tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post7703907684774672304..comments2009-08-11T15:30:29.855-07:00footnoteMavennoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-84470418188265051292009-08-11T15:24:24.506-07:002009-08-11T15:24:24.506-07:00Wonderful, wonderful! Happy Birthday again Denise! What a wonderful gift, I have goose bumps!(And it is hot here!)Cheryl Fleming Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245411628267355846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-68154749702630612672009-08-11T14:23:22.458-07:002009-08-11T14:23:22.458-07:00Happy Birthday, Denise/The Family Curator/Penelope!<br /><br />Caroline<br />Family StoriesCMPointerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440331516671118735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-89494319702583877392009-08-11T14:08:43.755-07:002009-08-11T14:08:43.755-07:00No such thing as a ho-hum day in the blogosphere. <br /><br />The Family Curator woke with a start and the realization, &quot;Hooray, it&#39;s my birthday!&quot; quickly followed by the horrid thought, &quot;will anyone remember???&quot; <br /><br />Junior, the cat, looked up from his nest in the covers and blinked in reply, &quot;We’ll see.&quot;<br /><br />Although the sky was just beginning to show the first signs of dawn, the Curator sprang from bed to retrieve a cup of morning brew from the kitchen. In a few minutes, she was back in bed with cat and coffee, cruising the internet for the day&#39;s news. <br /><br />WorldVitalRecords.com FREE for three days! at GeneaMusings<br /><br />Blog Type Spotlight – Crafts and Charts Blogs at GeneaBloggers<br /><br />Twice Told Tuesday - A Birthday Story at Shades of the Departed<br /><br />That sounds interesting, the Curator thought. It’s my birthday too, I’d like to read a little birthday story.<br /><br />But before she could click through to the page, the telephone rang. It was her good friend Penny Dreadful.<br /><br />“Well, I never,” said Penny breathlessly. “Have you seen Shades yet today? Can you even believe it?”<br /><br />Without waiting for the Curator’s reply, Penny went on, “How in the world did footnoteMaven and Mom get in cahoots? I can scarcely believe it.<br /><br />The Curator was understandably confused. What in the world was Penny talking about? Quickly logging on to Shades, she discovered the article in question and shrieked in surprise as she read the headline, “This is a Twice Told Tuesday with a twist. . . Happy Birthday to You. . Penelope Dreadful/Family Curator,” and then with tears streaming down cheeks, the Curator read on, “Dear Daughter. . .”<br /><br />“Penny,” she said to her friend, “how do you think this happened? How did Mom connect with footnoteMaven to publish this story today?”<br /><br />“I can’t even imagine,” replied Penny. “The Maven doesn’t know anything about the pork chop. I have never mentioned it to anyone, and if you didn’t tell her, and Denise didn’t tell her, it had to have been Mom. She never was very good with secrets, but this time she surprised us all.”<br /><br />“She certainly did. Mom isn’t on Facebook, she doesn’t Tweet and she managed to trump us all with her tech savvy. Pretty soon we may be seeing her on Blogger.”<br /><br />~~~<br /><br />Dear footnoteMaven and Mom, and all my geneablogging friends, <br /><br />Thank you for a WONDERFUL birthday surprise. I am truly overwhelmed by your thoughtfulness and love. This gift is destined to be remembered and preserved in the family archives, thank you.<br /><br />xoxo, Denise/FamilyCurator/PennyFamily Curatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13187854767575444823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-11157276156257382402009-08-11T11:43:53.340-07:002009-08-11T11:43:53.340-07:00A terrific tribute! I had the privilege of sitting next to Denise&#39;s mother at dinner one evening at the SCGS Jamboree. She was so obviously very proud of her daughter and said so!<br /><br />Happy Birthday, Denise!Craig Mansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.com