LIFE'S A BEACH!

That has to be one of the best things on a birthday, to get to sit around and not worry about the clock.  Soak it up, Faithie.

there even is a meteor shower up in the sky to mark your birthday...

if you are up, go outside and look up into the eastern sky

I think Elizabeth's cake wins!!!

Oooooh, you're good! I saw those as squiggles!!!!

Crap -- I thought they were just decorative squiggles.

My 90 year old mother painted this

It's OK Meece!

Lisa -- I can see where you got your eye for beauty.  I love your Mom's painting.

I certainly didn't get the drawing gene..but I love all her work

What a gift she has passed on to you Lisa!!!

WOWOW!!!

KK!!!!! It's terrific to see you beach-side.... AND that cake seriously must have been designed with 'me' in mind!! I only saw squiggles, until Meece interpreted them for us. I think the back side of the cake has a squiggled 29 -- because I am now officially "faithandfifty-FOUR!!!

I decided way-back-when, that I would not add a year to my name, each Dec as I thought that might be confusing. So I am frozen in time as the youthful faithandfifty, but having no secrets, of course you best buddies can do the math on your own.

Milestones all over the place. Today was my last "official" visit to a program that I've been going to monthly for the last 14.5 years! Sigh. It's a good thing, this moving forward, but these farewell passages are pulling on my heart strings a tad.

Since the grand-kiddos are here, I will always be swinging thru OH to see them & will create return 'surprise' visits to my various schools around town...... so this isn't saying goodby forever, or not exactly.

Now I ramble.

Lisa. I am soooooooo impressed with you mom's painting. Such an inspiration to think of that capability as a 90 year old. I think in this next chapter of my life, I will be investing in some paint brushes!

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DH is bringing a trailer home later today & the packed boxes will be stowed inside..... he's taking a trip down to FL on Thurs with this load of what we've been able to get organized so far.

Reality is starting to dawn.

But tonight I have a 'big' dinner with some hob-nobbing to do, so can't think about it just yet.

Thanks again to all for the birthday "fun" and I'll add that lovely charm to my charm bracelet. Thanks Raj.

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We are off on Friday for Mexico again.DH says its just too cold here.He took this photo last time we were in Mexico I suggested he use it as his Ecard.So Happy holidays Ladies from Tinyfishy.

We have lots of poinsettias here in S. Cal too...lots grow

around houses...but occasionally we get a frost and they

do not like that..

Muma..your ecard is beautiful..have a ball in Mexico

vaya con cuidado

Sorry I'm late Faithy but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!  Hope you had a great day and have many, many, many happy returns!!!!!!   YAHOO!!!!