It's that time of year already ...
Time to wish your friend the Beancounter a Happy Birthday!
And if 43 people leave comments on this post, I promise to tell you how old I am.
BB and Bunnylou made much of me on Sunday, the day ahead, because today (Monday) there won't be time for a proper amount of frivolity. Which is cool. As you know, all the good birthdays take a couple of days to celebrate. I even finished my quantitative homework on Saturday, so I could spend the day with these guys.
Here's my daughter, all day Sunday, patronizing and arm-patting me: "Mom, when you get your present? You can keep the wrapping paper." I rolled my eyes whenever I heard that, and repeated it for the benefit of any adult nearby. "Oh boy, I get to keep the wrapping paper." One woman murmured politely about what nice wrapping paper is available nowadays. Sheesh!
Well it turned out that my presents had been stuffed into a new gym bag; that was the "wrapping paper" I get to keep. Ah ha! Nine: the golden age of the creative birthday clues.
Today I'll spend the day with my mother, but for an unusual reason: she has a doctor's appointment in Sacto which I am taking her to. It'll mean a lot of time on the road, but I have a new (to me) Ben Folds CD for road music. Plus it'll be a privilege to squire my mom around. She even agreed to spend the night, as long as she can watch '24'.
Happy Birthday!
I popped over yesterday on the recommendation of Debra at A Stitch in Time and had a blast wasting time on the EggRun game.
Hope you have a great day!
Posted by: DebR | April 17, 2006 at 07:01 AM
Happy Birthday! Me, I'll be 44 on Saturday....
Posted by: Karen | April 17, 2006 at 07:23 AM
Happy Birthday from a fellow Aries!
Posted by: Kathryn | April 17, 2006 at 07:55 AM
Happy Birthday!
I just had one, too, I'm now "forty something" instead of "forty"
Posted by: ben | April 17, 2006 at 08:57 AM
Happy birthday, Pam!
Mine isn't until June, but it'll be a big 'un. (Sigh)
Posted by: Tonya | April 17, 2006 at 09:53 AM
Happy Birthday! :)
And what is it about arm patting? Boy Wonder has begun to do the same thing? What are they doing? Practicing to be 80? sigh--nine year olds.
Posted by: Wende | April 17, 2006 at 11:28 AM
Happy Birthday!!
Do you get another cake- one for Sunday and one for Monday?
Posted by: Savvy | April 17, 2006 at 12:04 PM
Happy Birthday Pam! Hope you paint the town red! You know, if you like painting.
Posted by: Sheryl | April 17, 2006 at 12:37 PM
How can you have a birthday when you are, in fact, timeless? Like the Q, time is something that happens to other people.
Ben Folds is merely Joe Jackson after all the irony and anger has been removed and replaced with mere smugness. You heard it here first, ladles and germs!
Oh yes, and Happy Pseudo-Birthday! Can't fool me though; I know where you and Eternity live!!
Posted by: Anthony | April 17, 2006 at 01:17 PM
Happy birthday!
Posted by: Jennifer | April 17, 2006 at 02:36 PM
Happy Birthday! My husband's birthday fell on Easter again this year so he got an extra-special basket o' goodies. And a huge bag of Jelly Bellies. :) Take his advice tho, and go for creating a birthday WEEK. He had today off from work, tomorrow some friends take him to dinner... Really, you can work this thing. ;)
Posted by: CmdrSue | April 17, 2006 at 06:40 PM
happy bday, pam, although here it is actually tomorrow already so for the nonce i'm adopting pdt :)
Posted by: e | April 17, 2006 at 09:26 PM
Happy Bithday!! Belated, but still heartfelt. I didn't even turn my computer on yesterday. I think it might be some kind of a record!
Posted by: kristal | April 18, 2006 at 06:17 AM
Oh, damn! That's what I get for taking a day off and not reading blogs yesterday. I missed it. :( I hope it was a fabulous one, Pam.
In my family, these things get stretched out for WEEKS. Let me know if you need a primer on how to make ridiculous demands and then tack on, "because I just had a birthday!" My son seems to have this down to an art form.
Posted by: Snow | April 18, 2006 at 09:35 AM
Happy birthday Beany-
As always, I am a day late and a dollar short.
Cartman
Posted by: Cartman | April 18, 2006 at 04:58 PM
Happy birthday Mommy! I hope you liked the presents!
Posted by: bunny | April 18, 2006 at 06:09 PM
Wait a minute! Is that #43 a hint?
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: maya | April 18, 2006 at 06:24 PM
Happy Birthday to you! (a little late)...
I'm gonna guess you are 42...
oh, wait.. that's the meaning of life...
Posted by: Debra | April 18, 2006 at 07:02 PM
Happy Birthday Pam! (albiet late, as usual!)
Posted by: Lisset | April 18, 2006 at 08:32 PM
Happy Belated Birthday Beancounter!
Posted by: scupper | April 18, 2006 at 09:49 PM
Dammit, I knew I should've been bloghopping instead of decluttering! Many belated birthday wishes Pam!
Posted by: Daisy | April 19, 2006 at 02:32 AM
I'm sorry Pammy! I'm late to the party. Happy Birthday, 22 times!
Posted by: Jo | April 19, 2006 at 05:43 AM
so that means this one makes 45, right? i mean you're the beancounter, you'd know better, but we were at 22 and jo's 22 makes, wait, subtract jo since she's one of her own 22, but then add me for this one....367! got it in one!
yeah, well, i'm older.
Posted by: e | April 19, 2006 at 06:32 PM
happy slightly belated birthday!
Posted by: kristen | April 19, 2006 at 06:37 PM
Hey, another April kid. Many happy returns -- and only 18 more responses needed after this to force you to 'fess up.
Posted by: Dan | April 20, 2006 at 03:18 PM
Happy birthday plus a few days!
Posted by: Reverend H.L. Spork | April 22, 2006 at 12:44 AM
Happy five-days-after-your birthday to youuuuuu,
Happy five-days-after-your birthday to youuuuuu,
Happy five-days-after-your birthday , dear Beancounter,
Happy five-days-after-your birthday to youuuuuu!
(And many morrrrre)
(On Channel Fourrr)
(And Scooby Doooo)
(On Channel Twooooo)
Posted by: elswhere | April 22, 2006 at 11:14 AM
one more -
Posted by: growabrain | April 22, 2006 at 05:06 PM