Category: Birthday

As usual, my wife has been embarrassingly generous to me again, showering me with birthday gifts each day in March. Because of my weight loss, the clothes were desperately needed.  And I get as excited about other necessities as I do the more elaborate gifts.  Her creativity is amazing and appreciated.  Thank you for another… Continue reading 2024 Birthday Gifts

In keeping with my tradition, I’m sharing this list of gifts that I received from my wife for my birthday month.  I admire her creativity in her diversity of items on the list.  I help her along with suggestions, knowing that she is going to do this each year and trying to steer her to… Continue reading Birthday 2023

This year marks the seventh year that my wife has bought me a birthday gift for every day of March, my birth month.  As is my tradition, I share this list of gifts and thank my wife for generosity.  She wanted to do a big party this year to celebrate a noteworthy number of years… Continue reading Birthday 2022

I like to grill food. I prefer grilling on a charcoal grill.  My go-to grill is a Weber Kettle grill. They are relatively inexpensive but versatile.  One of the features of the Weber Kettle is that it has options for accessories that they refer to as their Gourmet Grilling System.  The heart of this system… Continue reading Moving Mix-up

Not every birth makes front page news but mine did.  My dad worked for The Crockett Times, the county newspaper where we lived. Because he worked there when I was born, the newspaper saw fit to run my birth announcement on the front page. As you can see above, there was nothing special about the… Continue reading Announcing My Birth

Several years ago, my wife started a tradition of giving me a gift for every day of my birth month.  I keep a list of these gifts and usually share them here. Here is the list from this year with some explanations included for some items.

This is the 5th March that my wife has given me a birthday gift every day of my birthday month.  The main difference in this year’s celebration from previous ones was the COVID-19 pandemic coming into full swing in the middle of the month.  Plans for spring break travel and a party with lots of… Continue reading Birthday 2020

This is the 4th year in a row that my wife has given me a birthday gift every day of March, my birthday month.  For the record, last year is the only year I have returned the favor. Not because I don’t appreciate her effort but because I wasn’t creative enough to come up with… Continue reading 2019 Birthday Gift List

This March, my wife helped me celebrate my birthday every day during the month.  My birthday is on the 23rd but she gave me a gift every day.  For several years, I have declared that I was celebrating my birthday all month but this year and the previous 2 years, she has given me a… Continue reading 2018 Birthday Gifts

If you follow me on Facebook, have read my birthday related blog posts or subscribe to my newsletter, you might know that I celebrate my birthday all month during March. My birthday is actually on March 23 but for several years, I have declared that I was celebrating for the entire month. This consisted of using my birthday as an excuse… Continue reading 2017 Birthday Gifts