Celebrating 44 years of life!
Yes, I have a lot to celebrate! I am now in what society calls "middle age", which means I am in the middle of my life, or in the prime of life! Ok, so I don't have the body of a 20 year old, yet my body in my 20's was mostly spent pregnant or nursing, so I can't complain about having the body of my 20's! So I don't have the energy of my teenage years, but what is soooo bad about going to bed early????? I can eat dessert first, I can say no to PTA, have a ball with my little people and send them home...........I GUESS I AM IN THE PRIME OF LIFE!!!!

Last night we went to dinner as a family to celebrate my birthday, it was really fun, I told my offspring ( I can't really call them my kids anymore!) that they could ask me any question about my past (brave!). After they got the questions like -- "Did you have colored TV and indoor plumbing?"--out of the way we had a fun discussion. They wanted to know how many boys I had kissed...............Pranks I had played..........times I got into trouble..........and life experiences I have had. In turn I asked them of their earliest memories as children and then we had a fun night reminiscing on all the great times we have had as a family.

So this morning as I lay awake in bed contemplating my life, (because who want to get up and exercise on their birthday??) I felt very blessed with the life I have lived thus far, and realized in the thinking that I still have a lot of life to LIVE!! So, because one day I hope my family will want to print this blog and have it published for posterity!! I decided for my birthday gift to them I would share some parts of me today!!

Things I love:

Rain.........warm rain.
Sunshine, sand and a beach.
Falling Leaves, the colors of fall.
Snow days! If I get to stay inside, by the fire and watch it out my window!
Walking on fresh powder snow when the sun is shinning and the snow is glistening.
Babies---the way they smell, kissing their feet!
Children, curious, busy, laughing..........
Teenagers

Things I do:

I fight passionately.
I love passionately.
I love learning.
I love reading.
I like sewing.
I clean when I need a stress relief.
I go to the movies when I don't want to think.
I like to get my hands dirty planting flowers.
I love sunsets.
I like to dance in the rain.
I prefer ice cream in a cone and chocolate with nuts.


Dreams

Travel to fun places.............the list is endless.
Laugh with my granddaughters.
Dance with my grandsons.
Deliver a baby.
Work in the ER.
Make a difference.
Watch a sunset, holding hands with my husband in our 80's.

To me!!