10 on the 10th

 

Hey friends! I'm joining up with Marsha in the Middle for her 10 on the 10th! She has asked us to tell her 10 things I like about birthdays.

1. I like knowing that I made it another year around the sun! My mom died a month after her 50th birthday. I'm now 66 and I have felt like each year has been a gift!!

2. I love getting birthday messages on Facebook! I actually don't get on Facebook very often BUT I always think it is so fun to read messages from all sorts of folks on my birthday.

3. I usually get text messages from close friends and co-workers wishing me a happy birthday. It is nice to know that folks care!

4. I love it when our granddaughters sing happy birthday to me. Their voices are so sweet!!

5. I think that with each year, I feel a little more at ease with myself. I think I care a little less about what other's think about me!

6. I love to receive birthday cards in the mail!! I still love paper mail.

7. Our kids have decided that the adults don't need to exchange gifts for events like birthdays and Christmas . . .and I have mixed emotions about that new trend in our family. I enjoy buying for our cute granddaughters! Sometimes it is fun to receive a present and you realize that the person actually knows you well enough to buy something you really like. 

8. I love balloons! Seriously. 

9. One year, during my birthday month (June), I decided to do nice things for other people every day that month. I actually loved that birthday month and I need to remember to do it again this year!

10. I love a good celebration - a family dinner; a special dessert (even if I don't eat it); a few cards. Mark's mother always made birthdays a sweet celebration.