Birthday Buddies

I have a journal that I used to write in about three times every year. I got the journal from my family when I turned 8 years old. The very first journal entry was written on November 20, 1993, the day before my eighth birthday. I explain how my friends came over for a surprise party and how my grandpa had a surprise party also. And now, a small glimpse back 20 years: "We had lots of fun at both parteys. At my party I opint presintse and at my grandpase partey he opend presintse to." Please take some time to admire the wonderful spelling and in depth descriptions of such a wonderful day. While I have never been very consistent with the journal writing, I always made sure to write about my birthdays over the years and what a special day it was. One thing that makes my birthday more special than any other Birthday is that I get to share it with this guy:

  The worlds biggest trickster! The man who with just two words "Hot Foot" could send people scrambling, scurrying and trampling each other into the carpet to avoid being the victim lucky person who gets the flaming match wedged between their bare toes! The man who took the opportunity during a 6 hour road trip to convince me that he could plug his camp trailer in to a current bush and power it for the whole weekend! 

He is not only a trickster, though, he is also a person who has so much knowledge. It doesn't matter what I'm doing, if I'm stumped and can't figure it out, he is a person I can always go to and he always seems to have the right answers! He is a problem solver!

 He loves strawberries, Dachshunds, wood working, leather working, farming, Christmas, all holidays, family and most of all granny bird aka. Little Chicken.

Us November 21 people have so much in common, and if I have to have things in common with someone I'm glad it's him!

Thanks for sharing your Birthday with me for the last 28 years! I hope your day is a great one and I'm looking forward to our annual Birthday pizza party!

-Rosie

     

I know what you're thinking. . . It's hard to tell which picture is the most recent.