Whew....man, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Just do little things like the normal household duties she expects of you, maybe do the painting or whatever it is she wants to do redecorate, etc. - and give her a hand with her chores like cooking or whatever. Do something real nice and romantic with Valentines coming up.
DON'T make a point of telling her you owe her for your forgetfulness - she'll remind you when necessary. And don't worry, this will all blow over in a couple of years
- unless of course, you have an argument -
"What? You're going fishing AGAIN? Gee, you don't forget your fishing buddies, do you? Etc., etc."
Seriously, CF, don't beat yourself up over it - you sound like a nice guy who committed a major oops. She likes cards because they're sentimental, so get busy on them but don't overdo it either.
Outside of that, tattoo the date of her b-day on your arm so you never forget again - not that I think that's gonna happen.
My condolences on starting the 2004 season with a deficit in the points department - but you'll find a way to pull out of it.
Just some words of experience from a guy who's been married 22 years - and I still love the grouchy old girl as much as I ever did if not more.
