Scenes From A 99th Birthday Party

How often do you get to attend, much less host, a 99th birthday party?

The answer is embedded into the question, isn’t it?

Here I am with my siblings surrounding my mother, Betty Davis, who turned 99 on Tuesday.  We had a gathering with about 50 of her Austin-area friends.

The best line of the night?  When she said, “See you all next year!”