Happy 71st birthday to me

 It's been so wonderful reading and hearing so many birthday greetings plus my special "singing" happy birthday voicemail message from my sweet Aunt Willie Buck. She thought that I wouldn't recognize her voice. Wrong! I called her and we had a great chat. If you never heard her voice in our church choir or at the old Oak Grove singings during Memorial Day weekend then you missed a magnificent,  strong and pure voice. Her voice may have weekend over time but it's still heartwarming to hear. Thank you dear cousin Mitzi Buck Hartfiel-Steve Hartfiel for giving your sweet mother my cell phone number.

I received as text from my son Jason Sample at 6:32am which I didn't see until later. I am after all retired. Lol. We had a wonderful chat on his way home from work today. He's also a great father and husband that makes me burst with pride and love. 

Then a surprise that began as concern.  A black car pulled into my driveway around noon and left some grocery items on my back patio. I shouted to the hubby (yes he was in another room) that someone's groceries had been delivered to our house by mistake and how in the world we were going to get them to their rightful owner. I saw Crisco and my favorite brand of baking powder in one of the bags and felt sorry for the woman who would be missing these important items in her kitchen. Then my phone rings and it's my precious treasure of a grandson Eric and my sweet, much loved daughter in-love Shaina Sample singing Happy Birthday to me. My heart melted in that moment. 

As I started expressing my concern about the grocery bags she laughs and asks if I found them at the back door and brought them inside yet. At that point I am wondering how she knew where they had been delivered. Her great laugh reached through the phone like one of her hugs and she said that it was from them and Happy Birthday.  A surprise indeed! 

We laughed together as I quickly and happily emptied each bag. There's even a summer sausage for PawPaw. It really has all of my favorites including TEA. My kiddos know me well and each item says "I love you". How awesome is that!'

My hubby kept asking to take me to lunch and I resisted. He then suggested curbside pickup for an Italian restaurant that we have been wanting to try. I then suggested that we use the FREE Whataburger coupon for their chicken sandwich which is my favorite item on their menu. He asked where I wanted to go and I answered honestly so for me it was a win win.  He relented and we used the rootbeer for a float with Blue Bell vanilla that was in my grocery birthday bag. . 

It's been a winner 71st birthday.  I'm happy and am still full from lunch plus have half sandwich and half of the french fries for tomorrow which is an added bonus.