<p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Natalie's great grandmother had a birthday yesterday.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">I didn't know. I have an excuse. Abuelita is their paternal grandmother.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Every week, I've been trying to get the kids to visit with their Grandma Jenny.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">During last night's dinner at a <em>lovely</em> Long Island restaurant with her, I came up with an idea.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Send the woman some flowers. From her great grandchildren.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Easier said than done.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">You can't exactly send flowers to South America through 1800 Flowers
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Then again, I wouldn't use 1800 Flowers even to send flowers to Brooklyn. 
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">(I've never seen a floral arrangement from them worth the price anyone paid.)
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">I asked Natalie's Grandma Jenny for a number of a good florist in Bolivia.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">And today the call was made.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">A few hours ago, Abuelita thought someone was playing a joke on her.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Apparently with the exchange rate ($7.80 pesos bolivianos to $1US), the arrangement that arrived was pretty large.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">I wasn't going for a grand statement. I just wanted her to know the kids were thinking about her.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">She absolutely loved the flowers.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Of course after I send the flowers, I find out flowers in Bolivia aren't a big deal.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Six roses are like 3 pesos.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">This explains the reaction to the flowers since Abuelita's arrangement included every flower under the sun.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">And now I'm just waiting to see a photo.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Their great aunt (Tia something or the other) said she'd have a photo emailed over.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">I'll update this post then. 
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">I'm really interested in seeing what all the commotion was about.</span></p>