Eight and Fifty Years Ago

Celebrated my 58th birthday anniversary this year and a good, long celebration it was. My birthday was actually on Thursday, but the celebration started wednesday at work. Every Wednesday morning we have a meeting of the bank's senior management team, of which I am a member. About halfway through the meeting a birthday cake was brought in and was shared by all in attendance. Many nice comments about me not looking a day over 57. Thursday, my HR department team had made plans for lunch and cake. Only one problem - they didn't check with me and my schedule. Conflicts and meetings all day long, so that was postponed to Friday. Thursday night Pat and I went to Shorty Smalls for dinner. Friday was the department salad lunch and scratch made chocolate on chocolate cake. Delicious! Took Saturday off from celebrating. Mowed the yard and watched the Olympics. Then today, Sunday, all of the family was together at our house for supper. Kids and parents very wound up and tired, so it was an early evening.

I have been truly blessed with a wonderful family - a loving and patient wife, two intelligent and beautiful daughters, two terrific sons-in-law, four precious grandchildren, two cats and three dogs - good health, a roof over our heads (although a leak or two have appeared lately), and a satisfying job. I have no right to complain about anything.