Another Birthday

Ruby Hawk on Apr 6, 2009

Tags: birthday, dinner, fun, grandchildren, symphony, Tijuana Joe's

Lionel had another birthday and Sarah went to her first symphony.

Today was Lionel’s birthday. His friend in Australia called him last night to wish him a happy birthday and today his children took us out for dinner at Tijuana Joe’s. The two grandchildren were on such good behavior and we had a very enjoyable dinner.

There were nine in our party and the staff pushed tables together on the back wall to get us out of the way, I think. We were quiet noisy but it was the adults not the children. Carol said when we sat down at the table, (”No discussion of politics”) and I said,(”No discussions of religion,”) That worked out very well. All in all it was a happy birthday and Lionel said it was a major event to have finished up another year. We both came home with gift cards and presents.

Last night was a major event for my granddaughter. Her uncle Tommy,(my son) invited her to her first symphony. She was on cloud nine. He brought her flowers and chocolate and they both had a wonderful time. It reminded me of when my uncles showed me special attention. I had two uncles so I was very lucky.

When we returned home we had to work off some of the calories so we went to the workout room. We timed it perfectly. Nobody was there and we both grabbed a treadmill before others began wandering in. We walked our mile and I admit we should do more but there was golf or ball that Lionel wanted to watch at home so here we are.

I did put up another shelf in our laundry room (more like a closet) and I was surprised at how much more storage it afforded. I was able to put all my dish towels, pot holders, and place mats on the shelf. It looks so neat and it opened up more space in the kitchen.

Now here I am on the computer. I must check out my grandsons Myspace to see what mischief they have been up to. One is in Arizona with his wife waiting for the birth of their first baby. Another is in Savannah getting ready to go to Afghanistan and the other is working on his classic mustang. They know grandmother will be looking in.

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CHAN LEE PENG on Apr 6, 2009
Happy birthday, Lionel!
Elizabeth Abbott on Apr 6, 2009
Interesting.
Christine Ramsay on Apr 6, 2009
It sounds like al in all it was a lovely day. Good work.

Christine
PR Mace on Apr 6, 2009
Sounds like a good day for all.
Eunice Tan on Apr 6, 2009
What a wonderful day!
amilia snow on Apr 6, 2009
sounds like you had a happy & fulfilling day with your family~
Betty Carew on Apr 6, 2009
Deligtful write Ruby and Happy Birthday Lionel
NA Staffieri on Apr 6, 2009
You have a great family, Ruby. Thanks for sharing. A am a bit jelous of the classic mustang, though!
Yovita Siswati on Apr 6, 2009
What a great and loving family! You are so blessed to have such a family Ruby. God bless you and your family.
Luffy12 on Apr 6, 2009
more b-days to come
Kate Smedley on Apr 6, 2009
It sounds like a lovely day for everyone, thanks for sharing such a lovely experience.
Darla Cooke on Apr 6, 2009
Sounds like everyone had a very enjoyable time.
Dee Gold on Apr 6, 2009
great day for everyone
jazzd on Apr 6, 2009
Thanks for sharing you have some beautiful children in your life
Rask Balavoine on Apr 6, 2009
Many happy returns Lionel, and thanks Ruby for letting me share awhat seems to have been a lovely day.
Lex92 on Apr 6, 2009
thanks for sharing
OhSugar on Apr 6, 2009
It appears that you have a very close relationship with your family, what a blessing.
Jamie Myles on Apr 6, 2009
Very cool! thanks for sharing a day in your life.
Abby Rose on Apr 6, 2009
Again, as always, I am fascinated by your stories/entries!
C A Johnson on Apr 6, 2009
I hope Lionel had a great birthday! More Aries the better. LOL! My birthday is on Thursday (April 9th). Thanks for sharing this great story.
Lauren on Apr 6, 2009
Brings back memories.
Debra. on Apr 6, 2009
A very enjoyable day. Thanks for sharing, Ruby.
papaleng on Apr 6, 2009
guess you have a great day,, lovely ladies.
Juhls on Apr 6, 2009
Great day! Thanks for sharing your little journal entry of the day in the life of Ruby : ). I love that you had the no politics no religion talk rule — I, too, don’t like it when family has intense discussions on such topics, when there are varying options or thoughts. Often such discussions overshadow the enjoyment of just being together.
Inna Tysoe on Apr 6, 2009
Sounds like a lovely day

Inna
Melody SJAL on Apr 7, 2009
What a pleasant day, thanks for sharing.
Evelyn Moore on Apr 7, 2009
I loved this insight into your family. I’m also a ‘myspace’ stalker – I keep an eye on my younger family this way – it is amazing what I learn!
Moses Ingram on Apr 7, 2009
You have a beautiful family and it sounds like you had a wonderful day as well.
Ruby Hawk on Apr 7, 2009
Thank you everyone for stopping by and leaving your comments. We did have an enjoyable day. Lionel says to thank everyone for wishing him a happy birthday. Would you believe it was 31 degrees last night and we saw sprinkles of snow today. How\’s that for an abrupt change in weather? It should be warm again by the weekend.
Ruby Hawk on Apr 7, 2009
Evelyn, I’m amazed every day of my life by these grandkids.

Juhls, you are right politics and religion is a subject to be avoided unless everyone is like minded.

CA, happy birthday to you on the 9th and many, many more.

NA, James lives and breathes by his 67 mustang. He is driving it to school but he still has a lot of work to make it the way he wants it.
cleblanc on Apr 8, 2009
it sounds like you have a close family. it must be nice.
CutestPrincess on Apr 9, 2009
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