HEY HEY HEY! LETS HEAR IT FOR THE JODIES! HIP HIP HOORAY!

GLAD YOU WERE BORN
SO FAR AWAY
GLAD YOU DROP IN
TO SHARE OUR DAY!

Today's Toto's Birthday too. Happy birthday to all!

TOTO!!!!!!!! (((((Hugs)))) ****scratch yer belly?*****

Big Happy Birthdays to Jody/Jodi and Toto too!!!

Happy B-Day!

Murphy dancing and singing..."It's your birthday, shake your b**ty. It's your birthday, shake your b**ty..."

Happy Birthday!!!

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Ahhh Chaz, your 'pet' giraffe invited me to look at your album! I love the dendrobium and that pink variegated African Violet is to die for! You will have to save a leaf for me to start.

Maria, Murphy is just darling! Does he talk?

Cindee, I'm trying very hard to save that variegated african violet right now. Its kind of sagging quite a bit, if it makes it a leaf is yours. I've moved it to a warmer room with an eastern exposure hoping it'll come back. It was a grocery store purchase! I don't know the variety of the dendrobium but the flowers are about the size of a US dime, and heavily scented.
Maria, I had a pionus parrot years ago, it is a small amazon type of parrot. Such sweet birds, and Murphy looks adorable!

Happy Birthday Jodi!!!

OK this is embarassing - this isn't my birthday, but I graciously accept all the well wishes and will hold them for my real birthday (and I will edit my info).

However, again HAPPY BIRTHDAY JODI!!! I know with all the wonderful blooms you are enjoying that you will have a very colorful celebration and with your sweet soul you will have lots of loving people around to share it with.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOTO. Sending scratches and cuddles your way - little cutie!

This is such a great forum!!!!

Murphy is a "store greeter" in our local Walmart. She says "Hello" to everybody. Yes, Murphy is a girl. :-)

Happy Birthday Jodi!!!! I hope you have a wonderful day. Maybe you will be lots of hippies for your birthday. Christina

I'm overwhelmed! Thank you all so very much! Today, I'm 48!

I'm getting closer and closer to that point where they say it's all downhill from... if that were true, it would be easy to coast down that hill, but I think it's the halfway mark where pedaling gets harder as you go UP the hill!

Happy Birthday Toto! I wish I had known sooner it was his Birthday... I would have made sure his package was sent! But here I am, being lazy about going out into the cold weather to mail packages!

And here's a Birthday Wish for everyone born in February! I know Cindee's big day is in February... and I know there are more... I just don't know exact dates off the top of my head...

You'll never guess what I got for my Birthday... a lovely sore throat and chest cold! Yep! I'm sick for my Birthday! I'm feverish, cranky, and I smell like Vicks Vaporub and cough drops! My throat hurts, I'm coughing and congested, weak and stiff, and my skin even hurts...

Actually, I am getting a very nice present... Larry has told me to choose a catalog and give him my order... I can't decide between more bulbs, orchids, or plants and bulbs for the garden! This is probably the perfect opportunity to order those "Garden Hardy Amaryllis" offered by Spring Hill or Breck's! On the other hand, I could place a nice order with Brent & Becky's and get both hippeastrum bulbs and some bulbs and corms for the garden! This is a tough choice...

Two packages I ordered recently came yesterday... perfect timing! I got two Germa bulbs, and an order of little Lycoris Radiata bulbs that will go in a large patio pot outdoors for summer!

I love the giraffe, Chaz!

And Maria, Murphy brings back nice memories of my own days with parrots and finches... in my youth, I had an African Grey named Babe, a Cockateil called Edward, a Peach Faced Love Bird called Peachy, and a swarm of little brown finches that peeped constantly and wouldn't stop laying eggs! I loved them all, but birds are messy, loud, very demanding and it's incredibly tough to find a birdsitter when you travel a lot... at that time, I traveled a lot. Needless to say, the birds were sold... they went to a woman who adored birds as a package deal so they would remain together...

The most I'm going to do today is plant up my new bulbs, and possibly look through catalogs... other than that, I'll be planted in bed with the tv remote in one hand and a cup of hot tea in the other, surrounded by Emma and the crew!

