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The Joy of Birthdays

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I've always loved birthdays.  It’s obvious from the photo of my 1 st birthday.   Mom made birthdays special with a small party of family and friends, a cake and candles and a small gift.  I always knew I was loved. Through the years the birthdays changed.  Sometimes I was near family and sometimes I was far away.  No matter – I had a birthday phone call and a package.  My husband made sure we went to dinner or were with friends.  Yes, I have been and am spoiled and loved!  When we moved to Tucson in the mid 1980’s a group of women just clicked and we started a birthday group.  I did not have a lot of women friends until then and had no idea how rich my life would be because of them.  Our birthday group started out with 4 ladies and the birthday girl could pick a theme (if not, the rest of us did) and she could invite whomever she wanted.  The group grew into rather large group.  The joy that we gave and received from each other brings me happiness that will last a lif