I've only seen flamingos a couple of times in my life, and of course, living in North America, each and every one of those times was during a planned visit to the Zoo.

So you can imagine the commotion this morning when someone looked out the window to discover Flamingos on our snow covered front lawn.

I stirred from a great dream to look out the window. I laughed so hard it hurt. 49 normal Flamingos, one Giant Flamingo, and a sign to make sure Dad couldn't possibly escape embarrassment.

It's Dad's 50th birthday. Well strangely enough, it's not today, but that small oversight couldn't ruin the fun. So why the flamingos are there no one is really sure, but then again, maybe the flamingo people take Christmas Eve off. They have families too right?

I have to thank my parents for the planning which placed my birthday as far away from Christmas as possible. Having a birthday like Dad's, so close to Christmas always gets you 'ripped off' on the gifts :). Only mom ever gets him anything extravagant, everything else is along the lines of socks, gloves, a hat, or something else with the real present as required by the season coming the following day.

Maybe this Birthday Gift Neglect explains why Dad has the spending habits he does.