In a previous post, I talked what I could do to celebrate my father’s 35,000th day because truly, such an astonishing number should not go unacknowledged. I finally decided on 35,000 KJBs (his initials), one to represent each of his days. Took me twelve hours to cut them out, but it was worth it to see a visual representation of all those days.
Other gifts were 35,000 “I love you”s from my sister, and 35,000 sequins to add sparkle to the day from my brother. (I covet those sequins. They are all different shapes and sizes, such as butterflies, flowers, stars, and teardrops, and definitely should add plenty of sparkle to . . . whatever. Any suggestions?)
More than anything, I got a kick out of making a deal over the day. I mean, really . . . how many 35,000-day celebrations have you attended? I have a hunch this was the one and only such party.
If you’d like to know how many days old you are, you can calculate it here: Decimal Birthday.
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Pat Bertram is the author of the suspense novels Light Bringer, More Deaths Than One, A Spark of Heavenly Fire, and Daughter Am I. Bertram is also the author of Grief: The Great Yearning, “an exquisite book, wrenching to read, and at the same time full of profound truths.” Connect with Pat on Google+
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December 8, 2012 at 8:19 pm
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December 9, 2012 at 2:12 am
That turned out really nice! Good job! 🙂
December 9, 2012 at 9:50 am
Thank you for helping me figure out what to get him!
December 9, 2012 at 10:34 am
That is such a neat idea. Wish I’d thought of that for my MIL when she turned 95. She passed shortly afterwards. Pat, I’m finally linked back to the Next Big Thing. I didn’t find anyone to tag, so I left that part out.