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    One of my Favorite Days of the Year!

    July 1st. What a great day to celebrate! He’s not one to get excited about birthdays or any holiday, really. However, I love celebrating birthdays! The anniversary of a birth is something joyous. It’s another trip around the sun. Just imagine all the beauty seen in those twelve months; 365 sunrises and sunsets were experienced, along with all the seasons of change and the weather that comes with it. It is beautiful. Life. It is an amazing adventure. By now, he’s rolled his eyes at least a dozen times. I am okay with that. He is one that celebrates no birthday, but today he has no choice but to be…

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    Starting July with an Important Birthday!

    What a great day for a birthday! Not only is it “your” anniversary, but it is the first day of a new month! That was fantastic planning. I’ve been a big fan of this one, for many years, and today is a good day for a good day! Please join me in wishing MtnMan a happy anniversary of his birthday. He is a cranky curmudgeon, but he’s a good one. One certainly worthy of recognizing and celebrating, even if he is rolling his eyes, as he reads this. To my MtnMan: You are the reason to celebrate today, and every day, so although you think it’s just another day, I…

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    Another Birthday, Another Celebration!

    Out of curiosity, I looked back in the blog history to see how many celebrations we have had in MtnMan’s honor, and the first was in 2014. There has been a common denominator in each thread: “you might not think today is a big deal, but you are worth celebrating!” And, nothing has changed in 2019, either. MtnMan still views today as a day like all the others, and I am still wishing him a happy birthday, and telling him that today is a good day for a celebration! The birthday posts have varied over the years, but my wish for you to have a wonderfully happy day, and celebrate…