Chapter 70

 

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Today, I started on the 70th chapter of my life story!  

As with all the previous chapters, the 70th chapter will be written as each day unfolds, a line, a paragraph, or maybe even a whole page at a time.  

We started celebrating yesterday, with daughter treating me to a lovely meal from our favorite neighborhood Thai restaurant:

Beef Fried Rice; Chicken Pad Thai; Seafood Drunken Noodles

At midnight, my daughter (and Dancer) sang Happy Birthday to me and I received an e-card from a very dear friend.  

This morning, I woke up to birthday greetings, texted and emailed, from family and friends and I opened the birthday cards I had received in the mail.  There were phone calls, too, from my half-sister, my aunt, one of my cousins, and several friends. 

Today, I celebrated with a visit to a nearby botanical gardens, compliments of my gardener friend M who gifted me with two tickets for my birthday!  I will do a separate post about the visit to the gardens.

On our way home, we stopped to pick up some chicken nuggets and ice cream cones (another birthday treat from my daughter).  

We've been relaxing since we got home. 

Today, I am grateful for:

- Being alive to celebrate my 70th birthday
- Having daughter home to celebrate with me
- M's thoughtful and generous gift of a visit to the botanical garden
- All the birthday wishes I've received
- A safe drive to the botanical gardens and back

Today's joyful activity was celebrating my 70th birthday.  

Plans for tomorrow include picking up medications from the pharmacy, tending to the garden with M, and more laundry!

How was your day?  What are your plans for Wednesday?