Birthday MONTH: Day 8

Thank you so much for the wonderful comments on my AMAZING  40th Fat Book gift.

{I'm sure the beautiful girls who made it for me really loved reading each of the comments as much as I did...thank you!}

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Here's a cute little story for you~

I would like you to meet the newest member of my beloved extended family...

"Mr."  Phillip Hugh Quigley, Jr.

He was shipped directly from Paris and hand delivered to me in a leather suitcase after being determined that his previous caretakers were unable to provide adequate care for him.

I was so overwhelmed with joy and happiness just knowing that I have a new addition to my extended family, but I continued to ponder the fact of how badly Mr. Quigley Jr. was previously mistreated.

Never in my life would I have imagined this...

I heard they dressed little Mr. Quigley Jr. like a girl and tried to put barrettes in his hair.

They even went so far as to paint his fingernails pink but we'll never know about the fingernails, now will we?

He was a smart youngster to hide them behind his "dress".

Isn't he a sweetie?

Unfortunately, these childhood memories left a huge scar on Mr. Quigley Jr.

He forever kept his hair short and cringed at the sight of a paint brush and a Pepto Bismol bottle, as they reminded him of his pretty baby pink fingernails.

Worse yet, this baby photo of him above was shown on the large (silent) screen at his wedding reception.

Rumor has it that his wife left him shortly after.

Mr. Quigley's secret of his tragic childhood is safe with me. After all, I'm only telling you and I know it won't get further than that.

And I sincerely cherish all of his worldly possessions that followed along with him in the suitcase from Paris. They are fabulous!

okay people...

Can I tell a story or what?

;)

It's another late night for me and I'm delirious but I just had to show you what Sarah gave me for my birthday today!

Don't you just love Mr. Quigley Jr.? I just giggle at his name.

Seriously, I love my Paris suitcase and everything in it!!!!

Sarah is such a sweetie and she always ALWAYS spoils me to death...even when it's not my birthday month! She even cooked me lunch today! Grilled chicken breast, some stuffed jalapeno peppers wrapped in bacon and some garlic mashed potatoes! It was a birthday lunch fit for a queen!!! :)

After lunch, we headed on out to the...

Antique School House Fair in Washington, La.

We met up with one of my hometown girls ~ Miss Pam ~ and the three of us totally had a blast.

I fed them pie from the school house cafe  just as I had promised...

(yum~yum homemade blackberry and fig pie)

And let me tell you, we saw some pretty stuff!

Better yet, let me show you some of it.

The linens were as yummy as the pie...

The pie might have been yummier while dining on this...

And served in a bowl filled with this...

{no. i don't think so as the pie was delicious just as it was, where it was...shared with two of my junking girls.}

We had a fabulous afternoon and we found some cool stuff. Let's just say the Suburban was full again and I spent all of Mother-in-law's birthday $$$ (and more). much more.

See ya tomorrow and thanks again for sharing my birthday MONTH with me!

{the story about Mr. Quigley Jr. is...um...NOT true}

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