Rowan Finn Torsak Turns One!

 We miss seeing this little guy, but hard to believe he is one already.  Living in Las Vegas now.

I sent him a little wooden stacking toy, hope he gets it, he is celebrating in Park City.

90th Birthday Party at Linda's Home

 Gary and Craig had to blow up all these balloons for the setting Linda wanted.

Maria brought this of what was happening the year I was born!

Linda and Gary prepared a Chipotle type supper with shredded chicken and Cafe Rio dressing and the best guacamole and salad, my favorite kind of meal.  Maria brought the Sprinkles Cupcakes which I have not had in about 5 years...up to $5 each now but well worth it!!!!   

Such good food as it always is at Linda's, she and Gary are a good team.

 

 Camber's Dad Greg is a storyteller and he has sooo many!

Pix were taken with everyone.  Granddaughter Kelsi.

Son James

Son-in-law Gary

Daughter Linda

Granddaughter Lea

Grandson Jimmy, He had to leave early to go to work at Jake's, a restaurant.

Kelsi and Lea, my beauty advisors!

Great Grandson Nico volunteered to take a picture with me for a cupcake.

Great Granddaughter Eden,  she always romped with Sadie, he really loves her.  She is a big reader, just like her Mom and Keira.

Great Granddaughter Keira, the sci fi girl who knows how to make movies really well, and is an avid reader.

Meagan's husband Matt is a brain with charm.  I like the beard.

lst Granddaughter Meagan, we had a lot of life together, helping one another.

The darling Massey family! Maria and Johnny gave me the cute sweatshirt!

Not that I ever was gorgeous, but I'll take it.

Daughter Maria, always compassionate and knows just what to give you.

Johnny and Maria, Johnny had to fly from his work site in Bay Area and fly back to come to my party!!!  Appreciated that so much.

These peeps just live down the street.  Their home was always open to me and I lived with them a lot.  James was always generous and even sent me on my $3500 trip to Scandinavia.

Always helping me, Linda and Gary, always there for me, moved me so many times as I changed my hats several times after Richard died.

Wax lips used to be a big thing in my childhood.  I had fun opening a box of candy from Maria and Johnny which was all the candy popular in 1933.

They got into the 1933 candy box and have the candy cigarettes.  It is hard to believe but we had them all the time and nobody thought anything of it.

 Camber's Dad came and ate with us, Mary was with Camber at UCSD hospital, she is getting the help she needs now and doing so much better, pray it continues!!!

Jimmy keeps us smiling!

I received many greetings from family who are spread all over the country.

15 grandchildren and families, 13 great grandchildren

I also loved hearing from so many friends and other family.  Great Day!

And Row sent me a Happy Birthday greeting, too.  

Linda made a movie of my life and we are watching it at the party!  And there is the open box of 1933 candy.

Morning after the party Linda couldn't walk Sadie as she and Gary were sub teaching in Seminary so I had to quickly get dressed and walk Sadie.   Linda was home when I got back and she took this picture.

 What a fantastic birthday I had, does my family know how to throw a party, oh yes!!

My Friend Marjorie Has a Birthday

Marjorie and I had many good years at Lake Almanor doing things and going places together.  Here she is with her daughter Karen celebrating her birthday.

 

Gift from Linda

 I have really been enjoying my new cd player. My other one had issues. I am loving playing all my good music and dancing all over. Birthday present!

Happy Birthday Again!

This was a bad picture not even capturing the target cake that the Masseys brought over.  It was a Gluten free chocolate cake with white frosting and sprinkles.  I had the Pepperidge lemon cake and two kinds of ice cream.  So even tho it was getting near supper time we had had as much cake and ice cream as we wanted to celebrate my birthday.  It was fun!  

They also gave me a Hummingbird feeder!!  What a perfect gift.  I love watching the humming birds in the bottlebrush tree, now I can see them from my living room.
 

Happy Birthday 88 years!!!!!

I had an extended celebration this year.  Linda took me to lunch on Wednesday, bearing gifts and giving me a trial run to my haircutter's new place in Escondido, then I had my good Dr. apt on Thursday and had lunch with Maria, and fun gifts have been coming in from Amazon from her, plus she gave me fresh medjool dates and walnuts plus the recipe for a date shake and Friday Camber and James took me to lunch after bringing beautiful plants for my home.

Meanwhile I had birthday greetings on Facebook, Messenger, Messages, Instagram so it was a fun birthday even though if I am in San Diego for the winter we usually have a party.

Maria said to take a picture and it is good to mark the day so here it  is to mark 88 years of which I probably remember the first 8 the best!!!!

When Linda asked what I wanted I said the Pepperidge Lemon layer cake.  I only recently discovered this little gem but I have bought the coconut layer one for years...if hungry for cake these are really great.

Call from Stewart House twice, once here and then latter from the children and sang Happy Birthday each time.  Maria and her crew called on my tablet and sang while serving Birthday Cake Michael had made that day!

 

One thing James did before he left  my house is to get my key to grasp and let me have a fire in the fireplace.  My minister Bro. Williams had been so kind to find one that fit and brought it over along with a lighter and worked very hard to hook it on and then teach me how to do it.

Unfortunately I was not able to get it to grasp on the nexxt day or ever after.  James showed me how to slant it and get a good grasp by being gentle till it really latched.  

Then the second problem had to be solved.  My hand is not strong enough to turn it with just one hand while the other one is holding the fire torch.  So the first time I used a paper towel and lit it but this makes too big of a mess to vacuum up later.  Now I have one of my little candles that I use to light and then use my salad tongs to pull it out of the fire.  Life is so complicated when you are old and alone but never give up!!!!

Brynn Turns Four!

I was so happy to get better acquainted with Brynn when I was in San Diego in January and she was at her Grandma Linda's house.

She can talk about everything and likes to play games with you.

Such a happy, fun child, I love little Brynn.

Melissa turns 26?

Happy Birthday to Melissa on April 4th, 26???!!!  I missed it in here but sent her a birthday card!

Melissa is loving her new job at the Community college near her house.  She goes to work at 7:30 and is finished by 4:30 and knows exactly what her job is and works with lots of people and busy all the day.  So happy she is not working at home anymore!!!

She also thinks Asheville is such a great place to live, very much alive with lots of eating places and activities going on...and so beautiful.   So happy she is happy there!

Melissa is always fun to talk to and just calls to chat.  I was just looking on Instagram at her crazy cat making noises on the mirror with his paws while standing up like a person and I was laughing when she called, I told her that I think her cat needs something, not sure what, so funny.  Evidently it is his way of trying to get her attention?

She is also my go-to person for questions about my music, my computer, all that techy stuff she knows so well.

Happy Birthday to Matt!

Matt, my rock, my friend, my grandson, how I love it that Matt lives near and can  come see me sometimes.  Not a boy anymore, Matt is a man, and such a hard worker and so dependable.  We all count on Matt.  I loved that he took me back and forth and spent so much time with me on my birthday week and was always so kind to me.  Thanks, Matt for being so patient and Happy Birthday!

 

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Lea Turns 15

Such a beautiful girl, inside and out, Lea is really a treasure.  It is exciting to watch her grow up and become lovelier every day.  What does the future hold in store, where will she go, what will she do?   So many possibilities for lovely Lea.  Happy Birthday to Lea and how I wished I had looked like that at 15...wow.