Birthdays

Sis made these two screen door birthday cards yesterday. One has a school theme for her daughter who is a middle school math teacher, and the other one has a garden theme for her daughter who loves gardening.





We had a good day today celebrating our own birthdays. I skipped my exercises in favor of relaxing with Sis for the day. For lunch, we had fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, and fried green tomatoes. We all took part in preparing the meal. Hubbie peeled the potatoes, which I mashed, Sis did the fried green tomatoes, and Mother fried the chicken and made the gravy.





After lunch, we watched a movie musical on DVD..."Godspell." This 1973 G-rated movie has a largely unknown cast (at least unknown by me...I only recognized Lynn Thigpen), but it is an upbeat film that is a colorful and amusing telling of the Gospel According to Matthew. The sequences take place at various spots around New York, including the roof of one of the Twin Towers, which is a bit disturbing. In fact, the Towers are the backdrop in the opening scenes, too. Of course, the movie ends on a sad note, with the crucifixion of Jesus.





Following the movie, we enjoyed slices of coconut cream pie, which Mother made this morning with fat-free, sugar-free ingredients. It was delicious.






Then we played several games of Duo, with Sis, Mother, and Hubbie winning two games each. I won one game. By that time, we were ready for a supper of cold fried chicken sandwiches, and a variety of desserts...Hubbie chose fruit salad and rum cake, Sis had a slice of rum cake, I had a fresh orange, and Mother passed on dessert.






Sis decided she needed to get on the road home after that, and left around 6:30 p.m. Mother went to her house, and Hubbie and I settled in to watch TV.