I smiled at Lois' great story and then it just continued to widen as I read Michelle's--I think many of us can relate!

My anniversary is on Jan 1st. We figured all those years ago that it was a great idea! We would have a New Years Party every year (like we did at the wedding - we had the reception starting at 8pm, then stopped for the ceremony at midnight, then more party and breakfast til the wee hours!) and it would always be an easy day to remember (which it is) and it would always be a holiday so we didn't have to work on our anniversary.

Well, what we didn't plan on was that as we got older and older, not only would we not want to host a New Years eve party every year, and we also wouldn't want to go out driving to be somewhere else on New Years Eve and deal with all the crazies out there, but the real kicker was that we didn't realize that we would actually have trouble staying up until midnight to celebrate!!

But at least we do remember the date!! LOL

My parents got married on my mother's birthday. My oldest brother was born on their 1st anniversary. My father, being a math teacher, used to love to tell that he attributed that to his mathematical ability. It's fun to remember that story and share it with all of you. Have a good day everyone.

Funny, Nancy... the same thought crossed my mind tool... as I'm working on my Wot RoTT quilt... finally!

Reetzbobeetz wrote:
I guess it starts getting cold in Ireland in November...

Nancy

Margo, one of my son's birthdays is our National holiday, so he is off school, plus there are always fireworks for him! Of 4 sons, their birthdays all fall on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the month.

Amazing hearing how well organized we all are - and how many birthdays in December! My 3 children were all born in the one week - the first week of August (obviously not in the same year!). It's an expensive week, and was very tiring when they were all young but not so bad nowadays.

I had my first child on my own birthday, so that he would always remember MINE!

Not only that, but it is on a National holiday, so he always got to have a day off from school on his birthday.

Yep...great organizers!

Oh how practical!
Quilters are the greatest organizers!

Happy belated birthday to all December ladies. My DS was due on Christmas Day 4 years ago but he decided to show up 2 days early on Dec. 22. Smart kid! He wanted to make sure he would get presents on his bd and Christmas too! We have thought about celebrating his half-year bd (my SL does that for her son that was born Dec. 27), but we'll probably do that when he gets older. Now, when it comes to remembering birthdays, at home I just have to keep track of the month since DH is Feb. 22, DD is May 22, and DS is Dec 22, I'm the "odd" one from June 14

Happy birthdays for both of us and lucky husbands! We joke about him not having to shop more than once a year to take care of Christmas and my birthday but you REALLY made it easy for your husband by throwing in the anniversary too!

kfstitcher wrote: Karen-- My birthday is December 27th and when I was a kid all of the extended family was around for the holidays, so my birthday was always really special. Our anniversary is the 21st, so my husband jokes that he only has to remember the important dates for a week and he has a pretty significant prompt with Christmas! Happy belated birthday to you!

Reetzbobeetz wrote:
Rita, I thought of June as well but I have my sister, my granddaughter, my daughter and two grandsons all in June/July so I will have to think of another warm month