Happy Birthday, Carolyn

Coker, Alabama

Weather: low 68 degrees, high 88 degrees, partly cloudy skies

Carolyn was born on this date a few years ago. Happy birthday, Dear.

Have you ever noticed that the older a person gets, the less they are inclined to celebrate their birthday? I know it has happened to me, and Carolyn has taken the same attitude about the occasion. That doesn't mean we don't celebrate birthdays. There's not the same sense of anticipation that we used to have, at least for our individual birthdays. We still like to celebrate other birthdays, just not ours. For example, we try to make a big deal out of the birthdays for our girls and grandchildren, and Carolyn's mother. After all, she will be 85 years old in July.

If we live long enough, we may change our minds about our individual birthdays. At this time, it's a good excuse to go out and eat. And, of course, it's nice to have everyone wishing you a happy birthday. Hmmm. Maybe I have this thing all wrong. Maybe we do like to celebrate our birthdays. Just not our ages. The years are getting shorter and the numbers bigger.

Since it was Carolyn's birthday, she decided she wanted to do a little shopping. Now, that's a big thing because she doesn't care much for walking through stores and trying to find something she's just got to have. In this case, however, she had a little shopping list of things she was looking for, so it wasn't aimless wandering through stores. In fact, I think she probably took a couple of weeks to come up with a list so there wouldn't be any aimless wandering.

The first stop was at the WalMart Mall. We can't go shopping and not stop there, can we? Then we went down the street to K-Mart, where she found a couple of items she couldn't find at the Mall. The next stop was at a dollar store, where she found a couple more items she has been looking for. Folks, we're talking high dollar shopping here.

Once we rested from the stress of all the shopping, we went out for supper with Terri and Thomas. Carolyn chose a restaurant named Wings that is popular in this area. An idea of the menu might be gained from the restaurant's name. It's what Carolyn wanted, and it is her birthday. Everyone had a good time, and the food wasn't bad.

It wasn't a bad day, and Carolyn seemed to have a good time. Even if it was her birthday.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Llano, Texas: Land Of Legend And Lure

Not all who wander are lost.