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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Will Ya Still Need Me...
...Will ya still feed me
When I'm 54?
(OK, I couldn't wait a decade to start singing it.)
Fifty-four years ago, my mom entered the hospital in the early hours of the morning. Her labor lasted something like 4 hours and culminated in the birth of her firstborn. Lil ol' me.
I had lots of black hair and my parents thought they had mixed up the babies in the nursery, since there is no black hair in the family. It didn't take long for my hair to go blonde, though, and for my face to go round - so round that my uncle called me a Campbell Soup Kid.
Of course, all of this is just a story that I've been told. I don't remember any of it.
All I know is: here I am.
And since I don't have a video camera to record what I'm doing this moment, I'll have to post someone else's video. Just replace any face in the video below with my face (In fact, you can put yours in there, too).
In gratitude to the beauty of this moment, the wonder of 54 years of life, and the fact that, after 18 months of messed up arms, today I can dance :
Labels: birthday
posted by Carol at 1:00 PM
12 Comments:
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday, Carol!
May there always be work for your hands to do.
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine upon your window pane.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near to you and
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
Happy, Happy, Happy Dancin’!
Thank you, Nick, for the Happy's and the sweet Celtic prayer!
And thanks for dancin' through the blogosphere with me!
Happy Birthday!
Thanks Otowi!
happy belated birthday!
4 hours! that's awesome...
I'm sorry I missed the happy event! I've baked you a cake though, and I've blown up 54 balloons! *swoons* Phew! I'm very dizzy now. I've lit you 54 candles so take a whopping great big breath and make a wish! :o)
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Belated birthday greetings Carol. xxx
Wayfarer,
Thanks! (Too bad the tendency for short labors is not inherited! Mine were WAY longer!)
daffy,
Why thank you for risking your well-being by blowing up so many balloons! Thanks for the cake, too! The only bday cake I got - and since it's virtual, I can eat all I want!
Calorie free! *smiles*
God, you're OLD! At least I won't be hitting the this kind of ancient living for another eight months!
Happy belated birthday!
daffy,
CHOCOLATE covered smiles!
Robert,
Yep! As soon as you hit 54, you're ancient, so play hardy for the next 8 months while you can!
Happy birthday, a bit late! I had my birthday in early June. I turned 50.
Thanks Rhea!
Oh! 50! The age of POWER! Happy belated birthday!
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