Red roses are the traditional symbol for a beautiful way to say “I love you.”
My husband and sons know I love red roses. They also know I hate throwing them out after they wilt and die.
Deep down I feel like I’m throwing their hard earned money in the trash.
Continue ReadingMy mother-in-law Betty was turning 80. Seriously, what do you get someone who has everything?
Betty loves roses so I decided to get her a LOT of them.
We found a flower shop willing to make deliveries to her home every two hours on her birthday. Each bouquet of roses was delivered with an “original” poem from a family member.
Don’t let the poem part stress you out. They were simple. Like this one.
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Happy Birthday
and We Love You Too!
The first two deliveries were a dozen roses. The next four deliveries were 14 roses each to equal 80. One was from my father-in-law, three from each of her children and their spouses, and the last two were from her grandchildren.
Her living room looked like a flower shop there were so many different colored roses everywhere!