Thank you all again for the wonderful Birthday wishes! You've all made my day! :-)

Happy birthday, mine is coming this month too. Being sick is no fun, get better soon, please!

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Toto's 5 years young.

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Partying with Tiffy

Ohhh Jodi, so sad you are under the weather! I hope the mail cheers you up today or tomorrow.

Go for it and get yourself a fragrant blooming Cattlyea Orchid for your birthday, Jodi!! 48, you are sunch a young chick...I'll be 57 YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!

Toto's Birthday is Happy, I see! Awesome looking cake! Great photos!

It's just the flu, but what a day to get it! My present to myself is a long nap...

Happy Birthday to all February Babys!

Jodi, Rest easy and enjoy the catalogs and the excuse to nap and be lazy. I Hope you find some thing wonderful to order! And I am 62 and not old yet...you just keep on loving, living and growing flowers and the time doesn't matter as long as you like what you are doing. LIve in the moment and work toward better health!

Liza, I couldn't have said it better myself. Live in the moment, work toward better health, enjoy beauty, family, and marvel at each new thing every day brings. Life really is magic! Happy birthday to all february babes!

I know I'm such a sapp!

OHHhhh Look at the party dawgs!! What kind of cake, Soultan? Chicken or Liver???

Peanut Butter. Icing just as thick as the cake. Tiffy loved the icing and Toto loves the cake... We had Lotti, Toto's girlfriend over too, but she was a little late, so she was left out of the photo op. But she got a piece of cake too...

Soultan, sounds like the 'kids' had a great party!!

Oh yes. And Toto got a hair cut too for his birthday. Now I need one too.

Happy B'day, Jodi!

I do hope you are feeling better soon...

Thanks for the pollen!

Ann

Happy Birthday, Jodi!
BTW, tried to send you email twice but was rejected with errors?!?!?! Just wanted to tell you that "I was talking about the small 4-quart bag of perlite. If it's not available in that size, don't worry. Thankyou."

Xuan

Happy Birthday To All!

The photos of Toto's party are so cute.

Thank you to everyone who sent me Birthday Wishes yesterday! I spent the day napping, had a few chocolate chip cookies with coffee, and put together an order from Brent & Becky's newest catalog...

Whatever you do, don't skip your vitamins! This is a combination chest cold/flu that will knock you down for a few days! I feel really horrible, and I wouldn't want any of you to get this one! Double up on the Echinacea to boost your immune system!

Thanks again, everyone! Just knowing that so many of you were thinking of me yesterday helped make me feel a little bit better! :-)

Today, Feb 13th...HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bigshoes!!

Christina...Have a great day!! Feb. babies are the greatest!!

It's Cindee's turn!

Happy Birthday, Cindee!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy birthday Cindee!

Happy birthday, Cindee! May you have many happy returns of this special day!

Xuan

Before-new table custom Built but old, tired chairs.
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After
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With Mom's Recovered chair
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New Coffee Table Frame
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I had meant to add this comment...DOH!

Thanks guys,for the greetings. What a great present, Dennis finished the dining room chairs!!! Also had 2 of my Mother's old living room chairs recovered. It changes our great room tremendously! Now Dennis is making new living room tables! He also received plans for some wonderful Mission wood lamps...he never stops!

The guy that did the upholstery is a one-man-shop. He was very meticulous and paid attention to detail. Now I am searching for other thinkgs he ca do for me, he was great!

Happy Birthday Cindee!!! I hope you have a wonderful, glorious birthday! And since you already have a wonderful man who made you glorious custom furniture - I guess that wish already came true. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Thanks so much Cindeea and Happy Birthday to you!!!!! The furniture looks great. You have a very handy man there. I hope you have a wonderful birthday. Christina

I feel terrible... I went and got sick and missed everyone's Special Day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ALL February Babies!!

There are a lot of Aquarians here, aren't there? Wow!

Cindee - You are one lucky girl! That man of yours is very taleted! What lovely furniture! Happy Birthday, my dear!