The sun is shining!!! It feels like it has been months since I have seen it. It is so bright I need my sunglasses inside!
And speaking of sunny places, Hubby just found out he is going to a meeting in Portugal! A meeting, not ten meetings, a meeting. His boss told him to bring me and take a week to enjoy it! I wish. We just did California and I just don’t think it will work out. I will be sooooo jealous though for the three days he is gone.
We could all live to be 104 years old!!! My birthday made me think of our family friend, Mrs. Morphet. I thought I had posted about her after our trip to The Beach in September, but I did not.
Mrs. Morphet celebrated her 104th birthday this past August and we brought her to our family favorite restaurant (and one of hers) Nicola’s Pizza. Where the owners, Joan and Nick know Mrs. Morphet well, and have graciously let us take over part of there always busy, half hour turn over restaurant not only for her 104th, but 100th as well. There is even a photo on the wall from the 100th birthday! The waitresses looked at us sadly and said, “Guess we probobly won’t see you next year for the birthday” to which we replied, “Don’t bet on it!”.
Mrs. Morphet is sharp as a whip, remembers everything!!!! The only problem is this past year her sight and hearing has dropped off a bit. She sees shapes and shadows and hears when you speak slow and clear or with My Aunt’s megaphone (too hilarious, just like an old movie). Her claim to living a long and prosperous life is that she had no children! Her and her husband married late in life and he died quite early on, leaving them with no kids. While she was always happy with that, I secretly think she missed out, which is why she adopted my Aunt and Uncle.
They are next door neighbours and truthfully, Mrs. Morphet resembles my Grandma, who passed away in 1977. My Aunt and Uncle take care of her every day and moved her in last year after she went into a home who refused to let her eat her pecan pie when she didn’t finish her meat. Who on earth deniens a 103 year old her pecan pie????? Let her eat whatever she wants for crying out loud.
If only, we could all be as healthy as she has been and live to see 104 or an age similar, and enjoy it as much as she has.
I am finally officially 36!!
Yesterday was my birthday, a great day was had by me and my family. I got to go to skating with J and watch him skate. Then, drop him at my Sister’s while I went for a much needed hour long massage. Back to my place to wait for the family for dinner. We ordered in Chinese, ate too much, drank a bit too much, ate some more… cake… chocolate banana cake, so yummy!!! And headed off to bed.
It was truly a great day. I heard from a few friends from the past and that always makes it fun to be remembered on your birthday!
Happy Birthday to me. May this next year be full of all thinkgs exciting and fun.
