Birthday

I have mixed feelings about the birthday that I just ‘celebrated’.  It’s wonderful to know I am loved and appreciated, but my heart was a little heavy with so much concern over my parents.  Although they are doing very well, John – at 96 – is struggling to deal with his broken shoulder, and Mom – at almost 87 – is trying very hard to care for this giant of a man who towers over her petite self!  We are all helping (A huge thanks to Barb – no one could do this without you!) but it will be a slow road.

In the meantime, I did enjoy the day.  I mentioned in the last post that we celebrated the week before when we were at mom’s – and how thankful I am about that!  Afterward, Kath left an ‘unbirthday’ gift for me, which now flies happily on my top deck.  Nate, Jen and the girls bought me the first three seasons on DVD of the AMC series TURN (Revolutionary War spy saga).  Ron surprised me with a picnic at Linn Run, two solar color-changing lights (fairy and bird) and a garden plaque. Then on Monday, he sent purple iris’s!

I received countless cards from dear friends and family, and close to 100 well-wishes on facebook.  Thanks to everyone for making my day (and my life!) special.  It’s the stuff that makes life smile!