Another Year Older

October 23rd is my birthday! I�ve celebrated many, many birthdays over the years and I usually enjoy the greetings, gifts and special attention. OMG! This has been the weirdest birthday! My entire neighborhood lost electrical power for several hours today. I tell you it is well worth the money to invest in a battery backup for your computer! My battery backup software automatically put my computer in hibernation mode and no data was lost.

No computer! No way to work at home! No CAR! I have an electric garage door opener, and my car was parked in the garage. So, I had to manually lift a heavy, solid wood garage door to retrieve my car.

Later in the afternoon when power was restored to my neighborhood I accidentally jammed my finger in the pantry door. Fortunately, the only damage to my finger was a splinter stuck under the finger nail. Ouch! Did I mention I also burned dinner!

Although it has not been the best birthday I am thankful for all the family and friends who wished me a Happy Birthday! I do have plans to celebrate this weekend, so I think I will write this day off as a trial run for my upcoming birthday celebration!

P.S. I know this is a shameless bid for sympathy and birthday greetings. But, IT IS MY BIRTHDAY!