When we were kids, birthdays were a big deal.  If we live long enough, they are also a big deal I suppose.  But there is a period of years where the birthday thing is just another day - unless you have family & friends who just won't let it be "another day".  And especially if the birthday happens to be of the milestone sort!

So Brenda hit one of those milestone birthdays and not without some fanfare.  I think it was August 3rd she was presented with a tray of 50 chocolate mint brownies and that was the first of 50 consecutive days of gifts.

I can take no credit for thinking this up nor for accumulating the gifts.  However, it was most enjoyable to be the one presenting them to Brenda each day.  There were a few occasions where our family was together and they were able to present that day's gift.  It was during Seneca convention that 50 different people handed Brenda a total of 50 cards, each one saying Happy Birthday but each card in a different language.

Thanks for making it happen Kamela.   Your Mom loved it! 

Here's Brenda with her table full of goodies.

1. 50 stickers
2. 50 bobby pins
3. 50 min. scalp massage coupon
4. 50 min. back massage coupon
5. 50 band-aids
6. 50 paperclips
7. 50 piece puzzle
8. 50 index cards
9. 50 songs on CD
10. 50 thumbtacks
11. 50 proverbs
12. 50 poems
13. 50 interesting facts about 1961
14. 50 pieces of construction paper
15. 50 snack bags
16. 50 lunch bags
17. 50 pipe cleaners
18. 50 napkins
19. 50 sheet protectors
20. 50 straws
21. 50 craft sticks
22. 50 sheet lint roller
23. 50 page notepad (box of crayons)
24. 50 pencils
25. 50 plastic cups
26. 50 q-tips
27. 50 erasers
28. 50 cupcake papers
29. 50 states fact quiz
30. 50 vacation destinations
31. 50 penguin fact cards
32. 50 drink stirrers
33. 50 party forks
34. 50 address labels
35. Happy Birthday in 50 languages
36. 50 small notebooks
37. 50 kid quotes
38. 50 water balloons
39. 50 crayons
40. 50 page notepad (Dr. Seuss)
41. 50 page game pad (Tic-Tac-Toe)
42. 50 page game pad (Dot to Dot)
43. 50 page game pad (Hangman)
44. 50 Post-it flags
45. 50 chocolate mint brownies
46. 50 peanut M&Ms
47. 50 things we’ve learned from Mom 
48. 50 pieces of cold weather gear
49. 50 useless items 
50. $50