Happy 80th Birthday, Mom !!!

Mom turned 80 today . . . so hard to believe . . . she is so young in spirit . . . what a terrific woman . . . wonderful Mom . . . awesome grandmother . . . special great-grandmother . . .

We had a surprise Red Sox baseball party for her . . . she loves the Red Sox . . . almost never misses a game . . . we gave her a big flatscreen tv . . . so now she can watch them really well . . .

She was so surprised . . . she had a great time with everyone there . . . and was really surprised . . .

Happy Birthday Mom !!! . . . You're the BEST !!!

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Today's the Day !!!

Rick, Tracy, Ben, and Peter arrived this morning . . . it is so good to see them . . . we haven't been together since last July . . . the boys have grown up so so much . . . what handsome guys they are . . . I love having time with them . . .

We had a great time . . . visiting with Nona . . . this is her birthday weekend . . . we also played dominoes and had a lot of fun . . . I love playing games with the kids . . . grandchildren are the best !!!

Tonight we went to "The Outback" to celebrate being together . . . Jason, Peter, Ben, Casey, Jon, Nona, Me, Dick, Sandy, Todd, Andrea, Rick, Tracy . . . lots of fun . . . I wish everyone else could have been there too . . . I always want my whole family together . . . but with a big family it's almost impossible . . . maybe someday soon . . . I hope !!!
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