Wow; these were so heartfelt in thought. Many I am pasting in my pc stash place for another time. I am truly appreciative for all the input.

I ended up having to work longer than I meant too. (I got SO SUNBURNED!!)

What we did was smoke a brisket (boy was it tender and SO tasty) and the works along side. Spent some time with family and watched tv together. We had a b day cake and three kinds of ice cream. She got many cards and we got her a really nice DVD player and a totally awesome surround sound system, that we now have to figure out how to hook up. We got her one before, but it was all together. It took it no time to quit working, This way, if the DVD player quits; she still has the surround system to use with another one. She's hooked up with a really good one now. She had a good time and was happy.

This time of the month is hard for our family because I have one sis that her birthday is the day before moms and mine is 6 days later. I have a sister that we lost whos b day was July 5. What can I say; The girls like to be born in July except for one.

Again: Thanks for all the really good suggestions.
Kat