Ooops, I meant to post this earlier today when I uploaded it to Flickr. My mom’s birthday was yesterday, November 4th. When I was five years old, in 1980, my mom’s birthday happened to be on Election Day. It was a presidential election year, so of course the elections were a big deal and much-talked-about on the news. The next time it was an election year, I was really confused about why the elections weren’t held on November 4th, because I was certain my mom’s birthday was Election Day. Eventually I figured the whole Tuesday-after-the-first-Monday-in-November thing out, of course, but I still chuckle about that misunderstanding every year on my mom’s birthday and every Election Day.

We hope you had a great day, Mom! No confusion or misunderstanding about that.

8 Responses to “Annalie’s birthday song for Gramaw Debbie”

  1. Annalie has the cutest voice. The video for her Gramaw is adorable. I’m sure she loved it!

  2. Erin says:

    She’s so grown-up! (Annalie…and your mom, too.)

  3. Ruth says:

    That’s so funny! My birthday actually falls on November 4th, too (happy birthday to your mother!) and I used to always wonder about that when I was little. I have friends who have birthdays on the 3rd and the 5th, and in the years when Election Day landed on their birthdays, I would get so confused/jealous.

  4. Angella says:

    Annalie is such a sweetheart. I miss that kid.

  5. Emily says:

    This is just the best song ever, what a lovely thing to do for a birthday.

  6. Ricki says:

    So cute! My daughter used to pronounce her Rs the same way when she was that age. One time our puppy, Rusty, had absconded with one of her little action-figures. I could hear her yelling, “Wusty! Give me the momma!” We still laugh about it 20 years later.

    Happy birthday, Gramaw Debbie! Great song, Annalie!

  7. Kuky says:

    Isabelle came running up and said, “I love Annalie!” And earlier today she said, “I want to meet Annalie because I love everyone.” So, we’ve been talking about maybe, just maybe, trying to make the drive down your way in December. What do you think?