Halleluiah. Halleluiah. Halleluiah.
No. It's Carrie's birthday. Try again.
Happy Birthday to Carrie.
Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday dear Carrieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Happy Birthday to you.
Birthday are interesting things. We all have one - except my grandfather who had two. Explanation for that is near the end of the blog. As I was saying - everybody has a birthday. When you are little - birthdays are cool. People give you gifts just because you were born. And there is cake. If you're lucky you get to eat some for breakfast the next day.
Then come the teen years and the birthdays just won't pass by fast enough because you'll just die if you don't turn 16 and get a beginner's license.Or the all important 19 in Ontario (18 in Quebec) when you become legal to drink. Sorry American teens.
Then you hit your twenties - you're an adult - got the world by the horns.
30's - too busy to talk - kids - job - need 35 pink cupcakes for little Sally to take to school tomorrow - did I leave Billy at soccer? -- again.
40's - Wait ! When did that happen?
dare I say it - the 50's, 60's 70's.......
And somewhere in the 80's birthdays become cool again. Ask senior citizen how how he/she is and you'll be proudly told - 85 last summer, dearie.
I remember one feisty senior I met. He asked me three times to guess his age. Being polite I said - 82. I figured I was close. "Hell no," he replied and started laughing. I started panicking - didn't want to be responsible for him having a heart attack. He finally spit out his answer - 98.
Imagine what he's seen in 98 years.
So for a final thought - enjoy your birthday. It's a special day. And may you have many many of them. (think of all that cake.)
My Grandfather - how he got 2 birthdays. My grandpa was a Home Child. England used to send their orphans to the colonies and one of those children was my mother's father. He and 2 of his brothers were sent to Canada, 1 brother was sent to Australia and the twin girls were left in the safety of England. My grandpa was so young when he arrived he couldn't tell the authorities how old he was or when his birthday was. So they gave him an age and a date. When he retired he needed his birth certificate - turns out he was a year older than he thought and born in a different month. He demanded cake for each birthday - and he got it.
He was also a rum runner during Prohibition - but I'll leave that story for another blog.
Two win an ecopy of my twisted fairytale - Sexy Red Hood, post a comment telling me your favourite or most memorable or least favourite birthday. Mine was #20. I remember watching the clock tick to midnight and thinking - oh my god I'm not a teenager anymore! A bit of a shock.
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ReplyDeleteBest birthday?
Probably last year. Everyone else forgot it, again, but my kids destroyed my kitchen and made me breakfast. They even brought it to me in bed, and promptly spilled part of it, lol. But to me is was the sweetest breakfast I'd ever had. They were so proud of themselves!
I know to some they would just see the mess, to me all I saw was the love. ♥ :)
Sad that everyone else forgot - but breakfast in bed sounds like it was fantastic. Isn't it amazing how much of a disaster a kitchen can get.
DeleteThank you so much for participating in the hop! Your grandfather must have been a very special man. I know I miss mine!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite bday was my 13th. I got to have a really fun coed party. We played basketball in the rain and danced.
slinkydennis!yahoo.com
Happy Birthday Carrie Ann!
basketball in the rain - sounds fun. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteThe worst birthday I had was my 15th because my uncle died a couple days before it. We spent my birthday at the funeral home. It was a very long and sad day.
ReplyDeletesstrode at scrtc dot com
How horrible. Hope the rest of the birthdays were much better.
DeleteHappy birthday Carrie Ann.
ReplyDeleteEbonysbbwnikki@yahoo.com
Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteFun post Daryl.
ReplyDeleteThanks Vic.
DeleteMy best birthdays were when I was a kid. My parents let me pick one friend every year and we went to Cedar Point(huge amusement park) for the day.
ReplyDeleteproudarmymom32(at)yahoo(dot)com
I know where Cedar Point is. Grew up in southwestern Ontario. Bet those were great birthdays.
DeleteThanks for posting.
Least favorite birthday was age 7. Got hit in the head with a balloon by the guy I had a crush on... I know, I was only 7 so how big of a crush could it have been. Still, it seemed the end of the world then, lol.
