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sheshe2

(87,319 posts)
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 08:43 PM Dec 2013

December 18, 2013~ Happy Birthday, freshwest! Join the celebration in the BOG~

~sing and dance

today is you special day



~a message from Barack Obama

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~and cake

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~celebration





~for you, the music of the season



~flowers



~and

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~feel the love

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Happy Birthday, freshwest. Blow out your candles and make a wish~




BOG




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December 18, 2013~ Happy Birthday, freshwest! Join the celebration in the BOG~ (Original Post) sheshe2 Dec 2013 OP
Happy Birthday, freshwest! brer cat Dec 2013 #1
Thank you! freshwest Dec 2013 #26
Happy B-Day, freshwest! BlueCaliDem Dec 2013 #32
Ah, thanks!! Same to you! freshwest Dec 2013 #38
Woo Hoo! longship Dec 2013 #2
It's been good, longship! freshwest Dec 2013 #27
I join in the celebration of your day, Freshwest. classof56 Dec 2013 #3
When I was younger, I sure did! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #4
Show me the Blues Brothers and I'll do damn near anything you say, IrishAyes Dec 2013 #7
LOL, I would never ask you to do THAT! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #11
An embarrassment of riches indeed. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #14
Oh, thanks for joining in! freshwest Dec 2013 #28
Thanks for all of my favorite things! I am honored, folks! Thanks, Obama and all! freshwest Dec 2013 #5
Happy Birthday freshwest! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #6
Pretty good so far. Nice and mellow, but cold. Speaking of cold... freshwest Dec 2013 #9
You are sweet, freshwest~ sheshe2 Dec 2013 #13
Ah, my dad never sang, but he was a big Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis fan. And that's beautiful. freshwest Dec 2013 #15
Yes, it was my grandfather that sang it. He had a nice baritone. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #16
Thanks. We'd play the record player on top of the television... freshwest Dec 2013 #19
I love that video, sheshe2 Dec 2013 #20
Happy Birthday, our good friend IrishAyes Dec 2013 #8
Thanks Irish! Keep warm with those doggies! Are they good foot warmers? n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #10
For about 30 seconds each, until one notices the other's position and the usual IrishAyes Dec 2013 #12
Happy Birthday, Freshwest!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TO YA!! Cha Dec 2013 #23
Oh, yeah, keep those Obama pix coming! Thanks for the post, Cha! freshwest Dec 2013 #25
Okay~ sheshe2 Dec 2013 #53
Happy Happy Birthday freshwest!!!! blue14u Dec 2013 #17
Hi, blue~ sheshe2 Dec 2013 #21
Oh yes I did she, it was delious!! blue14u Dec 2013 #43
Yeah! Another year! freshwest Dec 2013 #29
Keep on ockin and blue14u Dec 2013 #42
Oh I wish I had known earlier ... Marie Marie Dec 2013 #18
Ooh, double thanks! freshwest Dec 2013 #22
Beautiful Unique Special OP for freshwest's Birthday, she! Cha Dec 2013 #24
Thank you Cha~ sheshe2 Dec 2013 #31
It's Perfect~You're an Inspiration, she~ Cha Dec 2013 #36
Beauty and Grace need to be Celebrated Cha~ sheshe2 Dec 2013 #37
Have a great year Fw applegrove Dec 2013 #30
Thanks and have a happy holiday, applegrove! freshwest Dec 2013 #39
Very NIIIIICE, she! BlueCaliDem Dec 2013 #33
Thanks, BlueCaliDem. Indeed she has. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #34
Happy Birthday freshwest! Tumbulu Dec 2013 #35
Thanks, Tumbulu! You post some good stuff! freshwest Dec 2013 #40
. . . and many mooooore . . . ucrdem Dec 2013 #41
Okay, I'll work on that! freshwest Dec 2013 #44
May you have the happiest of birthday's Freshwest, you rock :) Aerows Dec 2013 #45
Sorry that I missed this on the day. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2013 #46
Thanks, Great Aunt! freshwest Dec 2013 #49
Hope you had a great day and have many, many more. Major Hogwash Dec 2013 #47
Thanks, Major. Had some stormy weather here, too, and some snow. Still a bit cold now. freshwest Dec 2013 #50
happy birthday, freshwest hopemountain Dec 2013 #48
Thanks... and no problem! I'm staying where it's warm until this time next week. freshwest Dec 2013 #51
Happy Birthday Fresh! Tarheel_Dem Dec 2013 #52
Hi Tarheel Dem and thanks for stopping by! freshwest Dec 2013 #54
Happy Birthday freshwest! treestar Dec 2013 #55

classof56

(5,376 posts)
3. I join in the celebration of your day, Freshwest.
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 09:36 PM
Dec 2013

Sheshe, you do know how to party. Thanks for such a fun one!

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
7. Show me the Blues Brothers and I'll do damn near anything you say,
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 10:18 PM
Dec 2013

so long as it has nothing to do with voting Republican, that is.

I just LOVE that movie!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
5. Thanks for all of my favorite things! I am honored, folks! Thanks, Obama and all!
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 09:58 PM
Dec 2013

Just so happens I have a little slice of carrot cake that's got my name on it. So I'll celebrate to the music and especially that favorite Christmas music!

sheshe2

(87,319 posts)
6. Happy Birthday freshwest!
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 10:09 PM
Dec 2013

Yum, carrot cake.

I knew you would love your favorite Christmas song, as a gift~





I hope you had a sweet day~

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
9. Pretty good so far. Nice and mellow, but cold. Speaking of cold...
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 10:20 PM
Dec 2013

Have emailed a firm in MA to get your little gift to you. Hope to hear back from them soon. In the meantime, be careful!

sheshe2

(87,319 posts)
13. You are sweet, freshwest~
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 10:36 PM
Dec 2013

If you can believe it, it's going to be in the 50's Saturday and then 60's Sun/Mon with lots of rain. From zero to sixty in a week, go figure.

I have been careful, I tread warily.

Mellow is good, cold is not crank up the fire.



and enjoy Nat King Cole



Nat King Cole - Unforgettable (duet with Natalie Cole)

Amazing. So very beautiful.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
15. Ah, my dad never sang, but he was a big Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis fan. And that's beautiful.
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 11:14 PM
Dec 2013

Well, he did sing Fernando's Hideaway to me one time as a kid, teaching me to dance with my feet on his as we waltzed around the living room. Like this pic here:



He was very big on Christmas and we knew he was Santa early on. Didn't you say your dad or grandfather used to sing the song, Oh, Tannenbaum to you?

And wow, that is a lovely gif:



sheshe2

(87,319 posts)
16. Yes, it was my grandfather that sang it. He had a nice baritone.
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 11:27 PM
Dec 2013

You waltzed on the tip of his toes, beautiful memory fresh~

I love that picture, sweet~ Life's a dance

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
19. Thanks. We'd play the record player on top of the television...
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:32 AM
Dec 2013


I used to make music with a set of castenets in each hand:



And tamborines, flutes, stuff like that...

sheshe2

(87,319 posts)
20. I love that video,
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:40 AM
Dec 2013

and that tune will carry in my head for some time now!

Thanks for sharing it, freshwest~

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
12. For about 30 seconds each, until one notices the other's position and the usual
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 10:31 PM
Dec 2013

play-fight erupts. Sooo glad they're totally devoted, because otherwise I'd have something to worry about. They snuggle together all the time, though. And as Brigid matures, she's slowly learning to sit on the floor next to me and then she'll get her ears scratched real good. I'm trying to encourage MM to sit on the other side where I can rub her tummy with my foot. But so far that doesn't last very long.

The chows each had one of Mom's feet for their very own, and that worked out well. I could foot-rub 2 bellies and type away with no problems at the same time. Sometimes they'd growl warnings at each other, and I couldn't maintain decent posture, but we managed.

Cha

(305,207 posts)
23. Happy Birthday, Freshwest!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TO YA!!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:14 AM
Dec 2013

A Sag! ~



I just know you had an Awesome DAy!



You're Peach, Fresh~



Ya Got Friends, Fresh!





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blue14u

(575 posts)
43. Oh yes I did she, it was delious!!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:41 AM
Dec 2013

I am happy I got to stop by. I love birthdays!!!!

party on ladies..

You both rock!!

Marie Marie

(10,001 posts)
18. Oh I wish I had known earlier ...
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:10 AM
Dec 2013

Happy Birthday to my one of my favorite posters - FRESHWEST! Hope you had an amazing day and may you have many many more!

Cha

(305,207 posts)
24. Beautiful Unique Special OP for freshwest's Birthday, she!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:17 AM
Dec 2013

Love your graphic for her and every last pic and Birthday Vid!

So creative!

sheshe2

(87,319 posts)
31. Thank you Cha~
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:42 AM
Dec 2013

I made the graphics on photobucket! Trial and error, yet I won that one. That's me, Miss Creativity.

So you are home. ET phone home. Speaking of such, how did it go with your phone?



Thanks for all your additions, grand as always. A beautiful celebration for a well deserved lady~









Cha

(305,207 posts)
36. It's Perfect~You're an Inspiration, she~
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:18 AM
Dec 2013


I got on DU late and saw it was fresh's Very Special Day so I whipped up a Birthday post asap!

Thanks for the ballet gif.. beautiful, she~

I had the most awesome day today Celebrating fresh's BD and I didnt' even know it.

The "Phone" experience went Brilliantly! I got to hang out with Tim for an hour in the ATT store while our helper transfered the data from my old phone to my new "flip" one. It was complicated because mine was old school and he had to get the manager to assist.. but, they did it.

Tim was cracking me up the whole time.. he was in a good mood for taking a break from his job in the middle of the day and the store being super busy. I gave him his birthday present from August and he gave me the phone for mine. I love my new cell~

Speaking of "brilliant".. that's your thread, she~

sheshe2

(87,319 posts)
37. Beauty and Grace need to be Celebrated Cha~
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:39 AM
Dec 2013

Without that in our lives, it would be meaningless. That is what I like about DU and especially the BOG.

So glad you spent some time with Tim and that he cracked you up! You deserved the day. It is the simple pleasures in life that have true meaning.

Yea for your new phone, you rock!

and thanks for your sweet compliments on the thread.

Tumbulu

(6,440 posts)
35. Happy Birthday freshwest!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:07 AM
Dec 2013


I love reading your posts! Thanks for spending some of your precious time with us!

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
47. Hope you had a great day and have many, many more.
Sat Dec 21, 2013, 02:55 PM
Dec 2013

The stormy weather this week prevented me from wishing you a Happy Birthday on time, so I offer this belated birthday wish to you.

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