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BIRTHDAY CARD FROM GRANDPA
from 2013 in ( family / holmes / elizabeth / birthdays )

Elizabeth received a birthday card from Grandpa today with $20 inside! She said, I love your dad! Tell him thank you very much! Your dad is rich! I wouldn't have thought such an old person would have so much money!... read more

DAD'S 94TH BIRTHDAY, PART 3
from 2013 in ( family / holmes / lionel / birthdays )

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3Old SacramentoOnce Bijou and her people hooked up with Elizabeth and her people, our first stop was a candy store called Candy Heaven (do not go to candyheaven.com!). As Michael noticed, there's almost nothing but candy stores there. And they were making money hand over fist. Michael was, as usual, smarter and more disci... read more

DAD'S 94TH BIRTHDAY, PART 2
from 2013 in ( family / holmes / lionel / birthdays )

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3The ZooThe next morning, I was up before Elizabeth. I couldn't wait for her to wake up, so I snuck downstairs for some free coffee. She would have freaked out to wake up and find me gone. Passing through the lobby, I said good morning to an elderly male resident. He was pleasant, but mostly ignored me in favor of his morni... read more

DAD'S 94TH BIRTHDAY, PART 1
from 2013 in ( family / holmes / lionel / birthdays )

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3Going to CaliforniaA couple weeks ago for my Dad's 94th birthday, I brought my (almost) 8-year-old daughter, Elizabeth. A couple of family members would finally get to meet her. Her mom, Tara, had no vacation days available and so stayed behind. She was probably happy to have me and Elizabeth gone a few days. Tara dropped... read more

FREE BIRTHDAY DINNER
from 2010 in ( family / holmes / birthdays )

We drove to Smyrna to get a free birthday dinner for Tara at a new-ish Mexican restaurant called Mi Tierra Now Chago's. It was her birthday recently and they give you a grace period. Dinner still ended up costing $26 after tax and tip. Tara had to study the receipt to make sure we really did get her portion free. The food has been good there both... read more

BIRTHDAY PARTY (2008)
from 2008 in ( family / holmes / elizabeth / birthdays )

Well, Elizabeth's birthday party is this Saturday. She'll be 3, and it'll be her first real party. It'll be outside at a covered table next to a playground in a nearby park. I can't tell you here on the Internet exactly where this park is because you might be a murderer or child molester. You know who you are. Anyway, let'... read more

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