Yesterday was Jeanne's birthday. I like birthdays. I like to make them special and help my friends celebrate the gift of life they have been given. I especially like Jeanne's birthday. Why? Because I get to do all sorts of fun, silly things, and Jeanne gets to pretend like I'm a silly girl and she is half annoyed at the birthday fun, when the truth of the matter is, she LOVES it! For example: one year (2 years ago, I think, before she had to start spending her special day surrounded by a million little children at the coast) I broke into her office the night before her birthday and decorated it-- complete with a paper-streamer curtain on the door and vases full of daisies. Then, I brought her a bag full of individually-wrapped presents that she was only allowed to open one at a time whenever I stopped by to see her throughout the day. Doesn't that sound like fun. Well, this year, all I got to do for her was leave her a stinkin' voice mail because her phone doesn't even work out at the dumb coast. So, reason #12 that Jeanne should consider a change in location is that birthdays just aren't as fun without your everyday friends. Plus, I make a stinkin' good mayo cake. :)