ReplyDeleteauthor.tonikelly@gmail.com
Little boys love to punch the arm of the girl they like - maybe that was his "punch in the arm"
DeleteThanks for stopping by.
Growing up, Birthdays were always special, However, not in my husbands family. LOL. Oh, there's cake, and gifts, but nothing big. Also, If you don't remind them it's YOUR birthday, the day will come and go and no one says a thing. I learned this the hard way when my husband asked my youngest daughter, "Why is your sister coming over and why is she bringing a cake?" my daughter said, "Because it's moms birthday." and my husbands says. "When's her birthday?" and my daughter says, "Today." This was three years ago and I've never let my husband forget my birthday again.
ReplyDeleteHusbands! I write mine in big letters on the calendar and point at it FREQUENTLY!
DeleteThis is a wonderful post, Daryl. You've encapsulated birthdays perfectly. Happy birthday...whenever it is. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by.
DeleteMy favorite Birthday was 30. It was that night my daughter was concieved!! So I got the best present I could ever hope for!!
ReplyDeleteviajeradelmar@aol.com
Awesome. You'll remember that birthday for more reasons than 1.
DeleteWell, my 18th birthday was a total bust because I lost my mum five days beforehand, so that's pretty memorable, but sadly not for the right reasons :(
ReplyDeletelucy at lucyfelthouse dot co dot uk
How horrible. Such a painful memory.
DeleteThat's pretty need about your granddad.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteHappy Birthday Carrie
ReplyDeleteMy favorite birthday was when i turned age 21 because then I could drive and vote and drink legally!
JWIsley (at) aol (dot) com
JOYE
won't mention the drinking before 21!
DeleteMy favorite was last year. My husband and I were lucky enough to go to Italy.
ReplyDeletesqwalker2@hotmail.com
Italy and birthdays go well together.
DeleteHillarious post Daryl, I applaud your grandfather and his request for two birthday celebrations...lol
ReplyDeleteMy favorite birthday - I guess that would have been my 21st birthday when I could legally drink...lol
junegirl63 at gmail dot com
That drinking age is sooooo important.
DeleteMy 16 birthday was my worst birthday. My parents threw me a surprise party and invited a bunch of my family. My uncle from my dads side slept with my aunt from my moms side. Oh, and my uncle was married (and his wife was there, she ended up leaving him at our house). Everyone got drunk and there was fighting. People were asked to leave. Half the family that was there, are racist, and i have a black aunt and she has a baby. So there was tension there. Those people didnt stay very long. Then my grandma was fighting with my grandpa (there exs) and his new wife hates my grandma. There were barbs thrown back and forth. In truth, the party turned out hellish. It was a sweet thought, but wasnt fun. Us kids, my cousin and siblings, we ended up leaving and went walking. We played at the playground for awhile. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteshadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
You should write this into a script for a reality tv show!
DeleteHappy Birthday to Carrie!
ReplyDeleteLoved and laughed my way through your post, Daryl!
My best birthday was my 19th. Back then, in Iowa, 19 was the legal drinking age, so my mom and I went out and she bought me my first drink. The rest of the night became a blur as everyone else in the bar supplied my drinks, lol. She'd left at some point and my best friend poured me into her car and took me home. 'Twas a fun night from what I can remember though! :D
Thank you so much for participating in this hop!
Gena Robertson
robertsongena@hotmail.com
Glad you enjoy post. Glad you can kind of remember your 19th!
DeleteMy worst fav birthday was when I turned 30. Now I wish I was 30, lol.
ReplyDeletePing - tapped you on the head - when you are hear - you can be 30.
DeleteHi Daryl! Happy Birthday Carrie!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite birthday was 30. I was older and wiser, but still young. I want 30 again.
Mel
bournmelissa at hotmail dot com
Hey Mel, Glad to see you.
DeleteWhen you are hear - you are 30!
Thanks Daryl! I will remember that today. I am 30...I am 30... I am 30!
