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Today is my wife's birthday

I kept it quiet, but this morning, at 9 am all the kids arrived at the house.  It was a huge surprise to my wife, who had no idea they would all show up.  It is her 50th birthday today so it's a big day.  My wife said she didn't want a celebration, but really she did. I could see she was disappointed when the kids said they were stuck either at university or for work and they promised to call today.  It is considered bad luck to wish a happy birthday before the day itself.

Instead, as my wife got up this morning, I had a nice breakfast ready for her, with a birth card and a nice gift.  I called the kids, who had stayed nearby overnight to come as soon as she got up.  We were having our breakfast in the kitchen when we heard tires in the courtyard. My wife assuming it was our cook, I told my wife that I had planned to have a few friends over for dinner tonight to celebrate.  

The kids burst into the kitchen with a lit cake, streamers and singing Happy Birthday.  After breakfast all the girls (including the daughters-in-law) went on a horse ride, something my wife and her daughters would often do, on weekends even when we lived in London.  What my wife doesn't know is that she will be with the girls all afternoon, after the ride, there's a spa and they will be back around 6 pm.  We have 20 guests over for dinner tonight to celebrate an amazing woman who, for some strange reason, decided that I was a good bet.  

Happy birthday my love!

 

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