Birthday Dinner.

Celebrating birthdays at this stage in

my life is not as exciting as when I

was a child. But I've learnt in the last

few years that it can still be a great day.

After a couple of harsh work days, it

was a lighter load today, with the end

of the day spent teaching a class at

the University. I love teaching adults

about life experiences, like grief and

loss. They eat up every word. So

empowering! And they always give

us the very loveliest gifts at the end.

Picked up our grand baby from school and

came home to find treats for dinner. A yummy

asian stir fry with my favorite cool drink, with

extra, extra lemonade, thank you very much!

Then it was time for cake. A scrumptious and light

whipped cake with chocolate covered strawberries.

Oooh, so good! My dh carefully picked the

strawberries off the cake so I could indulge

in these sweets. Guess what? I didn't share

either!! Only on this day, the day of my

birth, do I ever allow myself to be selfish.

It was a great day. I received so many FB

birthday wishes that I'm having a hard

time keeping up in thanking each poster.

Texts from special friends and family. And

some lovely calls, including a surprise

one from our Mayor. Had a great chat

with her and loved what she shared with

me ~ that's a story for another day. We

learned some much needed funding came

through for my centre, another fundraiser

yesterday netted more funds than we

had hoped for and new granting streams

that we thought had dried up years ago.

Much lighter and brighter day today.

This getting older is not so bad!! I

could live these special days more often.