This is 60

It's like being 50 but now includes more Advil.

One minute you’re a dopey 18 year old with not an idea in your head of what the future will hold and then you look at a calendar and realize nothing has changed really.

Except for the hair loss. Nobody warned me about the hair loss.

Today I turned 60 years old. I plan on asking for the seniors discount as a habit now

You would think it was her birthday she was so excited. She would not go to bed, she would not sleep all night and then she was in my bed at 5:30 am ready to party.

“Hey Dad - Happy Birthday” she told me as she crawled into bed with me all excited and ready to start the day. She wriggled and giggled in bed for a good hour and then she couldn’t help herself any more and went downstairs and made me a surprise….

She found the birthday decorations and decorated the floor and taped them to the floor in a path to my gifts - like breadcrumbs.

It’s like a pot of gold at the end. You would think I was a very old Leprechaun. :)

The gifts? A homemade gift from her that included a homemade birthday card and a box with a bracelet and a small stuffed animal taped inside ¹ What more could a Dad want?

Pillows, apparently. BW bought me a cervical pillow that I had been eyeing and I guess she figured they had a sale so she has one too. We will report back if they work well or not.

Lastly, the cake. My mother-in-law made me a 20 serving birthday ice cream cake that includes about 4000 calories in each slice. We have 16 slices left, so I guess the diet doesn’t start until well after Easter this year.

Of course, I needed some help blowing out the candles:

Six candles was more than enough

If this is how your sixties are going to be, I could get used to this: A beautiful family, more ice cream cake than I need and a good night’s sleep is my recipe for success for the decade to come.

I had a great day. Thanks to all of you for the wishes and gifts.

Until Next Time,

TH and Co.

1. again, with the tape.