Today

February 20, 2022

Today. Today is my birthday. I am 74 years old, and since I love being old, the older the better. Within reason of course. 74 seems perfect for me at this point and time. In my life I always have the birthday person tell me his or her words of wisdom, because when you have a birthday, you are older and wiser than you have ever been before. So, everyone who knows about my collection of words of wisdom wait to hear the words of the day. My words of wisdom for reaching this birthday are:

Forever young. NO.

Forever old. NO.

Forever. YES!

That’s it for this year. Try doing words of wisdom with your family and friends, and it might be as enlightening for you as it has been for me.

It was a super great birthday today. Our friends Bob and Debbie came to celebrate my day, to see our new home and have breakfast with us. We all had a great visit. There were nine of us at the table. They stayed for a couple of hours, and it was super having them here Then they left and the rest of us went to see the 8th grade performance of the play FROZEN. My Grandson Jonathan was the reindeer, Sven. We had bought tickets and pretty much family and friends of Jonathan took up most of one row in one section. Some of his crowd were seeing the play for the first time, but Jonathan’s mother, father, brother and his girlfriend and me, Granny-o, have gone to all the performances so today was the third time we had seen the play. What fun. Then we came home and had spaghetti for dinner and devil’s food cake with 7-minute frosting for dessert. I blew out the candles with one blow. I have had a lot of practice. Again, a benefit of being old. Two of his friends, Cocoa ( the real spelling of his name is Koa, but Jonathan calls him Cocoa so I think of him as hot chocolate.) and Christian came for dinner and are staying overnight. About five minutes ago the three of them announced they were going to start a game of Monopoly. They asked me if I wanted to play. I said no because the last time we played (Jonathan, Cocoa and I) the game took almost four hours. I already agreed to play tomorrow, but that might have been a too hasty offer. After dinner there were presents that were very much appreciated. I got three calls. One from my dear friend Nancy, she and I have been friends for more than 42 years, one from my brother-in law and sister-in-law, Bruce and Marsi, and then Cindy, a great neighbor from Florida called. She and her mother had lived across the street from my husband and me. I had a wonderful day. If today were your birthday as well, I hope it was great for you also. Remember, I think every day is a gift, and every day has the potential of being great. The more great days you have the greater your life will be. My prayers are with you, praying for your happiness. Praying for your gratitude for what you have and hoping you appreciate having it. Happiness is a wonderful gift to give someone else. Happiness was being sent to me from every angle today. Wow. There are a lot of benefits to getting older. I am so blessed. Goodbye for now. Sweet dreams. 9:25 PM.

Granny-o