Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Another Year Older Coming Up



This little girl was bright-eyed and full of wonder on her first day of school with her new satchel filled with a Big Chief tablet, a new box of crayons and a pencil box filled with brand new pencils.  She was so happy that when she was called with her class to sit at a table in front of the other students that she promptly started whistling.  Her mother hadn't explained to her that whistling wasn't allowed in school, but the teacher was happy to tell her.  Her enthusiasm was dampened a bit, but she soon knuckled down to the business of learning.  And did she have a lot to learn.  I'm sure you've guessed by now that the little girl in this photo is yours truly!   


I normally don't like to post photos of myself, or of my family for that matter, for privacy reasons.  However, since I have a birthday tomorrow and since I'm really scraping the bottom of the proverbial barrel to come up with a post idea, I decided to go digging into my old photos.


Fast forward around 11 or 12 years and here I am in my senior photo.  The years seemed to go too slowly for me once I entered the teen years.  I was so anxious to be "grown up" and on my own.  Isn't that the way it is for most young people?  We couldn't wait to be 13 and called a teenager, then the magic number 16 would be a Big Event because we could get our driver's license.  Then, just a couple of years after that we would Graduate!!  We thought we were so mature.    


Well, here I am about 50 years later and I finally know what being mature really is all about!  Don't they say that age is a state of mind?  In my mind, I'm just not as old as my birth certificate says I am.  I remember when my 80-something dad would refer to people younger than he was as "those old people".  He was young at heart almost right up to the end.  I plan to be, too.  





If you've added it all up, then you'll know I'm going to be 67 tomorrow.    Tomorrow morning, I'm picking up my aunt, also young at heart at age 86, who has a doctor appointment, and we will then go to lunch at our favorite place and then go by our favorite shop.  Hubby is taking me out to dinner over the weekend.  There will be some antiquing/flea marketing squeezed in there somewhere, too.   As I will be busy the next day or two, I'll not be blogging Thursday and possibly not until next week.  But, I'll be thinking of you all while I'm celebrating!  See you soon.

Until next time...  

45 comments:

  1. Loved your progression pictures and could so relate to your first grade experience. Kids around me were crying, my mom outside the door was crying and I was grinning my fool head off totally excited.
    Hoping you have a marvelous birthday you whippersnapper. Ah to be 67 again.

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  2. A Very Very Happy Birthday Wish to you Cheryl! I hope you have a wonderful birthday lunch and shop with your Aunt and you and Hubby have a very nice Birthday celebration dinner!

    Happy Birthday to YOU!

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  3. Happy happy HAPPY birthday! I hope your day is special and you have some fun! You really do look marvelous for your age...or ANY age. It's wonderful to have a positive outlook on life and lots of enthusiasm. You and I are a lot alike (and I'm close to your age) ENJOY your special day! Kick up your heels and have some fun! Do a little happy dance and eat some cake! Sweet hugs, my friend! Your buddy, Diane

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  4. Happy birthday! How cute you were and lovely you are. May you have many more!

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  5. Sending you a great big Missouri Happy Birthday to You! I hope you have a wonderful day! I loved seeing your pictures. Thank you for sharing. I love your attitude, too! I am so glad to hear that your aunt is doing better and able to go out to lunch with you again. Have a fun day! Twyla

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  6. Happy, Happy Birthday!!! To the sweet little whistling girl, who grew into a lovely teen, and who is still a beautiful LADY, today.

    Have a lovely bunch-of-days of Birthday Celebrating. :-) Enjoy, my Dear.

    Hugs,
    "Auntie"

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  7. have a wonderful celebration and Happy Happy birthday... I passed my 67th a 18 months ago and am now 6 months from 69... i like seeing the photos from the past and hearing memories.... you are not the only one scraping the barrel, i have taken to posting cow pics i took in 2004.

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  8. Happy birthday! Your birthday is one day after my daughter's. You are looking good for somebody who is almost as old as me.

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  9. You are a beauty! Happy Birthday!

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  10. happy, happy 67th, dear cheryl! i hope you enjoy every minute of your weekend!

    i still whistle - i hope you do, too. :)

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  11. Happy Birthday, Pretty Lady! I hope that you have a blast. (I so enjoyed seeing these photos of you and I felt a little crushed for the whistler.)

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  12. Oh Dear Girl, your like a fine wine, only get better with age,:).....Happy BirthdaYy Cheryl, enjoy your day, Francine.

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  13. Wonderful pictures, wonderful memories and wonderful birthday wishes to you tomorrow!!! We are the same age. I have some problems but we are as young as we want to be!!! May we always stay young at heart!

    Best wishes for a great year!
    Susannah

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  14. Happy of happiest birthdays, Cheryl! You look wonderful!

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  15. It is so cool to see these pictures!! I had already guessed that they were all you. You are beautiful at EVERY age. And I am shocked! Looking at what I can see of you in your profile picture, I had been thinking you are maybe late forties or fifty. Forget blogging for awhile and just have a blast!!! Maybe you will buy some things at the flea market, and you will show us on your next post. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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  16. I love these photos of you Cheryl. And you certainly don't look your age!! I hope you have a wonderful birthday tomorrow and enjoy celebrating through the weekend. Blessings to you. Pamela

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  17. Happy Birthday Cheryl!!! Sounds like you have a nice day planned and an even better weekend! :)

    I know what you mean by rushing ourselves to get older. I tell my son all the time, but now that he is sixteen and has a car he's not rushing it any longer. :)

    Again, Happy Birthday!!!
    Hugs,
    Marie

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  18. cute, beautiful, super beautiful!!

    happy birthday cheryl, i love this post and i am so happy you shared these special pictures of you!!

