IT'S MY PARTY...

Christmas carols

 are playing in the background...

Hallmark Christmas movies

 are showing on the TV.  

By the looks of the 

dining room table, 

covered in paints and brushes,

 you would think that

 Grandma Moses was in attendance...

the only thing missing 

are chestnuts roasting 

on an open fire.

The "lights" of my life 

are again lighting up my life 

with the gift of these 

beautiful festive bottles 

which are entwined with 

the tiniest of lights.

  What a thoughtful and pretty addition 

to the party, 

now and always.

Some pretty "extras" 

that caught my fancy 

on the annual Home Goods trip.

What is the party? you ask...

Well, it's my birthday party and 

I'll cry if I want to...

but after surviving 80 years,

 I would say that 

I have a lot to be happy about. 

 Some hard tears

 have been shed along the journey, 

that is a fact, 

but the present looks bright and 

my eyes are focused on 

the future which, for now,

 is Christmas.

I am so dang excited 

about all the beauty 

that is to come.  

Having my family here 

for Thanksgiving is

 a large part of 

that joy.

Age is only a number

 but, 

I won't lie and say 

this particular number

 would be at the 

top of my list 

but,

 even though you've heard it before,

 repeat after me...

"It's better than the alternative".

So 

here's to my party and 

to all my friends 

that have joined in...

...I won't be crying,

 thank you,

 but - 

maybe chestnuts roasting

 on an open fire 

would be 

a bit much!

Have a great week.

...Judy...

Nobody

 will be crying 

the next time the power goes out...

We are prepared!

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