14 September 19

It's a rare Saturday for me to wear a tie. Today we are having a very special party to celebrate Mom's (Wilma Wollenweber's) 90th birthday! The true date is 16 September but this was the best possible chance to gather family and friends. She knows that "something" will happen at 2 p.m., but she does not know that we are expecting about 80 people to greet her, and we've gathered about 100 cards and email messages for a surprise. The story for my tie is that she and Dad brought it to me from Zambia in 2000, at the end of their short-term missions trip for the Wesleyan Church.