Personal Ramblings - It Doesn't Get Better Than This - A Great Birthday

I just had a fantastic birthday. I started the day with a phone call from my cousin Sharon and her family in Germany singing me Happy Birthday. (Thank you Sharon it means the world to me and you are in my heart)

Then I went to a middle school open house with my daughter. Great school, fun time. Then I went and volunteered and packed Christmas boxes for the soldiers with Operation Gratitude. Hundreds of volunteers having fun and working hard for a good cause. I had a great time and I recommend volunteering with them to everyone. (http://www.opgratitude.com/).

What a great way to spend a birthday. I plan on making it a ritual I do on all my birthday's in the future.

I came home to Happy Birthday phone calls from relatives and friends from all over the country. I got a call from a best friend in Chicago, Marja who wished me a happy birthday and called me old man (that hurt). I had a long call with my brother which was appreciated. I got a great voice mail from my eight-nine year old mother-in-law. who wished me a happy birthday and ended the call by saying to "Make My Life a Masterpiece".

I also got sent a prayer from a friend Martha who didn't know it was my birthday but made my birthday with her kind words and thought.

I got a bunch of Facebook birthday greetings from friends and acquaintances. I also got a bunch of egreeting cards including one from a long time friend/brother (Ramon). Calls and emails from friends Louis and Glenn.

I also got a lot of birthday emails including from my cousin Tony in England and from all the family in Ireland, and my cousin Maureen and her partner Nick in England who sent me a email card with the song below.

Then I had dinner with my family. And spent time with my loving wife and daddy' little girl. The small pleasures is what life is all about.

So to have such great family, relatives and friends is truly a birthday blessing. And like I said, "It doesn't get better than this".
Every day is a good day, some days are great days. Today was a great day.

So thank you to all my family, relatives and friends. You made my day. And enjoy the song below.....