Happy Birthday, BLB !

"When your mother asks, "Do you want a piece of advice?" it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway." Erma Bombeck

I plan my mother's birthday more than my own children's. This day has been in the works for months .... We begin at Jim's for a Perm and then I race to get the ice latte from Starbucks to place in her hands while she waits for the hair set. 

Afterwards, I surprise her with a trip to Rainy Day Books in Fairway. So fitting, as she introduced me to this bookseller before I entered my teenage years. During my youth, Rainy Day became a weekly pilgrimage, a day of no bickering. Seemed apropos to continue this tradition of cease fire for her birthday. My birthday gift is her choice of a cookbook: The big tome of Gourmet recipes, which weighs more than my mom.

Currently, she relaxes on her couch having a play date with our dog, Luke. While I run around town getting roses and preparing for the evening at BoLings. Knock on wood, she has not criticized nor given me any advice :) More pictures of my mom's birthday will be added tonight !

Well, we stuffed ourselves on crab ragoon and chicken fried rice to wrap up the birthday festivities. So Happy Birthday to my mom!