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Happy Birthday, Uncle Mel
By Marisa | February 29, 2008
Before this leap day is over, I want to wish my godfather, Uncle Mel, a happy birthday. He’s the only person I know born on February 29.
When I was a kid, for as long as I can remember, Uncle Mel sent me a wonderful gift for my birthdays. By wonderful, I mean that so much thought went into them. (I imagine that his wife, Aunt Flo, had a hand in that.) There was always a card that had little slots for coins. Every card had 10 dimes stuck in the little slots. It was so much fun to count those dimes! And the gifts were always from one of the pricier stores in town, wrapped perfectly with a big bow. My favorite gift was a pink skirt and sweater; I can remember wearing it when the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan and standing in front of the TV and doing the twist. I must have been about 4.
Uncle Mel always remembered my birthday. Since I’ve been grown, I’ve remembered his with a phone call. Granted, that’s every 4 years instead of every year. It was nice speaking to him tonight, though. He’s moved south so he isn’t nearby but he sounds the same as always.
So, Happy Birthday, Uncle Mel. I love you.
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For real? A real Aunt Flo?
Yeah, a real Aunt Flo!
Seriously, though, she was always so beautiful and uh… classy? Perfectly made up, always smiling. She was everything I imagined a “lady” to be.