Happy Birthday Bobby (vacuumfreak)

ann_t

10 years ago

Happy Birthday Bobby. You share your birthday with Teresa.

Have a great day.

~Ann

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mustangs81
10 years ago
Yea Bobby! Wish I could take you to a birthday lunch.

Enjoy the day big guy.
(((Cathy)))
teresa_nc7
10 years ago
Hope you have a wonderful birthday, Bobby!

Your B'day buddy,
Teresa
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Thanks... you all sure know how to make a gal feel young. My co-worker, Mary bought me a cake. I wasn't excpecting anything, so that was nice of her. She said it was her way for thanking me for the lemon bars, brownies, cheddar biscuits, and cookies... and for the carrot cake that I made for her birthday. It was very chocolate and very rich. Called the chocolate avalanche cake from Publix. Pics: I was going to try to get an open shot, but I RUINED it when I cut the silly thing. I ruin any cake I ever try to cut. And that silly plastic thing they give with the cake to slice serves more to smash and squash than slice and serve... but it was very good and moist no matter what it looked like! I also bought some Toblerone for myself after renewing the lease today... a friend gave me that for a birthday several years ago, so it's been a tradition ever since. Thanks again... I REALLY enjoy this forum and the people here. One of the hightlights of my day is to log in here and see what's going on with everyone!
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Oh, Bobby, a new sewing machine! How fun for you! I have THREE! And they all do certain things well. I have a very old straight stitch only machine that I use for any top stitching since it makes a really beautiful and perfect straight stitch. Happy birthday!
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Just got in from the land of orange groves and double wide trailers. It was good, actually! I went to get granny first, and I made her cry because I gave her a rotary cutter and self healing mat... she quilts by hand and she's lost her rotary cutter and never had a self healing mat. Her hands shake now and she has trouble cutting in a straight line with fabric scissors, so I thought that would help, and she was really touched... now I just have to get her that Bunn coffee maker she's been talking about. She had a bunch of quilt blocks spread out all over the sofa so she could show me what she has been working on. She's always so happy for me to see her work, and I am so shocked that she insists in quilting by hand at her age... she thinks machine quilting isn't really quilting. I strongly disagree! I brought my Dyson to vacuum for her since her vacuum is so awful. I took the hose off the Dyson to get under her couch where the upright part was too thick to reach and heard a SLURP. The incredible suction of the Dyson pulled in an entire quilt block! And, I was nowhere near it with the wand, I still don't know how it happened. It happened so fast, I didn't even see it, just heard it. I had to open the dust bin up and retrieve it.... I apologized, but she wasn't upset at all... we both got a really good laugh out of it. It didn't even get dusty! Once I realized it didn't bother her, I laughed so hard I cried, and so did she... it took me a while to gain enough composure to retrieve the quilt block from the cleaner. I sucked up enough bobby pins and straight pins to start a factory... not to mention thread a fabric scraps.... I could make a whole quilt with what's in the dust bin. I also brought my new tiffany style lamp to show her and she really liked it. She gave me a card that was really sweet, and apologized that she didn't have any money to buy me a real present... I told her that was silly and love was all I needed (I buy myself enough "stuff")... she said,"Well, that's good because you got plenty of that" (meaning love). It was really sweet. Then we went to my uncle's and the food was ready.. they smoked chicken, grilled chicken, and BBQd chicken. The also had a salad, and baked beans with sausage. It was all REALLY good! My aunt made me a cake (just want I needed!).... it was a boxed yellow cake with store bought icing. I didn't get any salad and they were wondering why... my grandma told them I was dieting and that I love salads (which I have never said because it isn't true), so after eating the other stuff, I had a plate of salad (had to pick the tomatoes out, at least they had ranch dressing). They gave me a card and more mylar balloons (what is up with mylar ballons) and pictures of me as a kid all dressed in halloween costumes and such (remember they were the ones that raised me from 6 to 19). There was another aunt there, another grandma (not the one I was close with... the one I brought was the one I was close with) and my little cousin that I was raised with (she's 19).... we talked a while and ate and then granny stood up, which his her signal that she was ready to go home. I was too at that point.... the aunt was getting annoying (she just doesn't know when to shut up and "picks" on everyone... except me, because I haven't been back in their life long enough yet) and their spoiled black lab was begging for food and trying to lick my face the whole time. So, I took granny home and we talked a while at her place... I looked at her sewing machine and fixed the tension and wrote down the model number so I can download an print a manual for it.... she wants one and it didn't come with one when she bought it. She had trouble letting me go, she didn't want me to leave... she's so bored/lonely living out there, so I promised I'd call and be back soon and started home. It was a good day. The aunt gave me a tupperware cake carrier (turquoise!) to take the cake home in and told me to keep it... it was my little cousin's, exes and he never came to get it after they broke up. That is great because I can keep that one and give Larry my gray and white sterilite one! Oh yeah, and I popped those mylar balloons (my "car scissors" are so handy!) and threw them in the trash at the gas station on the way home. I didn't need them bouncing around in the car during the 50 minute drive home, and they would have just been one more thing to carry home. I tried to find some child to give them to, but there weren't any! I hope they don't go to the gas station later for some chewing tobacco and see them in the garbage (there's only one gas station in that town!). I'm throwing aunt's cake in the trash too because I just don't have room for it. They sent me home with lots of food and I will enjoy it for a few days... I don't have room for 3 cakes, but I'll make room for the chicken and baked beans, even if I have to throw the milk and eggs out! So, yes, a good day, I'm surprised and happy :) Larry is on his way over to try some of the Publix chocolate cake and see his nephew (Jasper the cat) and watch some Lucy :0) I guess I'd better vacuum the cat hair off the sofa (he hates cat hair) and dig a place on the couch for him to sit.... oh yeah, and wash a dish so he can try the cake.... I've been lazy with the housework lately! Thanks again everyone.... by the way, Larry said that isn't the Paula Dean recipe, but one of several he found on Google for the coconut cake. Oh yeah, the Publix cake tastes as great as it looks.... under that dark brown chocolate top layer is a lighter brown layer of mousse like frosting.... man it's good!
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Thanks for all the lovely birthday wishes! I'm having a great day today! Woke up to a laugh-out-loud e-card from San and the day just got better and better from there. You should see my office! Black decorations hanging from the ceiling, dead flowers in a vase, and little gifts every hour on the hour from two of my friends here. Just got back from a delicious lunch out - Italian! Still have banana pudding from this morning's treat - and they keep reminding me that the day is not over yet. My mom called this morning and sang happy birthday to me. Last night I had dinner for my parents and my two sons. My boys take me out very often so I was happy to cook for them. Me....? I'm just happy to be here and to have lived this long. [the big 6-0 this year] Teresa
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dedtired
10 years ago
Happy birthday, Bobby. Enjoy the day.
magothyrivergirl
10 years ago
Happy Birthday Bobby! You're not a 'baby' anymore :~)
vacuumfreak
10 years ago
Thanks guys.... Never thought I'd be 30! To celebrate, I'm working two jobs.... one from noon to 10 and the other from 11 to 7. It should be fun. :o)

