Driving home yesterday from a family gathering on my wife's side, I was thinking of a tradition that we started about 8-10 years ago and thought I would share it.
   Birthday's are celebrated once every three months that way it is less work for everyone ( Lets be honest the women who usually do all the cooking and a lot more things.). However, cake is not the in thing. Were a family of 6 and everyone brings pies. As an example this past weekend we celebrated the birthdays for the first 3 months of the year. There were 2 lemon pies. 4 butterscotch, 3 raspberry, 4 pumpkin, 2 mince meat and 2 raisin pies. Seventeen pies were gobbled up and by 9 in the evening there wasn't a piece to be found. The ladies had come up with this idea as they were discussing the waste with all the left over cake.
Depending on the child (age) whose birthday is being celebrated, a small cake is made. No matter what, cake or pie, a candle or more than one is stuck in and happy birthday is sung. I'd be curious to know if someone out there does the same thing. I for one think it's a great idea and can hardly wait for May.
Beer