Who's Got a Holiday Birthday?

Hi MD!
I do! I do! November 26 has a nasty habit of often falling on Thanksgiving.
My mother, when I was a child, used to hold the family Thanksgiving shindig, a Thanksgiving/Joannie's birthday thing. The house was filled with Crysanthemums, smelled heavenly, between that and the turkey.I was happy
When I became an adult--not so much fun. Ya wanna make a huge dinner party on your birthday? But my daughters always came through, with awesome chocolate cakes, along WITH the usual!

My eldest daughter is on December 18-exactly a week before Christmas. So she is (a Christmas) Carol. All our family was always very kindly and careful not to give the old razzmatazz"This can be for BOTH!"
Although it IS hard to buy 2 spectacular presents that close together.<sigh>-a mother's lot.....She is definately worth it!

My Rae is Dec. 22nd!

I've always heard people say Holiday Birthday people are cheated because people tend to combine Xmas and Birthday gifts. I try not to do that to her and always make her special day as special as she is.

My daughter's birthday was January 5th. Poor thing by the time the 5th rolled around everyone was partied out.

Hi Misti!! Yes. It's pretty awful to tell a kid "You can have one present for both, because your birthday is so near Christmas." Other kids get a present for each! Yes. making their day as special as they are is what it is!
Hi JD! I bet everyone was revived by January 5.

We did our level best to revive them. One special thing I did for her was every year I took her birthday off from work and kept her out of school and we did something special. One outstanding birthday event was in January 1977, we had just moved to D.C. from San Diego and of course it snowed on January 5th. So we trekked to the District via Metro to see the King Tut show at the NGA. It was great no lines and hardly any other people. Just the two of us amidst all that treasure.

Mom's right ~ I've never felt cheated having my birthday so close to Christmas. Since my due date was in January, I consider myself an early gift to my parents every year.

Hi Joan Dark! I'm so happy to see you here! I've missed you!

Rae, every day is a gift with you in it:)

Awwwww man.....I feel another hug coming on.....

((((((((((HUG))))))))))

Ditto, Mom.

hey! I'm a dec 23rd baby. We've got a line up going!

My family was pretty goo dabout keeping things seperate, right down to the wrapping paper. But, the rest of the world didn't comply so well. Lots of xmas parties on my bday. I recently dated a guy whos bday was dec 31st.

Happy to say that I've never had a single birthday gift wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper.....

<grin>

I can't say that.....

(((((HUGS)))))

Sorry, littlek.....I promise I would never wrap a birthday gift to you in anything but birthday wrap.....

I have a nephew who was born on Dec. 24th. The best thing about the date was that it made 'entertainment' for his birthday parties easy -- Santa always came to visit.

My kids are both lucky enough to have been born mid-year which was particularly good when they were really little tots. 6 months makes a big difference in what little ones are capable of doing and in what they want to be doing -- so the presents could become 'older' along with them.

Rae - thanks, man {{{{hug}}}} back atcha.

Good point about age and present-giving, Bandylu!

Thanks, Misti! Great to see you too!! And Rae is your daughter? That must be SO MUCH FUN for you guys!!
Good on ya!

Hiya JD!

Hi JD ~ so glad you're here! Mom's been braggin about you for ages now! Welcome!

Hi Li'L Sock Diva! How've you been?

Great meetin' ya, Rae!!This will be double-enchanting now!