Today started out special when Grandpa received many phone calls for family and friends and it was a height of his week. Then in the evening a birthday Celebration was arranged by Suzanne, and all family that could met at Sweet Tomatoes a good times place. Attending were Suzanne, Michael Kamber, and Julie and Eric and all the kids or what Grandpa calls “the bosses”. Jaden, Joslynn, Jaycee and Joslynn were thrilled to be apart of the birthday celebration and gave lots of hugs and loves.Birthdays have a magic about them and kids all to the fun.
Grandpa seemed very pleased and happy to be with family, and be of course the center of attention. While his are simple and he's somewhat shy, he like the rest of us likes to feel important, and loved.
While going through the food lines or sitting at the table he loves to make people smile and laugh, and he often jokes to get that added smile from strangers and family. Grandpa told just about everyone we saw it was his birthday and when they asked his age he would say78, and then laugh one of his cute kinds of laughs, and say “I’m kidding you! just turn the numbers around to 87." One women told him that she thought he was much younger and of course that made him smile. Once we seated Kamber handed him a greeting from Diane and Reynold that she had printed out. He was excited to read. So as everyone was eating Dad read it out loud for all to here until the levels of noise in the restaurant got very loud, dinner being one of there busiest times.
Although he said he wasn’t hungry he really seemed to enjoy all the variety of foods especially the sour dough bread and the hot beef chili. After he ate a bit he decided to head out to check on the girls that were waiting in the car. Grandpa is one that likes to take care of people, animals and those that are unfortunate. And the Dogs seem to keep him going. After checking on things in the car he returned and could eat a bit more.
After dinner he and Kamber headed home for the night. It was a great day, and all the love and thoughtfulness shown gave an added lift.
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