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• Mar. 30, 2009 - A Very Creative Party

     My guess is that my sweet friend, Mary, woke up with a smile today. It is her 60th birthday and her family and dear friends gave her a wonderful surprise party on Saturday. I don't think I've been to a party with more creative touches; so I thought I would share them with you.

     When we walked in the door we were handed two things: The first were little tags, that we were to wear, with the number 60 and each had a picture of Mary in the 0.

The second were paddles with pictures of Mary, in different stages of life, that we were asked to put in front of our faces when she walked in the door as part of the surprise!!!

     The tables each had a theme of Mary's favorite things or hobbies. A few examples were her grandchildren, gardening, family, reading, and baking. There were framed pictures of her at each table too. The entire room was a tribute to her.

     Her son, Sam, put together a beautiful hard covered book for Mary at www.blurb.com. It sat on a pedestal the entire party so that we could look at it and sign it -- similar to a yearbook. Mary cried when she opened it -- a few of us cried with her.

     I just loved the cake. It was one of the prettiest cakes I had ever seen. The baker calls it a Quilt of Life Cake. Can you see why?

When we left we had our choice from an assortment of seed packets (flowers and vegetables). They were in a small bucket with a sign that read, "Grow Old With Mary." I chose Morning Glories.

Happy Birthday Mary! I am thankful for our friendship and appreciate the godly example you are to all of us!