The Big Six-Oh

Yesterday, with little fanfare, I crossed into another decade. This one seems different than those previous as the past year has been the first for me actually beginning to feel old. In many ways it was just another day except for Joanna and family inviting us over for her Thai cooking, complete with chopsticks. It was very good. Then the traditional candles on the non-traditional birthday banana cream pie LOL and singing of Happy Birthday, and touching homemade cards from the kids. Two other highlights were phone calls from grandkids in Oregon and Texas. I pick up the phone, hear a second of silence, and then little unsure voices start singing and gradually get more confidence until it's a full blown concert. Gracie did a sweet solo of her heretofore unknown rendition. It's stuff to make a grandparent smile!