Another year done

The really observant of you all may have noticed a single character in my profile has changed.  An 8 and changed to a 9 - yes folks it is my birthday today and I've entered my fifth decade on this planet.  My daughter is constantly now reminding me that I have only one year until I'm 50, however I was thinking it funny that we actually count our ages as years past.  You are nought when born... funny you don't count money like that or houses... who lives a 0 Station Road?  If we counted years like money I'd be 50 already.

An inevitable sign of my age is that I needed new glasses, the biggest problem the last years is reading I have to take them off to read then back on to look at the TV etc.  So I've got a pair of varifocals now.  I'll see how I get on with them but so far not too bad.   Although I get strange looks as I move my head about looking at things at the moment, I'm trying to figure out the best bit to look through for this or that.


Anyway - after we'd been out for an early birthday meal yesterday and a walk along the river my darling daughter busied herself in the kitchen and this is now awaiting my return home after work :-)



Comments

  1. John Medd3 October 2011 at 10:27

    MHROTD from all at Medd Towers

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  2. Nic 3 October 2011 at 14:47

    Oh, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! I hope you have a lovely day. What a super cake. x P

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  3. Gerry Snape3 October 2011 at 18:54

    Happy birthday ! hope that you have had a really good one!

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  4. Nic 4 October 2011 at 09:05

    Just seen this on the news. Could this be good re. sports on TV related business that you were talking about??

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15162241

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  5. Suburbia4 October 2011 at 13:51

    Happy Belated Birthday :-)

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  6. Candy Minx5 October 2011 at 18:23

    Happy birthday!!!! And remember age is just a number!


    I love following your blog and I'm so glad to "know" you!


    As I said in the comments earlier...I'm working on my visiting skills again....bear with me!

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  7. JohnJayJay6 October 2011 at 08:46

    Happy belated birthday! I don't quote my mother often, but I will here. To paraphrase: "Getting older isn't necessarily fun, but it beats the hell out of not getting older...if you know what I mean." Succinctly put I'd say!

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  8. Liz Hinds7 October 2011 at 17:09

    She is a precious daughter!

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  9. Practical Parsimony8 October 2011 at 04:40

    Belated Happy Birthday. I turned 65 on Setp 11. Wish I had just turned 49! the book about the Battle of Hastings looks interesting.

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