Birthdays are a big deal to Adelle. Shame starts talking about it and inviting people 11 months ahead. Every year we have done something special, bowling, Pizza Hut, parties. We used to invite one friend and then we invited our church family. The last few years we have had a huge shindig at Pizza Ranch with cake and presents and 30-40 people.
Covid has been hard on Adelle. I stopped getting her weekly but she has continued to go to church weeekly with Kailee. She lost her job. She finally went back to the gym and it has become her life. Special Olympics has tried to do things but is limited. She takes the ATA bus and is besties with all the drivers.
Yesterday for her birthday, I wanted to do something special. So I organized a birthday parade.
The original plan was to have it here at my house. I was going to have her over for pizza and ice cream and Mountain Dew then take her outside and have a giant card in the yard and heave peoeple drive by. With covid, I moved it to her house.
AT lunchtime, I ordered a big cheese pizza, Cinnabon’s, and of rain dew to be delivered to her house.
Amanda put up the giant card. It was big and sparkly and pink.
The parade started with the Fire Department. A fire truck went by with lights on and they yelled Happy Birthday. For the next hour, about 25 cars went by one by one, one with kids and signs in the back of a pick up, many who dropped off gifts, all who yelled Happy Birthday and waved.
Adelle’s and my amazing friends Kailee and Jensrick Altman hung out in the cold for the entire hour with Adelle and videotaped it, mostly so i could join. We went facebook live and she had tons and tons of views and comments.
Adelle is so very loved. Thank you to everyone who made her birtdahy special again this year.
dianegclark 