[HPFGU-OTChatter] Birthdays and such...

[Sheryll Townsend]

--- Jennifer Piersol <jenP_97 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi - thanks to Amy and Sheryll (and Neil, who said
> HB offlist).  It 
> was a birthday...but I can't say it was the best
> I've ever had.  I'm 
> hoping my husband makes up for his lack of effort
> today.  He went to 
> a lot of effort in making a pound cake... but he
> made it for a 
> committee meeting.  When the meeting was cancelled,
> he decided that 
> he'd give it to the next-door neighbors, who are
> moving out soon... 
> and when I asked, "were you planning on making a
> cake for me?"  he 
> said, "Oh.  Did you want a cake?"  Not to mention
> that he scheduled 2 
> review sessions (it's finals week here at the
> college we work for) 
> this evening - so he was at work from 8:30am - 12pm
> (final and office 
> hours), and then again from 2:30 - 8pm.  And for my
> present?  I got 
> to grade papers.  
> 
> Well, in any case, my little girl sang "hah burbay
> (next part in a 
> big yell) TO MOMMY!" all day, which was a mood
> lifter.  Of course, 
> selfish being that I am, half of those were prompted
> by none other 
> than myself. ;)
> 
> Jen (who is glad it's not her birthday anymore, but
> hopes she gets a 
> gift soon - and wonders if her husband had intended
> on giving her one 
> for Mothers' Day any time this year...)
> 
> (did that sound incredibly selfish?)
> 
Jen,

I can soooo relate. I'm still waiting for my husband
to acknowledge Mothers' Day, though I suspect it's
time to give up hope on that one. As for the birthday
cake thing... my husband runs his own business, making
cakes and chocolates. I certainly didn't get a cake
last year, should I keep my fingers crossed for this
year? <vbg>

No, you don't sound selfish. Your birthday is a
special day and it's not selfish to want people to
remember it and do something nice.

Sheryll, now feeling bad (realising she forgot Neil's
birthday and hoping he had a great day)

=====
"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup."

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