59 and Life is Fine

Yesterday I turned 59! (whoa) Allison called me after 11pm the nite before and told me she was making the 3+ hour drive to be with me on my birthday. She's in her first semester of grad school and working and very little time to spare. She arrived after five the next day with indian food for dinner, the ingredients to make choc dipped pretzels, presents, and her little baby siamese Charlie. We spent the evening together, me, amy and al doing what we love to do together: eat, talk, laugh, and watch tv. One of my presents is a very large digital picture frame which she had loaded with over 500 family pictures. We sat for a long time watching a slide show of our family history reminiscing and laughing. more tomorrow.