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  19. i forgot to say, it sounds like you have a great "week" planned!! i always thought we should celebrate more then one day!!

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  20. You are a beautiful lady - and you do look sooooooooooooooooooooo
    young!

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY FRIEND and have fun tomorrow.

    sandie

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  21. Oh I loved this post, such cute pictures of you growing up. I don't know if I could even find some of my old pictures. But I sure remember being a teenager and thinking the same as you, oh to be 16 oh to be 18..wishing our lives away. Time scoots by in a big hurry. Hope you have a wonderful birthday, eating, shopping and enjoying your time. See ya next week!!

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  22. Sweet girl, Happy Birthday...I hope it filled with love, laughter, and lots of fun.

    See you next week after all the celebrating and don't forget to take pictures so we can enjoy your birthday with you....

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  23. Oh Happy Birthday Cheryl- I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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  24. Happy Sweet Birthday to you dear friend. Enjoy your day and enjoy your time off...
    Blessings.
    shug

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  25. Happy Birthday, Pretty Lady. I love seeing your photo. You know me---I love knowing more about my special blog friends and their families.. I don't worry so much about privacy --and truly, have never had any problems. But--guess I just don't have any fears much!!!!! ha

    You are still younger than I am. I'll be 71 in August.... AND--like you, I still feel YOUNG--and intend to for as long as I can, even though my aches and pains sometimes tell me differently... ha ha

    Love all of your photos... Such a pretty gal... Thanks SO SO SO SO SO much for sharing these.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  26. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you and many more.

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  27. What a cute little girl! See my grandma had already told us that little ladies and gentlemen never whistle in the house! Bless your little heart!

    And from your profile, I didn't see one wrinkle! Love to see a front on smiling pic! I guess you've noticed I am not that big on privacy...:)

    Happy Happy Birthday!

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  28. I love the photos of you and the memories. Love your dad calling the oldies out for what they are, no substitute for being young at heart.

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  29. March is a good month for birthday's! My daughter will be 39 tomorrow & my birthday is next week. Have a wonderful birthday...& I love the pictures!

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  30. Happy Birthday to you! I know you'll have wonderful celebrations with your auntie and your hubby!

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  31. Sixty seven and still remembering Big Chief tablets? Wow! I haven't thought about them in 50 years!!!! I believe you are young in mind!!! You are going to live to be a hundred....and stil be blogging, I'll bet!

    You are very young looking for 67. I wouldn't have guess a year over 50. Seriously...and I'm not trying to be your favorite follower, either...lol.

    I hope all your wishes and dreams come true...for as long as we still dream, we are young.

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  32. Happy Birthday Dear Cheryl... Happy Birthday to you :D.
    I hope you are having a wonderful day and that the upcoming year will be a great one.
    Your story of the first day of school is so cute. I hope the teacher didn't squelch your love of whistling.
    It was so good to see you then and now.

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  33. Happy belated Birthday! I'm just several months ahead of you. Have a good dinner this weekend!

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  34. Oh Cheryl what a doll you are! This is a great idea, I'll have to do this on my birthday! Happy Birthday dear friend!

    PS. your mature picture is awesome. What pretty skin you have!

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  35. Happy birthday!!!! You young-at-heart girl!!!! A nice dinner out and browsing through some antique shops sounds perfect to me!!

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  36. Happy belated b-day. I hope you had a lovely day. :-)

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  37. Just found your blog today... just in time to wish you a very happy birthday!

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  38. Happy Happy Birthday, Cheryl, you don't look a day over 39, your day sounds super delicious, ENJOY! ENJOY!.
    Hugs,
    Sue

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  39. To the anonymous commenter above , I would like to say, "you need to have your mouth washed out with lye soap, People like you are the reason I don't allow anonymous comments on my blog."Sue

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  40. I'm sorry that offensive anonymous comment slipped through the spam filter today! It's been removed and now I'll have to rethink allowing anonymous comments.

    Many, many thanks to my sweet blogging friends for your kind birthday wishes! It was a good day and tomorrow I'll be flea market/antique shopping with an early dinner afterward. I'll report on any great finds next week. Have a wonderful weekend!

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  41. I hope you had a wonderful birthday!Spending time with people you love is a great way to have spent the day.

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  42. I know that you had a great weekend with your last post but I do want to wish you a belated birthday. What is fun is that we are the same age. I loved this post and the pictures of you are beautiful. Loved your thoughts and it brought back those memories of turning 12, 16 and 21.
    Loved this one; blessings to you!

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  43. Well, I am late, but happy birthday anyway.

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  44. Happy belated birthday, Cheryl! I ejoyed seeing your photos ..what a cutie you are, then and now!

    I turn the big 60 this year. It's hard to believe, but like the sayig goes "never regret growing older, as it is a privilage denied many."

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