Happy Birthday Maryann

The day started out good and ended great. While Maryann was off doing some errands the florist delivered a very nice plant from the kids. As usual when the doorbell rang Hazel, our cat, ran and hid under the bed. Anyway, there was a delivery of this very beautiful plant. I knew it would be from the girls and their guys and I was right. It was delivered at the right time. The delivery person was gone by the time Maryann returned. She was greeted by the plant sitting on her desk in the kitchen. It was the first thing she say when she walked into the kitchen. She said right away it was from the kids, and she was right.

After that we continued with the day's schedule. Earlier this year The Pullman Place restaurant reopened under new management in downtown Leavenworth. I had learned that they serve a pretty good Philly cheese steak sandwich. I had been wanting to try it. Maryann said she would be amenable to trying it on this day, her birthday. So we did it. The sandwich was really quite good. The bun was soft and the meat was cooked freshly and NOT left on the grill for some indeterminable time. We shared one and it was just enough.

Then we continued to complete the activities for the afternoon. We picked up some stitchery from dorMail, Inc. ,
the framer, whom we have used for at least 20 years, does fabulous work. She even put some padding behind these stitchery projects. It gives them a depth that adds to their beauty. Maryann does absolutely beautiful work.












Next, we went to Regarding Kitchens the company that we used to install new kitchen counters. It is time to replace the bathroom and powder room counter tops. We had seem some really great counter tops at a homes show about 18 months ago. We were able to select the tops we wanted and the fixtures too. They will be out in about two weeks to take the measurements.


Our next trip was to a couple of jewelry stores to look for a pinkie ring for Maryann. We found one at Helzberg Diamonds. It is a band with white and yellow gold. It looks much better than these pictures would indicate. It is a wonderful gift for an annivesary and birthday. Maryann really likes it. It only took about 10 minutes to make the decision once she tried it on.

We had seen another one at Kay Jewelers, but it was too "flimsy". It did take us some time to determine that a pinkie ring would be an appropriate gift for a really great wife. I am so lucky to have her in my life. She helps by reminding me to...

Serve well!