Birthday 96

It's Mutti's birthday. 96.  Frankly, I don't know if I want to get that far, and frankly, I'm not sure if Mutti wanted to get that far.  But here we are - and we're happy that we're all here together!

This year it is a multi-day affair. First the Birthday Day proper.  Balloons, flowers, and as you can see, a visit to the hairdresser.  Pretty lady!

Claudia and Christoph came for pizza - Mutti's special request, pizza Hawaii, pineapple and ham.  NOT my thing.  But it's not my 96th birthday!

Saturday, René, Rima and Amina came to bring birthday wishes.  We had chocolate cake.  Mutti ate a bit but preferred the herring salad and bread.  OK - it's her birthday!

Tomorrow the Affinghausen contingent will be here with more cake and more birthday wishes.  Though Mutti lets us all know that she hopes this will be her last birthday, we just hope all the days that are left to her are filled with good things.