It's my birthday!!!!! another year.... has come and gone, and it's onto the next. I think of my Grandfather each time a birthday rolls around... when many people say "oh I'd like to forget my birthdays"... my Grandpa would say ... "I love my birthdays, because it means that I am still here on earth... I doubt I will have anymore of them in heaven".... so, I agree with Grandpa..... "I love my birthday!!!"
Besides, so does someone else.... when you are four, birthdays are very important... and when Abbie and Ed went and got this sweet little cake and decorated it for me (a day early)... how can you not celebrate!!!!
I was so excited to have her here, at first it seemed like she wasn't going to be able to come, and then, plans changed, and she was able to come and spend the night!!!!! So, we had our own little party together....
Papa and Abbie...waiting to cut the cake!!!!
It's also Titus's anniversary.... I got him seven years ago for my birthday gift. He has moved three times with us, and has his tank right in our living room. His present was to have his tank completely cleaned out... and Abbie was more than happy to help with the whole process....
I don't think he has grown much more over the past year. Not sure how big "sliders" get, but we measured him and he is seven inches from one side of his shell to the other.
He looks big compared to Abbie's hands!!!! I'm not sure either, how long turtles like him live... but I have certainly enjoyed having him here.......
Ed picked up this little John Deere snow machine. It's an antique!!!!! The price was right and we thought it would be fun just to have around the farm and take the grand kids for rides on. Abbie couldn't wait for Papa to take her out on it.....
It's warming up a little and the snow is a bit mushy.... but it's good enough for a ride or two.....
She certainly had a good time... and I could hear her telling Papa... "let's go around again!!!".....
It isn't a fast machine and I'm not sure how long Ed will keep it (he thinks it's a bit small and too slow)... but we'll play with it for now.....
And last night, we went to our "home town" and had a nice pot luck meal with our friends at the fire station. As much as we do love being on the farm... we always miss our friends.... and so having the chance to meet up with everyone is something we won't miss out on.....
Such good "eats"... I love pot luck meals... and everyone was so happy to see us and always asks when we will move back home. Which, some day, we will..... actually, if we could find a small farm or land back home, that would suit our needs, we would go back soon than later. But for now, we'll do our "farm thing" and then when we are "tired of this" we'll look to go back to where we are from.
My Dad... and a life long friend, Kate. The way I grew up.. friendships last a life time.....
And here are all our friends!!!!!!
This is a very special photo and moment in time.... My Dad, Bob (Kate's husband) and Chuck.... these men have been friends for 50+ years... along with the fact that they have donated over 100 years of volunteer service to the fire department!!!!! All of them are doing well (health wise) and continue to give what and where they can to the department.
Cake number two!!!! who gets two cakes for one birthday???? ME!!!!!
I decided to have a "thanksgiving" dinner for my birthday. So, we took one of our turkeys out of the freezer, called the family.... and had a birthday celebration!!!!!
There just is nothing.... NOTHING ... better in the world, then having all of my family here.... I just enjoy every single moment when the house is busy, loud and happy!!!!!
Goodness, we "just bought" this little gator for Abbie when she was learning to walk... it was so great to pull it out again and have it for Reagan to play with!!!!! He's a "real" little boy, and trucks, tractors, or anything with "wheels" is his "thing" for sure!!!!
Grandbaby,birthday hugs.... are always the best!!!!!
Along with cake of course!!!!!!
So... happy birthday to me!!! and I'll take as many as the Good Lord sees fit......
