We do the birthday card thing. The little boom's ones are awesome (bad but good) because he is at that stage where everything looks like a mad scribbly abstract. The cake too, although my lot are so short of attention span I end up making it all with some bad measuring done by them.
And the coffee and wine, they're easy :OD I am mostly sorted. I got her a funky jacket which is cool but practical. Fuck that makes us sound pure old!
You're perfect! When you start getting her sweaters that button up like grannies and old lady perfume. you will have hit the old stride.
We'll let you know, dude. No wine before its time.
I am determined to avoid the old stride. When I do hit it though I will do so with aplomb. Mad colours and a cane, perhaps a daft hat. Aye, that will work!