Family, friends made 90th birthday special

I have very seldom been surprised on my birthday, Christmas and Mother’s Day as far as what is going to happen, what I’m going to get as presents and how I am going to spend the day. However, on the occasion of my 90th birthday, I was absolutely clueless.
Son #4 asked way back in August if I wanted a “big bash,” to which my reply was, “Absolutely not. You can forget it entirely, or we can have a quiet dinner at Lisa’s.” My sister had called about then and told me she wanted to come spend a week with me over my birthday. (I found out later that was part of the plan, but as I said, I was clueless.)  I thought the matter was settled.
Then I fell victim to my swivel rocker and spent two-and-a-half weeks in Billings and Sheridan, so was completely out of the loop.
Luckily when I got out of rehab, Lucille was already at my house, so I could come right back home and settle in.