I celebrated my fifth sixteenth birthday. (I do love the hexadecimal base system. )
Instead of a big party, I had several small ones.
First, I had a visit from my grandson Jack. He made a very quick visit from Minneapolis. We had dinner at his Mom's house, cupcakes with candles, and he gave me a planter with an unknown green plant. The planter is in the shape of a bull and the plant is kind of ivy-like. It's growing nicely.
At the monthly meeting of my Round Rock quilting group, the Pebbles@Round Rock, we had Texas sheet cake for me and Marilyn, who will turn 75 before the next meeting.
On the day before my birthday, my friends-of-long-standing Carolyn and Susan treated me, my daughter Martha, and my friend Susan to lunch at Gloria's, at the Domain. We had a great time. 
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That afternoon, Tiff's Treats delivered. cookies from my son-in-law Luke. Still warm.
That's them on my table with the planter from my grandson Jack and the birthday table mat that my friend Rita made for me many, many years ago.
On the morning of my birthday, my neighbor and friend Brady brought me a bag filled with goodies from him and his husband Daniel. A purple plush elephant. Incense. Body lotion. Puzzle book. That was a real surprise. It's really nice to have neighbors that become friends.
There was a text wishing me a Happy Birthday from my first ex-husband (Dick) and an email from my second (David).
My grandson Aaron called from Louisiana, with several of his children chiming in on the birthday song.
My cousin Shirley, who is 89, called, as did my former sister-in-law Laura.
My sewing friends took me and Marilyn to Austin Creative Reuse on the actual day of my birthday for some shopping and a Tex Mex lunch. Thank you, Linda, Kitty, and Jude!
My last celebration was lunch at the Top Notch, with my sister Diane, my brother-in-law Frank, and my niece-and-goddaughter Debbi.
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Turning 80 isn't so bad !
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