I went to see the redneck family on Saturday to get some fabric after they cleaned out grannies house and they attempted to make me a birthday dinner, bless their hearts.... burned bland steak about an 1/8th of an inch thick, salad with iceberg lettuce and cucumbers only, frozen macaroni and cheese and boxed brownies.... my uncle said the steaks would have been better but the bottom of his grill fell through halfway through the cooking process... :-/
sheshebop
10 years ago
Happy brthday Bobby. Saturday's event would make a good movie, wouldn't it?

Sherry
bcskye
10 years ago
Happy Birthday, Bobby! Sounds like your family's intentions were good. At least you know you have someone who cares enough to try. Have a great day!

Madonna
triciae
10 years ago
Happy Birthday! Those are killer work hours. Hope you find time for a slice of birthday cake!

/tricia
sooz
10 years ago
Happy Birthday, Bobby!!!! Enjoy!

Bestest best wishes,
Sooz
mitchdesj
10 years ago
A hard day's work indeed, you can celebrate all week, happy birthday.
chase_gw
10 years ago
Happy birthday Bobby........30 you say. Not looking forward to that one myself :-)

Sharon
annie1992
10 years ago
Well, that's no way to spend your 30th birthday. You need to stop immediately and do it over again, or else you are only 29.

At least your family loves you enough to do something, I think they were well intentioned. It's the company that matters more than the food some of the time.

Hey, if I were doing the grilling you'd WISH the bottom would fall out of the grill, LOL.

Happy Birthday anyway...

Annie
vacuumfreak
10 years ago
Thanks guys.... I'm between shifts now... it wasn't an unpleasant day....a couple friends stopped by work and brought me cards and working kept my mind off the age thing (actually 29 was harder because it was like an ending... there was a finality to it... 30 is a beginning and I'm planning to go back to school in April so it's all good)...

My phone and facebook blew up with people wishing happy birthday but the best part was when my grandmothers best friend called.... Her name is Gail and she didn't remember my birthday because Facebook told her to, she doesn't even know how to use a computer. She rememered because that's the kind of person she is and we were the closest people to my granny and both called her nightly so we talked about how much we miss her, it was a really sweet conversation...

As is tradition, I treat myself to one nice appliance every year... this year it was a Bernina sewing and embroidery machine with a touch screen.... I love it when it works, but it has been in the shop twice since I bought it and is going back tomorrow for the same problem.... I'm glad nobody gave me a sledge hammer for my birthday because I'd be bringing in itty bitty Bernina pieces tomorrow instead of a whole machine if they had... this is like the Porshe or BMW of sewing machines and when you spend that much on one, you don't expect problems... In addition to working perfectly, it shoud be folding the laundry and washing the car and calling me Sir for what I spent on it!

Anyway, I plan to celebrate on Friday since I'm off from both jobs.... lots of cake and sangria. :o)
Lars
10 years ago
Happy Birthday, Bobby! I hope you took videos of your birthday - it might turn out humorous in the end.

