Deb, I know this one belongs to you but I recieved my box from Bonnie last week and can't wait any longer to post about the wonderful stuff she sent :) Bonnie sent COLUMBINE's! Purple with cream center's and seeds to match :) They are snuggled into their new bed and doing well. She sent Moon flower seeds and others but as I don't have them with me I can't remember. I also recieved 3 Glad bulbs, a datebook and a tea cup with bunnies on it. The card she sent has purple Iris on it that look just like the ones in my yard. Thank you so much Bonnie! I hope you had a wonderful "Birthday~in~July" Deb! Marie

Just wanted to say thanks again to y'all, you put a smile on my face!:-) It is a little intimidating coming on this forum at first, y'all seem to know each other really well. I feel like I belong! Riverrat, my favorite blizzards are M&M with no chocolate syrup, and French Silk Pie! Can't wait for March when our local store reopens! Linda, I don't think I'll worry about 50 yet! Chase, even if you want to forget your B_day, Someone will probably remember! Compumom, you are definitely right! Rita, my MIL is also "39", My husband is 43 though. We're not sure how that happened! Donna, glad to know you made it through 40 unscathed! Terry, it wasn't painful at all. In fact, if school wasn't back in on Monday, I would not have even realized I turned 40 yesterday! Boo, you are absolutely correct (but it is kinda a big number!LOL!)! Shaun, God Bless You! I know plenty of people who have had children at 40 and better and I have a huge amount of respect for them. I could barely keep up with my son when he was a toddler, and I was in my mid twenties! But they all seem much younger than those of us with older children. I think playing with babies makes you younger! San, thank you for thinking of me! Michelle, I love the sparkly birthday cake! I wish I could figure out how to do that! Maybe my son can explain it to me! Ann, Jessie, Woodie - thank you for your lovely birthday wishes!

I live by the saying "Every day is a gift from God", but three months before I turned 20 it hit me I wasn't going to be a teenager any more. By the time my birthday came around it didn't bother me a bit. The only other decade birthday that bothered me was my 40th. My Mom had passed less than a year before and I somehow felt leaving that decade behind was leaving her behind too. I'm looking forward to "retirement". Other than being paid to write for a website's blog, I haven't had a "job" in almost seven years now. I don't think of myself as retired until my hubby retires and we're both looking forward to that. Gibby wow! You most certainly have the right kind of attitude. I think part of the reason I feel that every day is a gift is because I almost died twice as an infant and toddler. Happy upcoming birthday RoseAbby & Marlene I've a March b-day too. Ha ha Annie! I've been that way for years. My Daddy was too. And if you really think of it once you hit a birthday you are really living the next year of your life. As in when you are 49 you are living your 50th year. I'm like RoseAbby in that I am never sure what age I am. I'm always having to count the years in my head. Snort at your last comment about not remembering what you learn. Ellendi made a point that has bothered me. Looking back I think how fast the time has gone, makes me sad that there is less to live ahead of me than there is behind me now. I'm so sorry to hear of your diagnosis BillyGoatJoe That, pardon my french, sux!

The best gag gift I've given and received was very inexpensive, but it did take a lot of work. What you do is put the person's head in the copy machine.....I mean a PHOTO of the person's head........and run a bunch of copies. Then you can make a booklet or collage by putting his head on bodies you find in magazines, and you also cut out words to fit. This can be hilarious.