DeleteFavorite birthday was one that I had at Pizza Hut and Mom got me a Barbie birthday cake. Barbie was in the center of it and the cake was her dress. Awesome!
ReplyDeletetorymichaels(@)live.com
Birthday Barbie cake - awesome!
Deletemy worst b-day was when I turned 30...to old to act young and have an excuse any more :(
ReplyDeletediannaandpaul@yahoo.com
Sigh - growing up is hard.
DeleteI don't remember a worst birthday. Your grandfather sounds like an interesting person.
ReplyDeleteandreaDOTinfinger@gmailDOTcom
He was.
DeleteThanks for posting.
Ha, great post, Daryl! I think I hated my 18th birthday. All I remember is drinking way too much rum, someone jumping naked on a trampoline and falling over in a spikey bush while puking.. glorious! :/
ReplyDeleteHey - I could write a book about that! especially the jumping naked on the trampoline part.
DeleteFavorite birthday was #30-a tandem sky diving adventure.
ReplyDeletecaity_mack@yahoo dot com
I remember my birthdays as a little girl as my favorites, but mainly from pictures. My mom always made sure they were fun.
ReplyDeletebas1chsemail at gmail dot com
Glad you have such warm memories.
DeleteMy favorite birthday memory is when I came home from work on my 18th birthday and my mom had recreated my 8th birthday cake as a surprise. I was a big Snow White fan and she still had the original plastic Snow White and the Dwarfs cake toppers. I have them now almost 30 years later.
ReplyDeletesuz2(at)cox(dot)net
What a wonderful surprise.
DeleteI could not believe it when I turned 50, I didn't feel 50, more like 35. So it was nice to still feel young at heart.Deb P
ReplyDeleter.d1@myfairpoint.net
Young at heart is awesome.
DeleteFor me it was my 18th birthday when my sweetheart asked me to marry him. We got married the summer after I graduated in 1996...now we have two kids and are still happily married.
ReplyDeleteleighsavage@sbcglobal.net
Then #18 was a GOOD one.
DeleteOne of my favorite birthdays when I was growing up was when the Care Bears first came out. I loved them! I really wanted a specific one (Tender Heart) and my mom was able to find it, even though it had to be hard because my b-day is 5 days before Christmas.
ReplyDeleteJune
manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com
I'm a December baby too - but not as close.
DeleteMy worst birthday was when I was about 6 years old, that year it seemed like everyone wanted to mess with me (my birthday is on April Fool's Day)! It was the whole 'Oh Emma I bought you a present!' Me 'What did you get me!?' Them 'Well it's this big.... APRIL FOOLS!' Poor little me lol
ReplyDeleteemilytardy AT yahoo DOT com
Ahh - that was mean. Hope the other birthdays were better.
DeleteAll of my birthdays are happiest birthdays to me because i get to spend them with my family & friends!!(i just turned "20" last Oct)
ReplyDeleteAnd birthdays themselves are special,right??(the word birthday had some magic in it) ;)
sweety225(at)rocketmail(dot)com
enjoy your 20's - great decade.
DeleteI love Carrie Ann and I'm glad to wish her a HAPPY, HAPPY Birthday. And how sweet that she and her friends are giving away things on her special day.
ReplyDeletecatherinelee100 at gmail dot com
Yes this a great way to celebrate Carrie's birthday. Thanks for posting.
DeleteHappy Birthday Carrie Ann. My least favorite birthday was 30. I remember thinking my life was almost over because I was 30. Forty didn't bother me and neither did 50. However I do turn 60 this year, we'll see how that goes.
ReplyDeleteseriousreader at live dot com
Hope your 60's are a great decade.
DeleteHappy Birthday to Carrie Ann!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had 2 birthdays so I can have 2 cakes. I love cake. My father in law has 2 birthdays according to my husband. He has his original and the one for the service. I guess when he was young, he wasn't old enough to join the service, but wanted to, so he lied about his age and birthday so that he could join at the age of 14. His family still jokes about his "military birthday".
