Monday, January 3, 2011

birthday..number 70

WELL...ITS BIRTHDAY NUMBER....DRUM ROLL....70!! YEP.
AS SOMEONE ONCE SAID.........IN THE SEEDS OF AN APPLE..THERE IS AN ORCHARD!

SO I AM THINKING...THERE IS ALOT MORE LIFE LEFT TO ENJOY!!! SANDY AND DEBBIE PLANNED AN EARLY BIRTHDAY LUNCH SINCE DEB WAS ON HER WAY TO LONDON ..I WAS ALL SMILES ..MAYBE BECAUSE I WAS STILL 69????????
DEB GAVE ME THIS..ABSOLUTELY..BEAUTIFUL..YET USEFUL GLASS CONTAINER.
I DECIDED TO PUT MY COFFEE GROUND IN IT SINCE IT SMELLS PRETTY AND I CAN KEEP IT ON THE COUNTER WHERE I WILL SEE IT EVERY DAY!
WELL SHOWING IT LIKE IT IS..HERE ARE SOME OF MY FIRST BIRTHDAY PICTURES, TAKEN IN BED AT 8AM!!! I CALLED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHER, IF HE ISN'T SURE OF WHAT HE IS GOING TO see AND photograph WELL.. AT THIS POINT..ITS TOO LATE! HE HAS SEEN WORSE! WELL I AM..WHAT I AM..BUT THERE IS A HAIRBRUSH AND MAKE UP WAITING FOR ME...LUCKY.

I THOUGHT THIS CARD FROM THE GRANDSONS WAS SO CUTE " THE WEATHERMAN SAID THAT TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY TO SEND SUNSHINE TO SOMEONE YOU LOVE'. CUTE!
JOHNNY AND GERI ALSO FOUND A COPY OF THE COOKBOOK MOM GAVE TO ME 48 YEARS AGO FOR MY WEDDING SHOWER. THE ORIGINAL WAS BEAT UP...TORN COVERS..BUT STILL USABLE..BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO SNEAK IT OUT OF JOHNNY'S HOUSE! THEY FOUND A COPY ON AMAZON..WONDERFUL. NOW THE ORIGINAL WILL BE KEPT SAFE AND USED BY JOHNNY AND I HAVE ONE TO REMIND ME OF THE WONDERFUL MEMORIES AND...TRUTH BE TOLD THIS COOKBOOK REALLY IS GREAT...SO YES....MOM KNEW BEST!
OH..A BEAUTIFUL KNITTED SHAWL...EXCEPT...IT GOES OVER YOUR HEAD AND HAS A NICE NECK COVER KNITTED IN...SO SOFT...SO PERFECT FOR WEATHER HERE...AND FROM A THOUGHTFUL FRIEND..JAN, IN DENVER COLORADO! THANK YOU JAN!
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST...WHAT HAVE WE HERE? A BANJO? YES. FINALLY. LETS SEE I THINK I FIRST MENTIONED I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY THE BANJO ABOUT 55 YEARS AGO...I TOLD MY SON DANNY THE STORY OF HOW I ASKED MY DAD TO LOOK FOR A USED ONE...AND..WHAT A SURPRISE. BEAUTIFUL NEW BANJO. ITS A WONDER UH...KIDS DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING YOU SAY..AND THEN...WOW...ONE TIME I MENTIONED IT..AND HE REMEMBERED!!! LOVE IT.
SO. ONE MORE BIRTHDAY ...THEY ARE FUN. PRESENTS. FOOD. FUN. FRIENDS. FAMILY...HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE A BIRTHDAY. DECEMBER 30TH IS HARD FOR A PARTY SINCE EVERYONE PARTIES ON DEC 31..AND WE DID ALSO. WILL SEND PICTURES OF THAT FUN EVENT...SOON. REMEMBER..I AM 70..THE BODY MOVES A LITTLE SLOWER..I THINK. ANYWAY..WILL TRY IT OUT!

WELL RUNNING OUT OF SPACE. I AM GOING TO TRY TO LEARN HOW TO ADD 6 PICTURES ON MY BLOG..DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY? AS YOU PATIENTLY WAIT FOR THIS TO END!!! THE END.

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