Sorry to hear about your work schedule - it reminds me of being in design school and working at the same time. At least you are young enough to handle it for now, but I hope you get a break soon. I also used to work 11-7 graveyard when I was a pastry chef in San Francisco, and that was brutal enough. I definitely did not have the energy to work another job by noontime.

Do you at least like the jobs that you have?

Good luck and best wishes for the coming year.

Lars
vacuumfreak
10 years ago
Lars, I hate the day job (timeshare) but I've done it since 06 and it pays the bills and has free insurance... the night job is security and the company is great and I'm only doing it 2 nights a week, but it really isn't bad...
Thanks though. :o)

Btw, the family may have been well intentioned but they spent most of the visit watching something called "sports" on TV.... I think some kind of team who's name ends in "Bama" was playing so it was either Alabama or our president.... I know so little about such things... I spent most of the visit playing with the dogs and trying to avoid getting eaten by fleas.... sometimes I wonder if it would be better to still be estranged, but then I wouldn't have all these fun stories to share with you all!
vacuumfreak
10 years ago
Lars, I hate the day job (timeshare) but I've done it since 06 and it pays the bills and has free insurance... the night job is security and the company is great and I'm only doing it 2 nights a week, but it really isn't bad...
Thanks though. :o)

Btw, the family may have been well intentioned but they spent most of the visit watching something called "sports" on TV.... I think some kind of team who's name ends in "Bama" was playing so it was either Alabama or our president.... I know so little about such things... I spent most of the visit playing with the dogs and trying to avoid getting eaten by fleas.... sometimes I wonder if it would be better to still be estranged, but then I wouldn't have all these fun stories to share with you all!
Lars
10 years ago
I guess you are familiar with John Foxworthy's redneck jokes. Since you mentioned playing with dogs, I was reminded of the joke, "You might be a redneck...if your front porch collapses and kills more than three dogs." I know it sounds cruel, but I've seen houses like that in rural Texas and thought it was funny.

Lars
party_music50
10 years ago
Happy 30th! same b'day as my Dad. I think like you: it's the 29th or any9th that's depressing and seems like the end. lol!

I always enjoy reading your stories.... As lame as your family celebration may have been, it's still more than anyone has done for me for any of my birthdays in the past 7 years. My own mother got the date wrong last year and gave me a card on my brother's birthday! LOL!!!

Enjoy your Friday!
John Liu
10 years ago
Happy birthday. 30 is a great age, and a great decade. Have fun with it!
compumom
10 years ago
Happy Birthday Bobby! May all your dreams come true-- and may the BERNINA stop visiting the repair shop! Seriously, I'd contact the company and tell them you got a lemon!
What are you planning to study in school? I certainly hope that you're planning on a career where writing is involved. You are a master at colorful descriptions!
Happy birthday and many, many more!
Ellen
sally2_gw
10 years ago
Oops, I didn't see this yesterday. A belated happy Birthday, Bobby. I'm glad your good friend called you. What a sweet woman she must be.

Sally
lsr2002
10 years ago
More belated birthday greetings - wishing you every happiness in the coming year. Happy Birthday!

Lee
KatieC
10 years ago
Since you're not celebrating until Friday, my birthday wishes aren't late, right? 30? Be careful celebrating....yer old now...

Happy (late) Birthday and i hope your Bernina behaves. I kill sewing machines..at least three of them so far. The only one I can deal with is my old treadle, sighhh....
vacuumfreak
10 years ago
Thanks again guys... I took the Bernina in and they made and adjustment right on the spot and even gave me a free pack of needles and it worked fine there... of course the minute I try to use it at home, well... we'll see what happens. The lady told me not to threaten it or use bad words because the machine will misbehave even worse! I'll try to be good...

I ended up not having to work the second job last night... another guy showed up because he misread the schedule and since he doesn't have a car and I do and only live 15 minutes away, I let him stay and I traded days with him :o)

Lars, I know enough to know that Mr. Foxworthy's first name is Jeff and not John :-p Nice try though.... maybe you were on coffee break when you had your redneck training session... I bet you also missed the lesson on how to spit tobacco into an empty beer can and how to keep your double wide on the ground during a hurricane as well :o)

Partymusic, I'm sorry nobody has done anything for you in the last 7 years... sometimes I wish we here on the CF could start our own neighborhood or compound or something so we could all be together and enjoy and celebrate and all that happy stuff :o)

Ellen, I'm going for LPN... some hospitals aren't hiring them anymore, but it's a stepping stone to get to RN. The RN classes here are hard to get into and have long waiting lists and one is more readily accepted if they are already and LPN and do a bridge program... I have to take an admission test in January and I've already purchases a huge thick study guide so I can brush up on all the stuff I forgot since high school... at least there are things called Youtube tutorials now :o)
compumom
10 years ago
Good for you! With your intelligence, compassionate nature and wry sense of humor, you'll be an excellent nurse! Keep us posted on your progress!

Happy Birthday Bobby (vacuumfreak)

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