BIRTHDAYS:
THEY'RE INEVITABLE. THEY ARE THE ANNUAL REMINDER THAT WE'RE ANOTHER YEAR OLDER. YESTERDAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY. IF WE'RE FORTUNATE, THE NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULAR BIRTHDAY CAN BE INSIGNIFICANT. THIS YEAR, THE SURPLUS OF POUNDS AND THE DEFICIENCY OF HAIR WERE AS STRONG AS EVER. THE ABSENT-MINDEDNESS ABOUNDED. I'VE DECIDED THAT THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED AND DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THIS BIRTHDAY ARE ALL POSITIVE. LET'S EXPLORE......
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER:
It is my duty every day to ensure that my coworkers remember their day to monitor Read Naturally, a computer program used to strengthen reading skills in students. Most days, I have to remind my colleagues to get to their post when 9:10 rolls around! Last year, my scheduled time was 10:00. This year, it's 9:10. On my birthday, it was my turn to do the monitoring, but I had it in my head that the time was 10:00. I was 10 minutes late, but hey, I remembered!
HITTING BELOW THE BELT:
I only had one belt on yesterday. Just about a month ago, I had a very busy day at work and didn't get to the rest room until later in the day. When I undid my belt, there was another belt underneath it. Simple as that, and hey, it didn't happen on my birthday!
FROM QUIET AS A MOUSE TO FOR CRYING OUT LOUD:
I was always one to try to low-key my birthday. Then the kids came along, and my birthday was common knowledge. I remember one year, 1996 to be exact, I walked into the school to volunteer, and when my daughter's teacher saw me she exclaimed, "Happy 39th birthday!" It was indeed my 39th birthday! Now in 2013, it's my 39th birthday again, and my Facebook friends were notified, and.....
THE PERSONNEL IN THE BUILDING WHICH I WORK VERY RECENTLY DECIDED TO PUBLISH A MONTHLY BIRTHDAY CALENDAR AND GUESS WHOSE BIRTHDAY GOT ON THE ATTENDANCE EMAIL WITH THE PICTURE ABOVE NEXT TO HIS BIRTHDAY GREETING? THE OLD GUY IN THE PICTURE PROBABLY COULDN'T EVEN BLOW OUT THOSE CANDLES! I BLEW OUT MY ONE CANDLE EFFORTLESSLY! LOOK AT ALL HIS WHITE HAIR!! NOT SURE I WANTED MY BIRTHDAY PUBLISHED, BUT IT WAS KIND OF CUTE TO SEE THE KIDS' FACES LIGHT UP AND SMILE WHEN THEY WISHED ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! AND THOSE FACEBOOK GREETINGS? I WANTED A LOW-KEY BIRTHDAY, BUT THEY REALLY WARMED MY HEART TOO!
MOOD SWINGS ON A CURMUDGEON'S BIRTHDAY:
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| NO, DON'T TAKE IT! I HATE TO HAVE MY PICTURE TAKEN! |
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| IF YOU PRESS THAT BUTTON, I'LL KILL YA! |
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| NOW YOU CAN TAKE IT! |
GRANDMA'S GREAT GRUB AND GRANDCHILDREN:
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| I CAN'T WAIT TO TASTE GRANDPA JOE'S CAKE! |
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| JEEZ, GRANDPA, DO YA HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE EVERY TIME ONE OF YOU PICKS ME UP? |
SIMPLY THE BEST:
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| A SMILE THAT BRINGS A FEELING NEVER BEFORE FELT! |
ON MY BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR, THERE WAS SO MUCH GOOD NEWS! OUR GRANDDAUGHTER'S SMILE GIVES US A FEELING THAT WE'VE NEVER FELT BEFORE! A NEIGHBORS' DAUGHTER GAVE BIRTH TO HER OWN DAUGHTER, AND SHE IS ALREADY A LOVED BABY! MY SON SPENT MONTHS PREPARING FOR A FEBRUARY 5TH AUDITION TO ENTER MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY'S MUSIC PERFORMANCE PROGRAM. WHILE HE WAS WISHING ME 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' ON THE PHONE, AN EMAIL POPPED UP ON HIS COMPUTER SAYING THAT HIS AUDITION WAS SUCCESSFUL AND HE'S IN!
IN THE END:
YEAH, IN THE END, SOME THINGS TRUMP THE BIG BELLY, THE THINNING WHITE HAIR, THE NOT-SO-SELECTIVE MEMORY LOSS, AND THE INCREASING NUMBER REPRESENTING ONE'S AGE. IN FACT, IN RETROSPECT, MAYBE NOT LOW-KEYING ONE'S MANAGING TO HAVE SURVIVED ANOTHER YEAR SHOULD BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY! I HAVE ENJOYED BEING ABLE TO HAVE A NOT-SO-LOW KEY BIRTHDAY!
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