John is nearing the BIG 5-0 and thinks he’s on the downhill slide – no – drop! His hair is receding and his middle is expanding. He's not the man he used to be. His loving wife, Marianne decides to cheer him up by giving him a surprise birthday present to show him how much he’s loved. Where else do people talk about your best attributes– your funeral! But as she’s planning the festivities, inviting friends and relatives and even making arrangements with the undertaker, John finds out and immediately thinks Edna plans to kill him! Thinking he’ll outwit her, John decides to escape and buys a one-way ticket to Mexico. When Marianne finds the plane ticket she thinks he’s planning to leave her! Throw in well meaning neighbors and a teenage daughter and there's total mayhem!