“A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts this world has to give.” — Laurel Atherton Some years ago very early on this very day, the first pangs of labor woke me up in the middle of the night. As best I can remember, a storm was brewing. That wasn’t all that was brewing. My baby was making signs …
Birthday Stories Starring Sisters
My sisters and I love celebrating birthdays together. Sometimes we do something special – go out to eat or go tour somewhere. This picture might not have been on a birthday, but we did tour a house that was built by a Shaker for his lady love. I’m assuming that was actually when he was a former Shaker! A beautiful …
Birthday Fun
A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip! (Author Unknown) Happy birthday to me! Love having birthdays. Don’t count them, but I love having them. My dog buddies never counted them up either. Up top here is a picture from back when I didn’t have to do the math to figure out …
Birthday Blessings and Fun
Eventually you reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it. Will Rogers My husband’s birthday is today. He’s clocked a few years and hopes to add on more. Not too long ago we celebrated our 50th anniversary. This is our picture from the party the kids had for us. The other picture is us …
Laps Full of Puppies & Other Smiles
Is there anything cuter than kids with their laps full of puppies? This is a picture from reading friend, Sherri. When she got my newsletter several days ago, the picture of my sisters holding kittens made her remember a picture of her and her sister with a kitten. (posted on the left here) They must have had one sweet kitten …
Happy Birthday to Me
Do you love having birthdays? I do. One a year is enough since they add up pretty quickly even at that one a year rate. 🙂 But birthdays are to enjoy even as the numbers go up. The thing to do is have them, enjoy them, forget about counting them. Once you hit your twenties, the anticipated ages have all …
My Dad
Today was my dad’s birthday. It’s been a while since I was able to tell him happy birthday in person. He died of pancreatic cancer in 1986. That’s one of those cancer diagnosis you don’t want to hear. Dad didn’t do treatments. The doctors said it wouldn’t help and Dad did not like doctors or their needles. He stayed away …
Birthdays are Good for You
Why are birthday’s good for you? Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest! (Larry Lorenzoni) I’m guessing in the picture above where I’m sitting in the lap of my very fashionably dressed big sister while my cousin and my other sister posed for the camera that I had not yet had my first birthday. But I …
Birthday Time for Darrell
Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. Jean Paul It’s Darrell’s birthday. He’s gathered quite a few of those feathers in that broad wing of time. And we’ve shared most of those years together. He says he doesn’t expect a big celebration, and he didn’t have one today with a doctor’s appointment taking up his morning and …
The Birthday Fun Winners Are…
My Birthday Giveaway is over, but I get to post one more cute birthday cake picture. 🙂 Thanks so much to all of you who entered and extra thanks to those of you who shared about great birthdays you’ve had or just the ordinary birthday treats that made your day special. Birthdays are the perfect time to be extra good …