There Will Be a Hot Time In The Old town Tonight!
Hit the arrow and enjoy some music Irene grew up with during the 1930s and 1940s.
Irene arrives right on time to the party she was "dreading".
You know you are old when the oxygen masks drop from the ceiling when your birthday candles are lit.
This will not be a surprise.
She is ready to party!!!
Our guest of honor has arrived!
Scout gets his scratches from Betty and Ed
Irene and Mary meet the guests before heading to the back yard!
Did You Know? - Happy 90th! You're so old, your birth certificate is written in hieroglyphics.
Time to meander and visit with old friends and make new friends!
1934, that's when dinosaurs were alive!
Congratulations on turning 90! You're now a living legend.
The men gravitate to the bar!
Like a good whiskey; aged to perfection!
Congratulations on turning 90! You're now a walking encyclopedia.
We even used the neighbors trailing veggies for a table garnish!
The bar is open!
Visit the pictures, some dating back many years!
Do you see you?
I see you!
No No! That's ICU!
"The best is yet to be." – Robert Browning
Meanwhile, upstairs some serious training is underway with with Jim and Vicky tutoring the unmanageables for the "planned" skit!
Wait, just you wait!
(Will, Ed, Paul, and Jim)
To pooped to pop! Time to sit! Where is the oxygen???
Gentlemen, get your Big Girl skirts on!
Irene has many wonderful friends who helped her celebrate!
All the way from Wisconsin
(We checked and they all have green cards)
We had visiting spots all over!
Steve and his magic music arrived!
It was warm outside!
Robin (Mary & Paul's daughter) with Irene.
Stories are told and re-told! Especially by that one aunt who dramatically exaggerates every detail until you start wondering if she was even at the same family event as you!
Stories are told and re-told and sometimes told again!
"Age is an issue of mind. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." – Mark Twain
The salads are served and dance floor ready!
Irene gets the prime seating!
Irene has some friends!
Irene, Ellen and Bill (Ellen is Herb's daughter)
Visiting over meals with new friends is fun!
Chuck adjusts the lighting.
We had 60 folks with us this evening.
"Age is not a limit, it's a challenge." – Anonymous
Go Bob and Donna!
Mary and Paul join in!
Whirl and twirl, the name of the game!
We calls him "The Beard!"
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." – Maya Angelou
Irene's friends and neighbors.
Everyone came to visit with Irene.
Did You Know? - Great dust storms spread from the Dust Bowl area in the 1930;s. The drought is the worst ever in U.S. history, covering more than 75 percent of the country and affecting 27 states severely.
Wally and his rocket joined the fun!
Beep Beep!
Did You Know? - Ritz Crackers is a brand of snack cracker introduced by Nabisco in 1934. The original style crackers are disc-shaped, lightly salted, and approximately 46 millimeters (1.8 in) in diameter.
Catching up!
Water was appreciated on this warm day!
Did You Know? - If you judged the 1930s by its snacks alone, you would have no idea that the economy was tanking. Twinkies, Snickers, Tootsie Pops, Fritos, 3 Musketeers, Ritz Crackers, Frito corn chips, 5th Avenues, and Lay's Potato Chips were all produced during the lean years of the Great Depression.
Vicky has been working hard to make this party a success!
New flowers grace the yard!
Did You Know? - Many cheap foods still common among the poor today made their debut during the Depression: Wonder Bread (1930), Bisquick (1931), Miracle Whip (1933), and Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup (1934). Ragu spaghetti sauce, Kraft mac-n-cheese, and Hormel Spam all appeared during the Roosevelt Recession in 1937.
We need signs, for sure!! Betty and Yolie pitch in!
(We were waiting for Yolie to place the sign upside-down!)
"Now why am I sitting here on the dance floor?"
The announcements are made!
Did You Know? - The most major events in 1934 were certainly the shooting of Bonnie and Clyde in April 1934 and John Dillinger in July 1934.
