Twoweeksagowasmy45thbirthday,butIwasn'tfeelingtoohotthatmorninganyway.IwenttobreakfastknowingmywifewouldbepleasantandsayHappyBirthdayandprobablyhaveapresentforme.
But,shedidn'tevensayGoodMorning,letaloneanyHappyBirthday.
Ithought,well…that'sawifeforyou.Iguess,thechildrenwillremember.Then,thechildrencameintobreakfast,but,theydidn'tsayaword.
WhenIstartedtotheoffice,Iwasfeelingprettylowanddespondent.AsIwalkedintomyoffice,mysecretaryJanetsaid,Goodmorning,Boss.Happybirthday.AndIfeltalittlebetter,someonehadremembered.
Iworkeduntilnoon.Then,Janetknockedonmydoorandsaid,Youknow,it'ssuchabeautifuldayoutside,andit'syourbirthday.Let'sgotolunch,justyouandme.
Isaid,That'sthegreatestthingI'veheardallday.Let'sgo.
So,wewenttolunch.Wedidn'tgowherewenormallygo.Wewentoutintothecountrytoalittleprivateplace.Wehadtwomartinisandenjoyedlunchtremendously.
Onthewaybacktotheoffice,Janetsaid,Youknow,it'ssuchabeautifulday.Wedon'tneedtogobacktotheoffice,dowe?
Isaid,No,Iguessnot.
Shesaid,Let'sgotomyapartment.
Afterarrivingatherapartment,shesaid,Boss,ifyoudon'tmind,IthinkI'llgointothebedroom,andslipintosomethingmorecomfortable.
Sure,Iexcitedlyreplied.
Janetwentintothebedroomand,inaboutsixminutes,shecameoutcarryingabigbirthdaycake,followedbymywife,childrenanddozensofmyfriends.AllweresingingHappyBirthday…andthereIsatonthecouch...
