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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Proof

Yesterday afternoon one of our friends came over for a cup of coffee. While we were sitting outside, enjoying a bit of sunshine, one two three lots of hubs' home baked cookies and our coffee, I got a text message from hubs. I opened the message and read: “congratulations on your mom’s birthday and I’ll be home late”.

“What’s wrong”, friend asked, looking at my frown.

“Hubs just texted ‘congratulations on your mom’s birthday’, I said.

“Oh, congratulations”, friend said. “So it’s your mom’s birthday today.”

“I don’t think so”, I frowned again. “I thought my mom’s birthday was tomorrow.”

Friend knows me and said: “Are you sure? Your hubs is better at these things isn’t he?”

“Hmm. What date is it today?”, I asked friend.

“March 8”, he said.

“Oh”, I laughed. “It’s my mom’s birthday today. Oops. Guess I’ll have to go there tonight then. It’s her eightieth.”

And then we had another cup of coffee and a cookie or two. And that evening I went to visit my parents, who had been wondering why I hadn’t called yet and why I hadn’t visited earlier that day.
I didn’t confess that I had been a bit confused about dates and days. Some things are better left unsaid.

But it does prove that I am really bad at remembering birthdays, as I mentioned in the ‘Oh pifflesquit’-post. In case you thought I just made that up. I never just make things up.

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15 comments:

  1. Mara9 March 2011 at 10:30

    At least you've got a reminder. I once completely forgot my father's birthday and didn't phone until three days(!) later. He wasn't too happy...

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  2. jabblog9 March 2011 at 11:29

    If I relied on my husband to remind me about important dates everything would be forgotten - even Christmas!

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  3. Karen thisoldhouse2.com9 March 2011 at 13:43

    LOL.. happy birthday to your mom! a day late.

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  4. Pat - Arkansas9 March 2011 at 14:05

    Funny tale, Carolina. Your memory was, no doubt, affected by all those cookies. :)

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  5. rhymeswithplague9 March 2011 at 14:29

    Here's something else to remember: I am exactly ten days and ten years behind your mother.

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  6. Carolina9 March 2011 at 16:33

    Mara,
    That is a big OOPS. I'm almost sure something similar happened to me, but I've banned it from my memory ;-)

    Jabblog,
    I would forget Christmas too, if only people would let me ;-)

    Karen,
    I'm chuckling ;-)

    Pat,
    I wonder what was in those cookies ;-)

    Rhymeswithplague,
    To be on the safe side; HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB ;-)

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  7. Putz9 March 2011 at 17:30

    you must have oldsheimer's disease<><<>happy b day to yur mum today

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  8. Suldog9 March 2011 at 22:41

    My problem is names. I can remember numbers or dates quite easily. But names trip me up constantly. I'm forever staring at people I've met before and wondering, "How can I get this person to say his name so I don't call him the wrong one later?"

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  9. Marja10 March 2011 at 08:04

    Van harte gefeliciteerd met je moeder. My mum is going to be 80 next year. We are going to Holland than A bit later than her birthday because it is in the middle of winter. I am looking forwards to it.

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  10. Baino10 March 2011 at 08:19

    Thanks for reminding me. It's my father-in-law's birthday tomorrow and I ALWAYS forget. If only he was on Facebook. Love those reminders, I'm hopeless. Pass the cookies.

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  11. Carolina10 March 2011 at 12:32

    Putz,
    I hope not, but it could be a case of Oldsheimer's light ;-)

    Suldog,
    I once went to an evening with one of those memory training gurus and he said that the best way to remember a name is to associate it with either something funny or sex.
    If that isn't a helpful tip... ;-)

    Marja,
    Dankjewel :-) Wat leuk dat je naar Nederland komt. Is het lang geleden dat je hier bent geweest?

    Baino,
    You're welcome ;-) I've just emailed you some cookies. If you open your computer's coffee cup holder, you'll probably find them. And happy birthday to your father-in-law.

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  12. Putz10 March 2011 at 19:53

    you missed my wit<<><>i said hap birth to yur mum today{notice when that was],,.><>oldsheimers is for the very old at heart

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  13. Sam11 March 2011 at 03:26

    I need to save the link to this post...just in case I forget a birthday or an anniversary...which, of course, I never would. But just in case...

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  14. Carolina11 March 2011 at 08:49

    Sam,
    Hmmm... you must be the ideal man ;-)

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  15. allhorsestuff23 March 2011 at 19:43

    Drat..
    It does happen to the best of us, and also, to the rest of us too!
    Glad to hear of your mom's 8 0 th! Mine is just a few years older.
    Love that your patents ar e together.

    I've berm meaning to say...I loved hearing of your carr pirouette, with Naloma! Need to have a horse fix here soon!
    XO
    Kacy

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