Birthday Celebration, I guess

Thanks, Steve, for the birthday greeting on the blog. And yes, I will always be 10 years older. However, you are only as old as you feel, right? Most of the time I still feel pretty young....emphasis on MOST.

Thanks, Rob and Denise for the balloons! I really liked them because they only had one black balloon in the pack....it could have been ALL black. When the lady delivered them, she said, "Well, it's no secret how old you are!" -- due to the fact that there were two balloons -- one that said, "Oh no, the BIG 4-O" and the other one just said "40".

Thanks for the card, Lori, I just opened it as I was writing on this blog. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

At the party on Thursday, Brad and Helene got me a cool present. It was a Cabela's cap, but in a Victoria's Secret bag...it also had a roll of toilet paper that correlated with the card. The card had a picture of a guy sitting on the toilet in an outhouse. Inside the card read, "Life is like a roll of toilet paper: the closer you get to the end, the quicker it goes!"

Steve and Kathy Johnson gave me a card that read, "Another year older? Things could be worse. If we were dogs, we'd have seven birthdays every year....(inside) plus, we'd have dog breath and drink out of toilets...Look on the bright side and have a Happy Birthday!" Thanks for the word of encouragement....

On Wednesday night, the day before my birthday, the entire church at Morning Star dressed in black and threw a party filled with ice cream cake decorated with tombstones, a grim reaper, and a "Happy Bereaved Birthday". Even the "Happy Birthday" song was sung in a minor key. It was entitled, "Another Birthday" Wow! I didn't realize that there was no life after forty!

If you want to see some photos of the parties click on the site below.

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Happy 40th Chris!

Hope you had a great birthday! Mom said you had a party with them and Julie and Cathy. I find comfort in the fact that no matter how old I get you'll still always be 10 years older. Ha Ha! Hope all is well in IL.