The BIG 40

Oh, boy. Yesterday I turned the BIG 40. It's weird cause I always thought I would dread this day but it wasn't that bad. Bruce panned a get together with a bunch of my friends and it was a lot of fun. I got all the usual gag gifts like a package of attends, baby food, reading glasses and such. But one of my favorites was a poem that my 15 year old nephew wrote for me while traveling from Utah yesterday. Here it is:

Many short years have gone and past,

40 years have gone by fast.

All the times that you once had,

you've stuck it out through the good and the bad.

Through trial and error, you've prevailed,

and along the way picked up some stories to tell.

All those tales of when you were and kid,

all those silly, great things that you did.

Being who you are now, would you take anything back?

Life's greatest lesson was learned from the bad.

I care about and love you, now what we all want to say,

our dear Michelle, Happy 40th b-day.

I thought it was very sweet. For any of you who read this that were at my birthday "WAKE" I just want to say thank you for being such great friends.