HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME--SURVIVING MYSELF!

So after being away from blogging

for an outrageous six weeks,

I return on the eve of my 75th birthday,

THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR: JULY 20TH!

I will navigate the entire day thinking, 

it's today, today, today!

But how could 74 years trundle by

with such joy and sorrow, 

laughter and tears?

How did I survive MYSELF

all these years? 

74 years of being a daughter

71 years of being a sister

69 years of being a friend

15 years of schooling

33 years of marriage

44 years of being a mother

30 years of several careers

7 years of being retired

8 years of being a Grandma/Nonny

Oh, my many addresses and homes:

13 in all!

What variety in my life!

Changing body weight...

Changing careers...

Changing homes...

Changing cars...

Changing dreams and schemes...

Changing clothes...

Changing channels...
Changing my mind...

74 YEARS OF A WONDERFUL LIFE!

****HELLO, 75, 

HAPPY TO SEE YOU!****