We celebrated my mom’s birthday here yesterday. I’m happy to say that it was a very nice party with a complete lack of family drama. (Okay, maybe one twelve-year old nephew now considers me Mean Old Auntie Terri because I wouldn’t let him catapult off my love seat, torment the dog or eat his dinner in front of a Rob Schneider movie instead of at the table with the rest of the family. But other than that, it was a great party!)
My youngest brother smoked a huge beef roast in his smoker. I made the potatoes and gravy and put together a veggie platter. My sister made glazed carrots and dinner rolls. It was all delicious!
My sister also proved to be an artist in the birthday cake department.
It's a bouquet of flowers! It's a cake! It's the best of both worlds!
And there was picture-taking for posterity’s sake.
Mom and her "baby" and some of the grandkids too
Mom and her favorite (and only) daughters
It was such a successful party, I’m tempted to do it again! But maybe I’ll wait another year! 
Wow – scary – I’m closer to you Mom’s age that I am to yours!
But that is one helluva nice decorated cake!
How nice. I was just watching ABC News about kidney donations and thought about you.
Happy Birthday to your mom! Moms tend to like family gatherings best when it comes time for birthday parties. Looks like everyone had fun!
Beautiful cake, beautiful lady and beautiful family! Hope your Mom is doing a little better these days. I thought of you when I posted about “TLC Chicken Spaghetti” – maybe she – and your crew – would enjoy it for supper.
Cheers! MJ
Happy Birthday Terri’s Mom!! What a great party, I bet your mom was so happy.
And I think that Mean old Auntie Terri did her nephew a favor. You’ve seen one Rob Schneider movie, you’ve seen them all.
I’m glad you had a great party!
She looks good, Terri! Has she been feeling better? Gained any belly fat yet?
And did I spy your deviant nephew in the background, doing his own thing again?
So happy it went over well. You just never know what may happen when you get the whole family together… I know, because we’ve had some major tension on the in-law side these past few months… so I’m glad your family played together nicely for Mom’s sake!
I guess someone has to have the “Mean” badge in every family, deserved or not!
Sounds like a great day – wishing you all many more to come too!
Ah, what a great-looking family! And that cake–gosh, it’s gorgeous. Glad to hear you all had a successful party. Happy birthday to your mom!
Hugs,
kathy
Happy Birthday to your mom! She (and her daughters) look pretty darn good given her recent issues. I hope she was able to enjoy some of that scrumptious cake.
And you did your nephew a favor. Watching a Rob Schneider movie could rot his brain.
That is a good lookin’ cake! Happy Birthday Terri’s Mom!!
Wonderful cake – Happy Birthday to your Mom – nice mom/daughers photo! That’s a treasure.
Mandy and I frequently turn into “Mean Grammie” or “Mean Mandy” -with my son’s girlfriend’s little guy as well as with Kurt and Maya. When that happens, I usually just tell the offending child “It will all be better before you get married!” Loved the cake photo! Congratulate your sister for me on a job well done! And, gotta tell you this too -you and your sister could pass for sisters of my next-door neighbor and/or her older daughter! Just kind of uncanny how much of a resemblance exists there!
Yay!! Happy birthday to mom! And such cute daughters….meowrrrrrr
That is such a beautiful cake! Happy birthday to your mom.
What a cool cake! Looks like a good time was had by all. Congratulations to your mom!
Happy birthday, Mom! Boy, you and your sister look so much alike. Glad you had a fab time.
Happy birthday to your Mom. I’m only a few years behind.
Nicely done on the cake! And a belated happy birthday to your mom,
The girl on the far right of the second picture looks just like you.