen this time, as we had two Texas cousins join in the fray.
We put the eclipse photo on the birthday cake (see previous blog), which she had not seen. She asked, "Is that me!?" We said yes. She said, "Lord, I look like I weigh 400 pound."
Now, my mother used to be pretty chubby. She used to be about five feet five inches tall and weighed in the 160's. She has shrunk to five feet and weighs about 109, maybe.
She blew out her candles (two large 8's).
We ate. She kept telling her great-grandson to stop dawdling and eat so she could open her presents. This made him giggle. He's six.
Her great-granddaughter, age 2, had a love/hate relationship with Brother of Many Surgeries dog, Elmer. (I apologize for the name.)
He's three times her size, so she was afraid of him. Yet when he disappeared, she'd look around and ask, "Where's dog?" She'd find him, and he'd get up to follow her and she'd run screaming bloody murder. I swan, I saw that dog roll his eyes. But they were fast friends by the end of the day.
She got lots of nice gifts. We ate good food. We all talked a mile a minute. We took photos.
But my favorite is of Mother, Daughter and myself:
I don't remember what was so funny, but we seemed to be enjoying ourselves.
And here is a group with only Niece missing, 'cause she's taking the photo and Husband as he went home puny:
A good time was had by all.
Even Elmer.
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