Today was my day off from work, but I still stopped by to pick up a really nice gift basket and box of eclairs, Mom's favorite dessert in the world. I got an employee discount, and a good thing today was Pay Day. Needless to say, Mom was pleasantly surprised!
We got her candy, a new sweater, new jeans, some lotion and bath stuff, a couple of good books (with a cute little bookmark), and two DVDs of Lassie and Mr. Peabody and Sherman; Mom really loves the old shows and cartoons she grew up, and often plays them on her phone or iPad after the rest of us have gone to bed. And, of course, we topped everything off with a pretty card that everybody signed, including Lizzie. I even took the liberty of writing "Keith," meaning I was Dad's ghost writer. Since Mom claims I take after Dad the most, it seemed fitting.
Mom also got a beautiful bouquet of flowers from Uncle Scot and Aunt Suzie, and a beautiful text from her sister, Aunt Sue, who's three years older than her.
Dinner-wise, we went to IHOP, which I must say has some of the best fries I've ever eaten; plus, they have great "Splashberry" drinks and I had a lovely spicy chicken burger. I'm usually not a fan of spicy food, but every now and then I love a bit of Buffalo chicken...the mild kind, that is.
Our server was really awesome, too. We could tell he was the only server that night; luckily, it wasn't too busy, but he still did an outstanding job at waiting on everybody. We made sure to leave him a nice tip when we left.
I'll definitely have to come back to IHOP sometime, and I don't think I'll wait for another birthday for that to happen.
P.S. Due to Mom's birthday, "Inktober" and "Fantasytober" #15 will be delayed. So, I'll just have to lump four drawings together.
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