JULIE AND TAMI'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

 MY BIRTHDAY BEGAN WITH MY VISITING TEACHERS COMING TO MY DOOR WITH FLOWERS.  THAT WAS A LOVELY SURPRISE.  I THEN GOT CALLS FROM CLARISSA,  TASHA AND LARA.

 MY SWEET DOGS SEEMED TO KNOW THIS WAS A SPECIAL DAY.

 TAMI CAME OVER AFTER WORK AND THIS WAS THE BEAUTIFUL TOP THAT HER AND JEFF GAVE ME.  I LOVE IT.  JEFF HAS BEEN SICK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR.  WE MISSED HIM.

I ENJOYED OPENING  THE BIRTHDAY CARDS FROM MY FAMILY.  READING THEIR PERSONAL NOTES TO ME IS VERY SPECIAL.  MY GIFT FROM THEM WAS OUR TRIP TO THE OUTER BANKS IN JULY.  HOWEVER, LARA ALSO GAVE ME A BIG SURPRISE......THANK YOU LARA!!

 TAMI HADN'T SEEN THE VIDEO OF THE GIRLS 70TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE THEY GAVE ME AT THE OUTER BANKS.  SHE REALLY GOT A KICK OUT OF IT WHEN I SHOWED HER......ESPECIALLY WHEN LARA CAME OUT AS THE PERFECT GRANDMOTHER.  I LOVE WATCHING THIS VIDEO.  IT BRINGS BACK SUCH WONDERFUL MEMORIES FOR  ME.  I'M SO GLAD THAT BEN VIDEO TAPED IT!

 I PICKED FIESTA GUADALAJARA FOR MY BIRTHDAY MEAL.  THE TIMED PICTURE BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE RESTAURANT.  TAMI SURPRISED ME BY HAVING THE WAITERS SING TO ME  WITH THE HAT ON MY HEAD.  THIS EVENING WAS SUCH FUN.  IT WAS A
GREAT WAY TO TURN 70 ON SEPT. 28TH.

 TODAY, OCT. 1, WE HAD ANOTHER BIRTHDAY TO CELEBRATE.  IT WAS TAMI'S BIRTHDAY.  I WORKED UP A HAPP-BEE BIRTHDAY THEME FOR HER.

 TAMI ENJOYED  READING THE CARD AND THEN OPENING THE  4 GIFTS BAGS.

 WE WERE SO GLAD THAT JEFF WAS FEELING BETTER AND COULD MAKE THIS CELEBRATION

 TAMI WITH HER CARD, BALLOONS AND BEE.  SHE ALWAYS GOT A KICK OUT OF THE  BEE THAT I MADE YEARS AGO.  IT WAS FUN FOR HER TO SEE IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

 ANOTHER TIMES PICTURE.BEFORE LEAVING FOR GOLDEN CORRAL.  TAMI  ENJOYS THE SALAD BAR THERE.  TAMI HAS LOST 50 POUNDS THIS LAST YEAR AND TRIES TO BE CAREFUL IN HER EATING SO THAT SHE WON'T GAIN BACK THE WEIGHT.

 WE ALWAYS LOVE GETTING TOGETHER FOR THESE SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

I HAD A WONDERFUL 70TH BIRTHDAY AND IT'S ALWAYS FUN 3 DAYS AFTER MY BIRTHDAY TO CELEBRATE OUR FIRST BORN'S BIRTHDAY.  WE HOPE TO TAKE A BIRTHDAY TRIP TO THE EAST COAST WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO  SO WE HAVE THAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO.