It's my birthday…. a month ago

I am no longer 50 … I've jumped to the dark-side

   I'm officially IN my 50's

   Half a century… plus a little

   Over the hill!!!!!

Sophie & Grandma! (Sophie's the cute, bald one)

 
I have grey hair.
I add color to my hair to make those greys a little less … not grey
  But I'm NOT covering up that silver completely any more
(thank you Natalie)
I'm rockin' the grey people!

My face is now
   … let's just say it's not tight any more
It looks a little older cause, well, I am older.
  What? who said that?
Hold on - it' get's worse

I have a gut.
I don't mean I have "guts"
   like I'm brave or something.
I mean my stomach is pretending I'm pregnant when all y'all know that's an impossibility
Don't laugh… at least not to my face
My body just ain't what it used to be
          and well, here I stand
    on my self-proclaimed soap box of a blog to say,
I'm okay with that
    most of the time…

I am aging, that's the story.
I'm a grandma - this I love!!!

I wear glasses to type, to read and to knit.

Yep!  I knit and I love it.

I laugh really loud, maybe louder than ever before.
Because, you know what? I just don't care what my friends, children or even strangers think!
I cackle … wow I'm getting pretty transparent here
I think I even like my laugh now.
I used to burst out
     at very inappropriate times (used to??)
         and feel a little awkward.
Now I burst out, at very inappropriate times
          and feel awkward? not so much

contentment
It's good to feel contentment.
It's good to have a birthday, because well … that means I'm alive
   and right now I'm so grateful for Life!

Yay for birthdays (that last longer than a month)!
   Boo for clothes that don't fit …
(sorry - a little relapse)
Yay for gluten-free donuts (my life :-(!
Yay for laughing ... and cackling
Happy Birthday to me