Nov. 21

Today is a special day. Gene turned 70,so we celebrated all day. We went to lunch at his favorite restaurant, Burger King, and shared a mushroom swiss and cheese burger, fries and diet coke. Then we went shopping at Linen & Things, going out of business, to pick up some little things we needed. Laurie was having us to dinner and we could not get there until about 7:30. It was a surprise party, so Gene & I went to the movies and saw "The Changeling", a true story set in 1920's about a corrupt police department and a women caught in the fray. A really good movie. Norene, who lives in Maine, called Gene to wish him a happy birthday and I wondered if she was going to make it to Conn. She was helping to make the dinner but was throwing her dad off making him think she was in Maine when she made it to Conn. Complicating, but it all worked out. Five of the kids where there, Norene, Gene, Cindy, Mark and Laurie,along with grandkids Jamie, Mike, Bambi, Krista, and Daniele. Great grandkids Jamie's 5, Bambi's 2, Jackie's 2 new born twins, Jolene's (granddaughter) son Cory and spouses or significant other of Cindy, Gene, Bambi, Jamie. Laurie and Norene made lasagna, salad, bread and Krista made the cake. Bambi's S.O. Steve's BD (28)was Saturday so they made him a cake too.Jolene & Jennifer, two grandkids that live in Maine, made a dvd for Gene. It was great. It was a really great day.