Reflections on a Family Story

[coquillagement]

Comments

[jpgr]

You still aren't going to let me live that down, are you? What about when you snuck through my room onto the roof to throw rotten tomatoes and I didn't tell. (Of course you probably threatened me somehow)

Happy Day!

[coquillagement]

Hey, the brothers won't let me live down the football game.
And I never threatened you. I firmly convinced you of the error of your thinking.

[jpgr]

I think it might have been more of a bribe, maybe sharing Halloween candy or something...

[norwegianblue47]

My birthday's July fourth and my brother's is two days before my parents' anniversary. My family's got yours beat for inconvenient births.

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

[coquillagement]

Ah, you announced your presence in a spectacular fashion! Not sure if my mom thought it was an inconvenience to have my older sister born on her birthday...
And, thanks.

[kit_the_brave]

That is the BEST. STORY. It's like the Penderwicks, only with boys.

Happiest birthday, bestest Co! (Should that be DCo?)

[coquillagement]

It should be DCo, you clever woman, thank you.
We'll have to see what the Coberwicks think of the story. Glad it amused you.

[nundu_art]

I'll play one-up-manship! July is our birthday month. I have a 1st cousin whose birthday is the 27th, my youngest brother, the 28th, my next to oldest sister, the 30th, my father, the 31st. August 1 was my grandmother's birthday, the second was my parent's anniversary. Then I married Hubby, with a July 25th birthday. When I was little we used to alternate between one year of having a cake and ice cream every day and the next year having one giant party!

My older sister's favorite story was that they and one set of our cousins were all staying at another aunt's house, awaiting news of my and my cousin's birth. We were born 3 hours apart, but on different days (me late at night the 24th, her in the wee hours of the 25th of August). The morning of the 25th, just as Aunt Esther was pulling her own birthday cake out of the oven (it was her birthday), our fathers called to announce our births. The squealing and jumping caused Aunt Esther's cake to fall!

[coquillagement]

Ha, I like the cake story! Our killer month is October. I'm the 4th, my sisters are the 25th, 30th, and Nov. 7th. Then the next generation came along and populated the 18th, 23rd, and the 28th, before an act of Congress prohibited any more October births.

[jpgr]

It's the 19th, not 18th :P

[coquillagement]

Dude, don't ruin the moment to point out a typo. Or I'll drop the tomatoes in your room this time.

[genesse]

Awwwww! Happy birthday!