Julep: Oops

So this is kind of bad. I sort of forgot Mr-Mama's birthday on Monday.

I didn't totally forget it ... I reminded Mr. J multiple times over the weekend that he would need to get a card and flowers for his mother on Monday. I feel like she is HIS mom, and a present from HIM is more meaningful to her. And I made him call her on Sunday to ask about plans for her birthday since we hadn't heard anything - again on the pretense that he remembers her birthday all by himself, he did the calling - but she and Mr-Papa were doing some sort of tour of the new arena Monday night so they didn't want to have dinner with us. And when he got off the phone I reminded Mr. J to call his mother the next day, and stop by with the card and flowers.

Then on the actual birthday, I totally forgot to call her and wish her a happy day. I remembered on my way home last night and called but she wasn't home. They had some sort of evening plans, and there's no intent to schedule a birthday dinner anytime soon. I explained to Mr-Papa that I had forgotten, please give her my best wishes, ask her to call me when she gets in if she has time but obviously it's not pressing. She didn't call back.

I don't know but would bet a lot of money that Mr J did not call, or bring flowers, on Monday. He had a pretty busy day ... as did I, although by Monday evening we were totally vegged out on the couch together.

It's one thing to skate by with flowers and good wishes, but if you don't even manage that? Now I am going to have to come up with a gift for a woman with more money than she can spend. She reads (but uses the library), cooks, sews, and rides her horse. Anybody have any suggestions?