My favorite birthday was #29. My husband proposed at my party in front of all of our friends and family! It was AMAZING!!!
Thank you for the giveaway.
trb0917 at gmail dot com
There is a commenter below whose Mom has 2 birthdays - isn't this great.
DeleteBlog Hopping! Woohoo! Happy Birthday Carrie!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to discover new authors/blogs and visit with old friends. Everybody wins this way! LOL
I already have Sexy Red Hood and loved it.
My most memorable birthday was my 21st. I was FINALLY an adult. My parents took me to Las Vegas and I got to play slots. I had like $50.00 to play with and thought I was gonna be a millionaire. Well that $50.00 lasted about 30 minutes. (I was greedy and played the dollar slots). I was so upset about losing all that money that I went to the nearest mall and bought a book. I stayed in the room the rest of the day and read the entire book. When my parents came back and saw I was sad, they said that they figured I would loose my $50.00 fast and that it should be looked at as a lesson on gambling. then they told me they had budgeted for this trip and I actually had $500.00 to last me the entire 5 days we were there. I needed to figure out that I had $100.00 per day to gamble with and did I want them to give it to me one day at a time or did I want the whole thing then. I opted for a daily dose and ever since then I have managed our money when we go to Vegas the same way. I got to play some more slots that trip and even won a Little bit. I took home $450.00 from that trip and my parents told me that was a winning trip.
Thanks for being part of the hop and for the chance to win such a fantastic prize! <^_^>
reneebennett35(at)yahoo(dot)com
Thnak you for your kind words about Sexy Red.
DeleteI'm not a big gambler either - I started with $20 and played nickle slots - got $138 pay out 4th or 5th pull of the lever - grabbed the winnings and ran!
You're granfathers story is so interesting. My mother also has 2 birthdays. She was born in 1939 in East LA under and assumed name. She didn't find all this out until she was in her 30's and needed her birth certificate for something. She sent for her birth certificate and she received a replay stating that no children were born at the hospital on that day. She didn't exist. She said if she didn't exist she wanted all the taxes back she had been paying since she began working. She went to my grandmother who explained that my grandfather had bought a stolen car to move the family from NY/NJ to California, when he found out it was stolen he was afraid he'd be arrested so they used his middle name as their last name and then my grandmother said she was born on Jan 18, the hospital says Jan 19th and they always had her birthday on the 18th growing up. Well after all the legal crap got taken care of and my mother existed again she decided she would have two birthdays and so we celebrate both days.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite birthday was when I was 5 and I got a cake with Charlie Brown catching a frog in a net decorated on it.
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Seawitch Reviews @ yahoo.com
Love your mom about giving back all the taxes. So cool that we both have a relative with 2 birthdays.
DeleteMy favorite would have to have been when I got to celebrate it in England. Worst had to have been when one of my older sisters got mad when she found out the family was going out to a 'birthday lunch' for my twin and I. She forgot it was our birthday, got mad when she found out, and said she wasn't going to no birthday lunch and then she left.
ReplyDeleteThank you for celebrating Carrie Ann's birthday by participating in the blog hop and for the giveaway as well.
Pam
vanillaorchids69(at)gmail(dot)com
Celebrating a birthday in England - sounds fantastic.
DeleteMy favorite birthday was celebrating it in Las vegas.
ReplyDeletebn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
That had to be a blast.
DeleteI've had a lot of really awesome birthdays! lol -- one of the coolest recently was when my boyfriend at the time took me on a surprise vacation to Mexico -- complete with incredible hotels, unlimited spa service and a car & driver so we could do all kinds of touristy things!
ReplyDeleteelizabeth @ bookattict . com
Unlimited spa service - sigh!
DeleteLOL! I've had a lot of lovely birthdays--most involved yummy food with some favorite people :) One memorable one was a fancy multi-course meal at a Japanese restaurant, without the kids ;) It's nice to have a little alone time!
ReplyDeletef dot chen at comcast dot net
Sounds wonderful. Yum - Japanese food.
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