When Is Your Birthday?

Stevie Wonder's birthday song has become the anthem for most birthday parties. We even rock to it at church.

Why is today a special day for us, when we should be honoring our mothers on our birthdays. After all, it was our birth mothers who actually did the hard work. We only had to allow the doctor to pat our bottoms...and then the antics began.

So what's the plan for birthday celebrations. A friend of mine told me that for his birthday, he had a milk and cookies party. He and one of his female friends, decorated his house, bought a variety of milk products (fat free, low fat, whole milk, soy, etc, etc, etc), and expensive cookies (some costing as much as $4.00 each).

I've also had friends who had theme parties for their birthday celebration: 70's Throwback, Inspector Gadget parties, It's Not Halloween Costume Party, etc.

Since my birthday falls in the winter, (yes, it does sometimes rain in L.A.) it's difficult for me to give the kind of party I love. I love to barbecue, and have the celebration start during the daylight hours and go on through the night. Having friends over, enjoying music, good food, playing cards (mostly BidWhist and Spades), and toasting the birthday girl with champagne, washed down with cake from Hansen's bakery.

It really doesn't matter, when your birthday is...because every day is a blessing. To that end, I wish you a Happy Birthday, and a fantastic life, filled with good health, great love, and peace.