Double Header

This past weekend was a double header for my mum; not only was it Mothers Day, it was her 60th birthday too. In order to celebrate the beginning of her seventieth (70th!) decade, Graeme, Mike, Dad and I had decided to throw a surprise party in her honour.

Keeping anything from my mum has been a serious challenge over the years. Anyone who knows her, knows that Shirley Greening has a knack for noticing anything out of place and anything out of the ordinary. I don't believe any of us have ever succeeded in pulling a fast one on mission control. At least not until now.

Mike, Robin, Graeme, Rachel and I spent the afternoon preparing the food and prepping Mike's house. By 5:30pm we had about 20 of Mum's friends hiding in Mike's kitchen and bedroom when she unsuspectingly arrived for "dinner." This is what success looks like:

Borrowing from Enid's trove of literary tools (see Enid's acclaimed blog,) I have come up with this equation:

3 boys living out of the house + Dad being given a stern talking to
= ability to pull a fast one on mum