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HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY

This past Saturday, January 17th, Merrill's Mom, Gayle turned 80 years old. WOW!!!. It has been a joy and a privilege to have Gayle visiting with us since December 18th. We decided to try to make the day special for her. We started the day off with a trip to the beauty shop. She told Lloyd only one inch or I will have to kick you. He listened and did as she requested.




After her morning at the beauty shop, we took Gayle to Reno to go to Swensen's for an Earthquake. She enjoyed the ice cream, but then again so did everyone else. LOL.




Much to my dismay, Gayle wanted Liver and Onions for her Birthday Dinner. True to this Simon Family Tradition the Birthday Person gets to pick out the dinner. So that is just what some of us had....okay, lets get real, who in their right mind likes Liver and Onions??? So the kids had hot dogs and they were very happy about that.

After dinner, we were all treated to a pleasant surprise. One of our PCA's, Marie, had her Mom bake the best homemade carrot cake for Gayle. It was beyond wonderful. You can bet we will be asking her Mom for this recipe so we can make our own one day.

After cake came the gifts. Gayle got all kind of goodies. I think her most favorite gift was the paper cake banner made by her sister Dian. It is something like 13 feet long with a full 80 candles on it and friends and family from all over wrote their birthday wishes to Gayle on it. WOW. The picture below does not do it justice.


All In all, I think Gayle had a very nice day. She loved the phone calls from her children and even one from a friend who found her visiting at our home. It sure is a mile stone to reach 80 years of age. Not everyone gets to do it. Our hope is that she has many more great birthdays.

Thanks for sharing our day with Gayle.

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Anonymous said…
Looks like Gayle is really enjoying herself and a great time was had by all! Tammy
6:10 PM
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