Happy birthday, Mom! Thanks so much for everything — especially for helping me/us so much recently. We really miss you though and would like to recommend California as a wonderful place for you and Dad to retire in? Teri would love babysitting her niece and nephew, don’t you think? Ah, I know I’ll never convert hard core Texans away from “god’s country” but I can wish.
I love you though and am praying your birthday is special and fun. I have a list of special prayers for the year, which include a prayer many healthy and happy golden doodle pups, a new gas efficient vehicle with excellent AC (maybe thanks to those golden doodle pups) 
. Maybe another grandchild (not from me hopefully) or at least many visits from your children and grandkids. I’d love it if a trip to Yosemite was in the cards this year too or at least another trip out west — and many more. We send lots of love and wish we could take you out to eat or to a movie like the good old days. Dad and Teri will have to fill in for us.
Happy Birthday!