As very young girls, Nancy and I were pleased that my birthday is in May and Nancy's in October. We were certain that our always clever Father had made the arrangements that put our birthdays in our favorite season and also a few days from the birthday of the grandmother that we were the most alike, even to eye color.
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A cousin had twin boys on Christmas Day. For four years, a few Christmas gifts were opened early Christmas morning, then after the boys had a long nap, the parents and twins went to a Grandparent's large house to a Sunroom that was birthday decorated for a simple family birthday party.
The month before their fifth birthday, the boys asked why other children had parties with their friends not at Christmas. Their mother showed them a large calendar that displayed the entire year on one side, she blacked out days to avoid, such as, the week before and on holidays, first day of school etcetera. She told them to take as long as they liked to decide on the date for their birthday. They made their decision within a half hour. The clever boys had not chosen one date as their mother had expected, but two, one in the Spring and the other in the Autumn. Although, it always required explanation, every one thought it an excellent idea.
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Memory of those clever twins inspired me to give a unique, much appreciated and thereafter always used, birthday gift to a new friend whose natal day is December 26th. I asked a printing company (before computers) to print in green ink 25 post cards for which I had designed a flower border on the blank side, while on the other side sharing the address had in bold italics, "I Have A New Birthday!"
These were included in an overly large white gift box among much tissue paper with a black-inked proclamation that I had made, matted and framed. Using the silver paper circle from inside a fat bottle cap and two short pieces of red ribbon, I made a fairly good replica of an official seal to affix to my proclamation. In calligraphy I wrote, "I, Joan Eastman-Bennett, in the power and faith invested in me, do proclaim that the new celebrated birthday for Ruth Anderson shall henceforth and forever more be May First."
I, tell you these details so that you could, perhaps use this idea yourself someday.
I, tell you these details so that you could, perhaps use this idea yourself someday.
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Paul, a special man in my life, said that when he was eight years on his April eighth birthday, his parents gave him eight of several presents, eight toy soldiers, eight small pieces of candy, he could not recall the others. Recently, I learned that when a date and an age coincide, it is termed a Golden Birthday.
A friend said that her family gave her a special celebration on her 7th day, 7th month birthday in 1977.
A friend said that her family gave her a special celebration on her 7th day, 7th month birthday in 1977.
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For a totally God-oriented family, both personally and all outlying parts thereof, it is surprising that no one had previously thought of the idea of my middle-aged cousin, Jay Robinson of Gloucester, Massachusetts who recently stated just before his aunt's birthday party, "I think we should start this with a thank you prayer." And so it was done, one from the party giver and one from the Birthday Gal herself. Since Jay has had many disappointments in his life, I recommended that these two thank you prayers be termed, "Jay's-Thank-Yous." So before the next and all thereafter birthday and anniversary get-togethers or parties tell your guests when you invite them that there will be a "Jay's-Thank-Yous" first.
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Happy,
Happy,
Healthy,
Prosperous
Birthday To You.
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