November 24, 2020. Madison, Mississippi. Molly at 13.

Today is acually the birthday of Molly. We have been celebrating all along but today is the real deal. Molly is officially 13 years old. We celebrated her birthday at lunch when we took our shoppinjg spree and we ate at the Italian restaurant in the Renaissance. Kate joined us to celebrate. Today at noon, Christina, Kate, Mary Frances and Molly went out to lunch at Sal & Mookies, a casual Italian restaurant in Fondren. They were to meet at 11:00 because Mary Frances was working at the coffee shop at 1:00. Kashina and I crashed the party and surprised Molly. Kashina found a florist in Ridgeland, Marvellous Market, and after our task at Packmail, we stopped for a flower arrangement. We arrived at the restaurant just before they ordered. And we surprised Molly with the flowers. And of course I sang happy birthday all by myself. Everyone except Christina was surprised. Molly was delighted. Kashina and I chatted and visited for a few minutes. Then we left to come home. This afternoon Molly and Christina will take Japanese food to Molly's other grandmothers home. So her celebrations will continue. Tomorrow, three friends will come over for an afternoon of movies and games. And they will eat cranberry cake, which was her request for her birthday cake. Molly is truly 13 years old.