video birthday chat

Just had a video chat with this amazing 14-year-old teen.  It was good to see her art work and talk with her. It made us miss her more and this Diva is a hugger so it is really hard for me not to be able to give her a birthday hug.

I love your Lavender hair.  Did I ever tell you about the time your mom dyed her hair purple?  It was her graduation day from high school.  The color was a deep purple so in the sun it looked like dark brown.  She dyed it because your great grandmother came to her graduation and your mom wanted to make a statement.

I think she was disappointed that grandmother didn't even notice.

I love your ice cream cake too.  Uncle Andy really liked Dairy Queen ice cream cakes for his birthday when he was in high school.  I was working full time at the hospital so it was easy for me to get them.

Your great grandmother liked to play cards with her widow ladies group. One day she bought an ice cream cake for her best friend Violet Elliott's birthday. The plan was to have it for dessert after the card game.  She went out the side door into the garage because that's where her freezer was located.  On her way out the door, her landline phone rang so she put the ice cream cake, box, and all on top of the washer-dryer and ran back inside to answer the phone.  She shut the door behind her and forgot about the cake till it was time to serve it that evening.  Needless to say, she was so embarrassed.

Love you, sweet girl, to the moon and back again.

Your Darling Diva and Proud Poppa